TOO SCARED TO ASK

ot a health question that makes you go ‘eek’ every time you contemplate posing it with your GP? You’re not alone. While as women we’re normally used to sharing what’s on our minds, numerous surveys show we clam up as soon as the topic turns to our bodies. As an example, one showed that just over 30% of women in the UK* would be uncomfortable talking about their vaginal health with a male healthcare professional, while another revealed that half of women hadn’t consulted their doctor about menopausal symptoms**. But the good news is that we’ve done some of the hard work for you by going directly to the experts – intimate health specialist Dr Shirin Lakhani and GP Dr Robert Berry – to get answers to your most burning