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Academic
Professor Aimee Spector
Professor at University College London, director of the Menopause Mind Lab
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press citations on 1 topic since 30 Sept 2026 · last quoted 30 Sept 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Professor Aimee Spector: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor at University College London, director of the Menopause Mind Lab
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
04 The signal · where Professor Aimee Spector sits on women's health & gynaecology
Ranked 11= of 1,468 voices quoted in the press on women's health & gynaecology, level with 6 others on 6 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1Dr Sue MannClinicianNational Clinical Director for Women's Health, NHS England33
- 2=Prof Ranee ThakarClinicianPresident (2022–2025), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)16
- 2=Dame Lesley ReganAcademicGovernment's women's health ambassador16
- 11=Helen HyndmanCliniciannurse service co-ordinator at The Eve Appeal6
- 11=Emma CoxSector leaderchief executive of Endometriosis UK6
- 11=Professor Aimee SpectorAcademicProfessor at University College London, director of the Menopause Mind Lab6
- 11=Charis ChambersAcademicfounder of The Period Doctor, an award winning and internationally recognized social media platform dedicated to reproductive health education and equity6
- 11=Andrea Eisenberg, M.D.AcademicMedical Reviewer6
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05 On the record · press
What Professor Aimee Spector has said
By outlet · linked articles
- huffingtonpost.co.uk1
- independent.co.uk1
- medicalxpress.com1
- sciencealert.com1
- telegraph.co.uk1
Where Professor Aimee Spector has been quoted
- 01HRT ‘does not affect dementia risk’telegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 02Menopause Hormone Therapy Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk, Review Suggestssciencealert.com · 30 Sept 2026
- 03Menopause on the brain: Your questions about mental health and cognition answeredwho.int · 30 Sept 2026
- 04Scientists pinpoint when women should start HRT to cut dementia riskindependent.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 05HRT Might Lower Dementia Risk, But Only If It's Started In A Key Decadehuffingtonpost.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- 06Menopause hormone therapy does not appear to impact dementia riskmedicalxpress.com · 30 Sept 2026
Verbatim
“We reviewed the most rigorous research there is on the subject and found that menopause hormone therapy does not appear to impact dementia risk either positively or negatively.”
“This review will help to inform the upcoming WHO guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, which are expected to be released in 2026.”
“Featured speaker in webinar on menopause's affect on cognition and mental health”
“The results are promising in that they analysed data from the UK Biobank using large samples. The novelty of their findings was timing of HRT initiation, with those who started HRT between the ages of 46-56 conferring the greatest benefit.”
“The novelty of their findings was timing of HRT initiation, with those who started HRT between the ages of 46-56 conferring the greatest benefit. This supports the 'window of opportunity' hypothesis, suggesting that HRT use during the menopause transition phase, where symptoms are typically more problematic, is important.”
“Currently, the World Health Organization provides no guidance on menopause hormone therapy and cognitive outcomes, leaving a critical gap for clinicians and policymakers. To cut through the noise, we reviewed the most rigorous research there is on the subject and found that menopause hormone therapy does not appear to impact dementia risk either positively or negatively.”
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