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Supporting you through every stage of surgical menopause
World Surgical Menopause Day
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30 October 2026
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World Surgical Menopause Day · 30 October 2026 ·
We’re campaigning for better care
Our support and advice focuses on every stage of your surgical menopause: from before surgery, to recovery and managing your treament, to living – and thriving. Wherever you are at in your journey, we’re here to help you navigate the next steps.
Supporting you through every stage
For too long, women entering surgical menopause have simply been left to ‘get on with it’. SURGE exists to highlight the gap in care that women face after ovary removal, and improve the pathway that should be there to look after our health – but isn’t.
The answers you need, to live the life you want.
Preparing for surgery
Recovery and navigating symptoms
Living well in surgical menopause
Find support, advice and community for every stage of surgical menopause
“The gap in women’s health that
no-one is talking about, but women in surgical menopause know only too well”
Meet our Medical Advisors
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Dr Karolina Afors
Dr Karolina Afors is a Consultant Gynaecologist, with over 18 years of experience in the NHS. She specialises in pelvic pain and endometriosis and is actively involved in clinical research, medical education, and surgical training.
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Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp
Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp is a distinguished GP and British Menopause Society Registered Specialist and trainer with a focus on surgical menopause, PMDD, ADHD and psychosexual health.
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Dr Sally Doust
Dr Sally Doust been an NHS doctor for 13 years. She qualified as a GP but quickly realised that women's health was her calling as she saw how women were being hugely let down by gaps in research and the way their health was approached.
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Dr Emma Radway-Bright
Dr Emma Radway-Bright, PhD, is co-founder and Lead Therapist at I Need Therapy. She is a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist with an additional qualification as a Life Coach.
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Dr Masarat Jilani
Dr. Masarat Jilani holds an MBBS in Medicine and a First-Class BSc in Anatomy and Cell Developmental Biology from University College London, and she is a GMC-registered physician and a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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Aishling Burke
Aishling Burke MCSP, HCPC, POGP (affiliate) is a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist with over 18 years of experience across NHS and private practice. She specialises in post-surgical rehabilitation following gynaecological procedures, postpartum recovery, oncology rehabilitation, and chronic pelvic floor dysfunction; supporting both women and men through complex recovery. Based at Restore Physiotherapy in Kent, she combines specialist physiotherapy with ScarWork therapy and health coaching to optimise patient outcomes.
Aishling is Medical Advisor to BRCA Kent for women who have undergone surgery, and her work with SURGE reflects her commitment to evidence-based, compassionate care for women navigating surgery and recovery.
Common
Questions
Why do I feel so unwell so suddenly?
Surgical menopause causes an abrupt hormone crash and it can leave you feeling rotten
Why does it feel different from “normal” menopause?
Because hormone loss happens instantly, not gradually over years.
Will I ever feel like myself again?
With the right treatment and time, many women do.
Living Well
Support for the everyday realities of life after surgical menopause. Living Well starts here.
Everything you need to ask before and after surgery
Why your body feels “off'“ in surgical menopause
Sore, itchy vagina? Why you need
to know about atrophy
Move your body: gentle exercise after surgery
