Her Vitals is a UK women's life-stage health and supplement authority. We curate and review existing branded supplements across the stages women move through, from trying to conceive and pregnancy to postnatal, perimenopause, menopause and the senior years, and explain what the evidence actually supports.https://hervitals.co.uk/en-gbhttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-for-anxiety/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-for-anxiety/Anxiety supplements in the UK: what the NHS offers first, what the NHS says about magnesium, B vitamins, St John's wort and CBD, and when to see a GP.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-when-breastfeeding/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-when-breastfeeding/Supplements when breastfeeding in the UK: the NHS vitamin D advice, when B12 matters, free Healthy Start vitamins, fish and caffeine limits, and herbal products.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/finding-a-menopause-specialist/https://hervitals.co.uk/finding-a-menopause-specialist/How menopause specialist care works in the UK: the NHS GP referral route, current waiting times, when self-referral is possible, what affects private consultation costs, and questions worth asking your GP.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/hormonal-migraine-in-women/https://hervitals.co.uk/hormonal-migraine-in-women/Why migraine without aura is often linked to falling oestrogen around your period, the pill-free week and perimenopause, what the NHS and NICE say helps, and when a headache needs urgent attention.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/weight-loss-injections-and-supplements/https://hervitals.co.uk/weight-loss-injections-and-supplements/Nutrition and supplement considerations for people taking GLP-1 weight-loss medication such as Wegovy or Mounjaro: what tends to be under-eaten, why protein and resistance activity matter, and why to check any supplement with your prescriber first.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-a-mirena-coil-mask-perimenopause/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-a-mirena-coil-mask-perimenopause/A Mirena coil can make periods lighter or stop them, so it can hide the change in your cycle that often signals perimenopause. Other symptoms continue.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-gp-refuse-hrt-family-history-breast-cancer/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-gp-refuse-hrt-family-history-breast-cancer/A family history of breast cancer is not an automatic bar to HRT under NICE NG23. It is one factor in a shared decision, not a reason to simply refuse.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-i-get-hrt-over-the-counter/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/can-i-get-hrt-over-the-counter/One low-dose vaginal oestrogen, Gina, can be bought from a pharmacy without a prescription, after a pharmacist check. Whole-body HRT still needs one.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/is-irregular-bleeding-on-hrt-normal/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/is-irregular-bleeding-on-hrt-normal/Unscheduled bleeding is a common side effect in the first few months of HRT or after a dose change. NICE NG23 says to mention it and seek advice if it persists.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/perimenopause-without-hot-flushes/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/perimenopause-without-hot-flushes/Yes, perimenopause can arrive without hot flushes. The NHS lists many symptoms beyond vasomotor ones, and NICE NG23 lets a GP recognise it from cycle changes.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/pharmacy-out-of-my-hrt-what-now/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/pharmacy-out-of-my-hrt-what-now/If your HRT is out of stock, ask the pharmacist about a Serious Shortage Protocol, try other pharmacies, and speak to your GP. Do not simply stop taking it.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/questions/waking-at-4am-with-anxiety-menopause/https://hervitals.co.uk/questions/waking-at-4am-with-anxiety-menopause/Early waking and night-time anxiety can be part of perimenopause and menopause. The NHS lists sleep problems and anxiety among the common symptoms.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/magnesium-for-women-forms-evidence-and-claims/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/magnesium-for-women-forms-evidence-and-claims/A UK evidence-led guide to magnesium for women: how much you need, the EFSA-authorised roles, how the forms differ, and where marketing outruns the evidence.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/perimenopause-and-menopause-supplements/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/perimenopause-and-menopause-supplements/A UK evidence-led guide to supplements around perimenopause and menopause: what changes, which categories have a credible role, and when to see a GP.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-in-pregnancy-and-when-trying-to-conceive/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/supplements-in-pregnancy-and-when-trying-to-conceive/A clear UK guide to supplements before and during pregnancy: the two the NHS advises, the one vitamin to avoid, and how to read a prenatal label.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/guides/vitamin-d-for-women-through-the-year/https://hervitals.co.uk/guides/vitamin-d-for-women-through-the-year/A UK guide to vitamin D for women: why the NHS advises a daily 10 microgram supplement in autumn and winter, who needs it all year, and the upper limit.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/collagen-after-40/https://hervitals.co.uk/collagen-after-40/Do you need collagen after 40? What the evidence and EFSA rules actually support for women, why the claims often run ahead, and what to weigh before buying.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/do-you-need-a-multivitamin/https://hervitals.co.uk/do-you-need-a-multivitamin/Do you need a multivitamin? What the NHS says for UK women, who genuinely benefits, the nutrients to single out by life stage, and what to avoid.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/supplements-for-menopause/https://hervitals.co.uk/supplements-for-menopause/Supplements for menopause and what the evidence actually says for UK women, the EFSA-authorised nutrient roles, and where claims run ahead. Information only.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/vitamin-d-how-much/https://hervitals.co.uk/vitamin-d-how-much/How much vitamin D do you really need? The NHS 10 microgram daily advice for UK adults, the mcg to IU conversion, autumn and winter, and the safe upper limit.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hervitals.co.uk/when-to-take-magnesium/https://hervitals.co.uk/when-to-take-magnesium/When to take magnesium, in plain English: morning or night, with or without food, the timing question around sleep, and the label-first principle. UK guide.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT