Peter Greenhouse 🇪🇺🕷 Profile picture
NHS Sexual Health Consultant & PMS/Menopause Specialist. Lover of Art(Pop/Surreal/Fijnschilder), Comedy, Photo/GraphicDesign, Linguistics, Music, Humanism & EU
Oct 20, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
I've just intercepted this communiqué...

Avec l'amiable autorisation de l'ambassade britannique à Paris, nous vous apportons la traduction officielle du discours de démission de la Première Ministre - pour que nos amis français peuvent lire entre les lignes de son déclaration 1/ Logo / seal of the British ... "Je me tiens devant vous, mes compatriotes, en tant que titulaire de la plus haute fonction dans un pays qui était - jusqu'à récemment - l'un des pays les plus grands et les plus respectés au monde. 2/
Apr 17, 2020 4 tweets 6 min read
@Peston @MattHancock @GregClarkMP Which is why everyone needs to wear simple masks on bus/tube & in shops. This move alone could reduce #COVID19 reproductive rate (Ro) from 2.5 to <1 & aid transition from lockdown
See: @trishgreenhalgh
Masks for all? Our lay summary of the evidence here:
fast.ai/2020/04/13/mas… @Peston @MattHancock @GregClarkMP @trishgreenhalgh When lockdown ends - probably after 3 infection cycles - (3x3weeks) it's sobering to realise that the highest prevalence of incubating #COVID19 and source of ongoing Tx will be among healthcare & community nurse staff - as they have maximal occupational exposure with minimal #PPE
Mar 30, 2020 5 tweets 7 min read
@LinziMillett @MenopauseLondon @Dianedanz @mymenopausedr Almost all women in the #perimenopausal transition (40-60) will experience some element of joint pains/muscle aches, first in a cyclical basis & worst just before & during menstruation. This is due to ⬇️Estradiol (E2) levels -remember E2 softens cartilage (as in pregnancy) and ➡️ @LinziMillett @MenopauseLondon @Dianedanz @mymenopausedr ...its sudden withdrawal causes all cartilage-containing structures to stiffen up. This is the reason why ACL rupture is ~5 x commoner in women than men & mostly occurs during day 1&2 of menstruation. Also reason for timing of peak of fatal & near-fatal asthma in women. Also ➡️