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# Dr Raquel Delgado: Dr Raquel Delgado is a UK-trained private GP with over 20 years of clinical experience, providing online consultations across the UK and face-to-face appointments in London. She has an interest in menopause, hormone replacement therapy HRT, women's health and family medicine. She offers consultations in English and Spanish.

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## Posts
- [Bleeding Between Periods, One-Off or Monthly?](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/bleeding-between-periods-one-off-or-monthly/): Bleeding between periods is one of the most common reasons women come to see us, and the first question we ask is always the same: is this a one-off, or has it happened more than once? That single distinction shapes almost everything else. Bleeding between periods that happens once and doesn't return is usually nothing to worry about. Bleeding between periods that keeps happening, or that comes with other symptoms, is a different picture. This piece walks through the common causes, what the color and pattern can tell you, and when it's time to get it checked rather than wait it out.
- [Waking Up Drenched? Night Sweats Before Period Explained](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/waking-up-drenched-night-sweats-before-period-explained/): Night sweats before period is one of the most common things women search when this happens to them, and for most of you reading this, it's not a sign that anything is wrong. Waking up drenched a few nights before your period starts usually comes down to a hormonal shift that happens every cycle, whether or not you've noticed it before. Some women get it occasionally, some get it every month, and some only start noticing it in their late thirties or forties, which raises a different question entirely. This piece covers what actually causes it, how to tell PMS-related sweating apart from something more perimenopausal, and what genuinely helps.
- [Why Bleeding on HRT Happens and What to Do](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/why-bleeding-on-hrt-happens-and-what-to-do/): Bleeding on HRT is something we're asked about most weeks in clinic, and the honest answer is that it depends entirely on your pattern, your regimen, and how long you've been on it. Some bleeding is expected, particularly in the first few months of starting or changing hormone replacement therapy. Other bleeding, especially if it starts after a long stable stretch, needs a proper look. This piece walks through both, so you know which situation you're actually in and what to do about it.
- [Yes, Menopause and Urinary Tract Infections Are Linked](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/yes-menopause-and-urinary-tract-infections-are-linked/): Yes, menopause and urinary tract infections are genuinely linked, and it isn't in your head or down to bad luck. Falling oestrogen changes the tissue lining your bladder and urethra, thins the vaginal wall, and shifts the bacterial balance that normally keeps infection-causing bugs in check. The result is that recurrent UTIs become far more common from perimenopause onward, and for some women they start for the first time in their late forties or fifties, seemingly out of nowhere. In our clinic, this is one of the most common and most under-discussed complaints we see in women going through this transition. This piece walks through why it happens, what the current evidence says about prevention, and what to do if it's already become a pattern for you.
- [Lichen Planus of the Vulva Symptoms & Causes](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/lichen-planus-of-the-vulva-symptoms-causes/): Lichen planus of the vulva symptoms are often dismissed, misunderstood, or mistaken for something else entirely, and that delay can be genuinely distressing when you're dealing with ongoing soreness, burning or discomfort that no one seems able to explain. This is a real, recognised condition with a clear cause and effective treatment, and understanding what's actually happening is the first step towards getting it managed properly.
- [Thinking About Cryotherapy on Skin Tags?](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/thinking-about-cryotherapy-on-skin-tags/): Cryotherapy on skin tags is one of the most common and effective ways to remove them, but there's more to it than simply freezing something off. The real value of doing this properly isn't the freezing itself, it's confirming what you're treating is genuinely a skin tag before anyone touches it with liquid nitrogen. This guide covers how the treatment actually works, what it feels like, the risks worth knowing, and why that first assessment matters more than people usually realise.
- [Polynucleotide Skin Booster Could Change Your Skin](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/polynucleotide-skin-booster-could-change-your-skin/): A polynucleotide skin booster works differently to almost anything else in aesthetic medicine. Instead of filling lines or adding volume, it encourages your own skin to repair and regenerate itself, which is why the results tend to look gradual and natural rather than sudden. If you've noticed dullness, dehydration, or fine lines that seem to be settling in for good, this is worth understanding properly before you decide whether it's right for you.
- [Why Are My Periods So Heavy in Perimenopause?](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/why-are-my-periods-so-heavy-in-perimenopause/): If you're changing your protection every hour, sleeping on towels, or planning your week around your cycle, you're not overreacting and you're not alone. Heavy periods during perimenopause are extremely common, driven by a specific hormonal shift that happens as your cycles start changing. For most women this is a normal, if disruptive, part of the transition. For some, it's a sign worth investigating further. This guide covers both, so you know which applies to you.
- [Hot Sweats in Menopause Ruining Your Sleep?](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/hot-sweats-in-menopause-ruining-your-sleep/): You wake up drenched, throw the duvet off, cool down, and just as you drift off again, it happens once more. If this is a familiar pattern, hot sweats in menopause are very likely the reason, and there's a specific biological explanation for why they hit hardest overnight rather than during the day. It isn't bad luck, and it isn't something you simply have to live with. Once you understand what's actually happening, there's a lot that can be done about it.
- [Is Perimenopause Brain Fog Actually a Warning Sign?](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/is-perimenopause-brain-fog-actually-a-warning-sign/): Perimenopause brain fog is the cluster of memory and concentration problems that show up as oestrogen and progesterone start fluctuating in the years before periods stop. It isn't a diagnosis in itself. It's a collection of everyday cognitive slips, mainly word-finding trouble, distractibility and mental fatigue, that tend to cluster together and get worse under stress or poor sleep. The link between brain fog and perimenopause is well established now, backed by one of the largest studies ever run on women's health in midlife, which we'll come back to shortly.
- [Beyond Hot Flushes the Real Perimenopause Symptoms](https://drraqueldelgado.com/blog/beyond-hot-flushes-the-real-perimenopause-symptoms/): This guide covers the real range of perimenopause symptoms, including the ones that rarely make it into general health articles, when they tend to start, how long they last, and when it's worth having a proper conversation with a GP.

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