Check out our new video

A few months ago, Eleanor Clinic was lucky enough to collaborate with Jorge from Artificial Studios through the Maribyrnong City Council Business Elevate Program. Jorge worked with us to create our very own clinic video.

If you’ve been thinking about coming to Eleanor Clinic as a new patient and would like a bit more information about the clinic, this video will give you a good introduction to what what we’re about.

Featuring Dr Antje Theilhaber, Dr Corinne Glenn, nurse Amy, and office manager Georgi (along with some friends and family as our patient patients), we hope you enjoy meeting us and learning about who we are, what we do, and how much passion we have for the health and wellbeing of our community.

So click play, and come on through!

Need some help lifting your Menopause symptoms?

By Dr Corinne Glenn

Perimenopause and menopause can be a difficult journey for some women and those assigned female at birth.

Symptoms can come on usually in our early to mid forties and into our mid fifties, a time when we are really busy with other things. We may be managing children, working in senior positions in our career or juggling elderly parents (or a combination of all these things). Symptoms include:

• menstrual irregularity (then cessation)
• hot flushes and night sweats
• mood changes, often described by patients as “complete rage that comes from nowhere”
• fatigue
• poor sleep
• loss of libido
• genital dryness
• itchy dry skin
• brain fog
• loss of lean muscle mass
• decreases in bone density

If these symptoms are troubling you, consider booking in for a menopause assessment. There we can discuss potential other causes of the symptoms that need excluding such as thyroid issues, discuss important lifestyle factors such as adequate protein intake and strength building exercise. We can also discuss Menopause Hormone Therapy Menopause hormone therapy is shown to be safe for most women (those with a personal history of breast cancer are an exception) particularly when taken via the skin as gels or patches. For those who cannot take hormone therapy, there are other options for symptoms that can be offered.

While all doctors at Eleanor Clinic have knowledge and expertise in menopause, Dr Corinne Glenn has a special interest in menopause medicine. She is a member of the Australasian Menopause Society, and attends their national conferences each year as well as undertaking other educational activities in this area. Dr Corinne loves seeing improvements in how women feel once on the best menopause management for them. Dr Corinne is happy to see patients for either ongoing general practice care, or for menopause management only with patients seeing their usual GP for all other issues. Dr Corinne is an experienced IUD inserter, so if Mirena is the best option in menopause management, she can arrange insertion here at Eleanor Clinic.

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Saturdays at Eleanor Clinic!

Do you also know that one person who never ‘finds the time’ to go to the doctor? Too busy. Too much to do today, tomorrow and in general. Would love to go and look after their health but, well, all the good doctors are closed on Saturdays. Good news: there’s finally a fix for that!

So you could finally get your skin check, travel vaccinations or blood test done in a relaxed way. And, while you’re at it, take that time-deprived person along for their appointment.

Best to book early as appointments are limited and very popular. Pathology is also open on these days to make it even more convenient for you to finally get your blood tests done. And you don’t even require an appointment for pathology. How good is that?

Yeah, one thing: Did you notice all these call-outs on restaurant menus about them having to charge extra fees on weekends and public holidays? That’s a real thing. Opening on weekends is truly costly for any business. That includes us at Eleanor Clinic. So please be advised that additional fees do apply for weekend appointments. No way we could do it otherwise.

Have a very happy week everyone. We are excited to be able to offer you our new Saturday service. See you then!