Heather Currie
{{Short description|Gynaecologist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Heather Currie
| honorific_suffix = MBE, FRCOG, MRCGP, DRCOG
| known_for = Contributions to Obstetrics and Gynecology
}}
Heather Currie MBE is an associate specialist gynaecologist.{{Cite web|title=Dr Heather Currie|url=https://www.fsrh.org/authors/dr-heather-currie/|website=Royal College of the Obstetricians and Gynaecologists}}{{Cite web|title=MB BS, FRCOG, DRCOG, MRCGP. Associate Specialist Gynaecologist at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Scotland.|url=https://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/clinics/experts/dr-heather-currie|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.talkhealthpartnership.com}} Her work relates specifically to menopause and she is the founder of Menopause Matters,{{Cite web|title=Menopause Matters: About Us|url=https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/about.php|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.menopausematters.co.uk}} a web resource providing to the public up-to-date, accurate information about the health at the menopause, menopause at work menopausal symptoms and treatment options.
Career
Currie works at NHS Dumfries and Galloway. She is the Scottish National Clinical Lead for modernizing gynaecology outpatients.{{Cite web|title=Gynaecology Specialty Group Blog {{!}} Turas {{!}} Learn|url=https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/3554/scottish-government-health-and-social-care-resources/scottish-access-collaborative-making-connections-for-staff-and-patients/specialty-network-pages/gynaecology-specialty-group/gynaecology-specialty-group-blog|access-date=2021-03-08|website=learn.nes.nhs.scot}}
She is the managing director of Menopause Matters and a Trustee of the British Menopause Society.{{Cite web|last=Mariette-JB|title=British Menopause Society {{!}} For healthcare professionals and others specialising in post reproductive health|url=https://thebms.org.uk/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=British Menopause Society|language=en-GB}}
The British Menopause Society (BMS) is a specialist society associated with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. It was established in 1989 to educate and guide Healthcare professionals on menopause and all aspects of post reproductive health. Currie is co-editor of their quarterly journal Post Reproductive Health{{Cite web|last=Mariette-JB|title=Post Reproductive Health Journal|url=https://thebms.org.uk/publications/journal/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=British Menopause Society|language=en-GB}} and was Chair of the Society in 2016-2017.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=Why menopause really does matter|url=https://promensil.co.uk/why-menopause-really-does-matter/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Promensil|language=en-GB}} Her research supports ensuring that all healthcare professionals have a basic understanding of the menopause and know where to signpost women for advice, support and treatment whenever appropriate.{{Cite journal|last1=Currie|first1=Heather|last2=Abernethy|first2=Kathy|last3=Hamoda|first3=Haitham|date=2021-03-05|title=Vision for menopause care in the UK|url=https://doi.org/10.1177/2053369121989230|journal=Post Reproductive Health|volume=27|issue=1|language=en|pages=10–18|doi=10.1177/2053369121989230|pmid=33673758|s2cid=232132059|issn=2053-3691|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-18|title=Why menopause matters|url=https://www.healthawareness.co.uk/menopause/why-menopause-matters/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Health Awareness|language=en-GB}}
Currie has written several books and papers including Menopause: Essentials: Expert And Practical Advice; Your Most Vital Questions Answered{{Cite book|last=Currie|first=Dr. Heather|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/974228317|title=Menopause essentials. Expert And Practical Advice ; Your Most Vital Questions Answered|date=2014|publisher=Class Health|isbn=978-1-85959-491-9|location=[United States]|oclc=974228317}} and a Web-based survey on the effect of menopause on women's libido in a computer-literate population.{{Cite journal|last1=Cumming|first1=Grant P|last2=Currie|first2=Heather D|last3=Moncur|first3=Rik|last4=Lee|first4=Amanda J|date=2009-03-01|title=Web-based survey on the effect of menopause on women's libido in a computer-literate population|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1258/mi.2009.009001|journal=Menopause International|language=en|volume=15|issue=1|pages=8–12|doi=10.1258/mi.2009.009001|pmid=19237616|s2cid=28100211|issn=1754-0453|url-access=subscription}} She encourages women to consult healthcare professionals about their symptoms, particularly when those are having a significant effect on work life, social life, home life and sex life.{{Cite web|date=2016-07-06|title=Menopause symptoms: can a healthcare professional help? An interview with Dr Heather Currie|url=https://www.news-medical.net/news/20160706/Menopause-symptoms-can-a-healthcare-professional-help-An-interview-with-Dr-Heather-Currie.aspx|access-date=2021-03-08|website=News-Medical.net|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Woman and Home 2020-03-04T00:00:00Z|title=Perimenopause symptoms: key signs and how it differs from the menopause|url=https://www.womanandhome.com/health-and-wellbeing/surprising-symptoms-of-the-perimenopause-124654/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Woman and Home Magazine|date=4 March 2020 }}
Currie was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Healthcare in the 2021 Birthday Honours.{{Cite web|title=Queen's Birthday Honours - The Scottish list in full|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19367541.queens-birthday-honours-list---full-scottish-list/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=HeraldScotland|language=en}}
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