Dr Lucy Mather

Dr Lucy Mather is an experienced GP and British Menopause Society Registered Menopause Specialist with more than 25 years’ experience as a doctor. She specialises in menopause, perimenopause and women’s health, helping women understand the cause of their symptoms and find safe, evidence-based treatment that is right for them.

She sees women with a wide range of hormonal and women’s health concerns, including perimenopause and menopause symptoms, early menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), surgical menopause, PMS and PMDD, and difficulties with low mood, anxiety, sleep, brain fog, fatigue and changes in sexual wellbeing. She also has a particular interest in the interaction between hormones and ADHD.

Women do not always arrive knowing whether their symptoms are caused by menopause or something else. As an experienced GP as well as a menopause specialist, Dr Mather is able to look at the whole clinical picture, consider other possible causes and advise whether further investigation, blood tests or referral may be appropriate. Her aim is not simply to prescribe HRT, but to understand what is happening and help each woman find the most appropriate way forward.

Dr Mather provides personalised advice on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), including the different types, doses and ways hormones can be taken. Where clinically appropriate, this can include regulated body-identical HRT and testosterone treatment. She also considers non-hormonal treatments and lifestyle interventions, recognising that there is no single approach that is right for every woman.

Safety is central to her approach. Dr Mather takes time to understand each patient’s symptoms, medical and family history, current medication, lifestyle and individual risk factors before recommending treatment. She follows evidence-based guidance, including recommendations from the British Menopause Society and NICE, and works collaboratively with women so they understand the potential benefits and risks of the options available to them.

Patients often value having the time and space to tell their whole story. Dr Mather is known for her warm, approachable manner and for listening carefully rather than making assumptions about what a woman needs. Consultations are designed to give women the opportunity to discuss symptoms openly, ask questions and understand their choices without feeling rushed or pressured into a particular treatment.

Her interest in menopause is professional but also personal. Having experienced early menopause herself, Dr Mather understands first-hand how hormonal changes can affect everyday life, relationships, work and a woman’s sense of herself. That experience has strengthened her commitment to ensuring women feel heard and taken seriously, particularly when they may have spent months or years wondering what is wrong or struggling to find the right support.

Dr Mather holds the British Menopause Society Advanced Certificate in the Principles and Practice of Menopause Care and is a British Menopause Society Registered Menopause Specialist. She is also a member of the International Menopause Society and British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

She graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1999 and her postgraduate qualifications include MRCPCH, reflecting her training in paediatrics, and MRCGP, which she achieved with distinction. Her broad medical background enables her to consider menopause and women’s health in the context of a patient’s wider physical and emotional health rather than treating symptoms in isolation.

Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Mather is a GP Appraiser and Clinical Tutor at Manchester Medical School. She has also delivered specialist education and training to healthcare professionals, including work in perinatal mental health, and has held leadership roles developing evidence-based healthcare programmes.

Dr Mather sees patients face-to-face in North Wales, including at Spire Abergele and Pennant Private Medical Services near Caernarfon, and offers online consultations to women across England and Wales.

Outside medicine, Lucy divides her time between Wales and Manchester with her husband, who is also a GP, and their two children. She enjoys walking along the Welsh coastline and keeping active at the gym.