--- title: Case studies url: https://menovivre.ae/case-studies/ published: 2026-11-04T05:22:40+00:00 modified: 2026-11-04T09:58:48+00:00 author: Abhishek post_type: page word_count: 879 reading_time_minutes: 5 --- # Case studies Case Studies # Menopause and women's health case studies from our Dubai clinic Real stories from women we have cared for: how they were feeling when they first came to us, what we found, and how life looks for them now. When you are exhausted, anxious or simply not feeling like yourself, it can help to read about someone who has been there too. These case studies follow women we have cared for at Menovivre, from the first conversation with their doctor to how they are doing months later. Each story is written by the doctor who led her care and shared with the woman’s written permission. You will see what we looked for, why each step of her plan was chosen, and how her symptoms and blood results changed along the way. If something in her story sounds familiar, you are not imagining it, and our team at our [menopause clinic in Dubai](https://menovivre.ae/) is here to help you find out what is going on. Shared with her permission Every woman reads her story before we publish it and gives her written consent. We change her name, age and dates, and we never show her photograph, so she cannot be recognised. The whole journey You will see how she was feeling when she came to us, what her tests found, the plan we built with her and how she feels now, in the order it happened. Measured two ways We follow her progress through repeat blood tests and through what she tells us about her sleep, energy, mood and day-to-day life, and each story includes both. All cases Menopause Thyroid PMS Cortisol and stress Functional medicine Case study 01 ### [Getting her energy back after ovarian surgery and menopause](https://menovivre.ae/case-studies/menopause-and-thyroid/) A woman in her early 50s Her periods stopped within months of surgery on one ovary, and two years of exhaustion, broken sleep and weight gain followed. Hormone therapy came first. Repeat blood tests three months in found Hashimoto’s thyroiditis at an early stage, so we added a low dose of thyroid medication and changes to her food. **What changed:** Her energy improved first. By month 7 her TSH was back in range at 2.76 mIU/L, her LDL cholesterol was about a fifth lower and she felt better overall. Care led by Dr Nirusha Kumaran [Read the case](https://menovivre.ae/case-studies/menopause-and-thyroid/) Case study 02 ### [Finding calm before her period again](https://menovivre.ae/case-studies/pms-mood-swings-progesterone-cortisol/) A woman in her early 40s Two years of family illness, loss and caregiving had left her overwhelmed, tearful and tired, and it was always worst before her period. Her blood tests did not point to perimenopause. We focused on the second half of her cycle, her stress hormones, her iron and her evenings. **What changed:** About three months into her plan, she told us her premenstrual mood swings had almost completely settled and work no longer felt overwhelming. Care led by Dr Nirusha Kumaran [Read the case](https://menovivre.ae/case-studies/pms-mood-swings-progesterone-cortisol/) Conditions and services in these cases [Menopause](/conditions-we-treat/menopause-treatment-dubai/) [Perimenopause](/conditions-we-treat/perimenopause-symptoms-dubai/) [Cortisol and adrenal health](/conditions-we-treat/cortisol-adrenal-health-dubai/) [Weight gain and hormones](/conditions-we-treat/weight-gain-hormones-dubai/) [All conditions we treat](/conditions-we-treat/) [Hormone replacement therapy](/our-services/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt-dhea/) [Functional medicine in Dubai](/our-services/functional-medicine-women-dubai/) [Blood and hormone testing](/our-services/menopause-blood-hormone-tests-dubai/) [Nutrition](/our-services/functional-nutrition-menopause-dubai/) [Dr Nirusha Kumaran](/about-us/our-team/functional-longevity-hormone-specialist-dubai/) [Our team](/about-us/our-team/) [Request an appointment](/contact-us/) ### About our case studies Q: Are these real patients? A: Yes. Each story comes from the care of a woman treated at Menovivre and is written by the doctor who looked after her. She reads it before it is published and gives her written consent, and we change details such as her name, age and dates so that she cannot be identified. Q: Will my treatment look like hers? A: Your plan would be built around you. It starts with your own symptoms, history and test results, so two women with similar symptoms can need quite different care. What stays the same is how we work: time to talk, thorough testing, a plan made for you and regular reviews to fine-tune it. Q: How do you know if treatment is working? A: We look at two things together. Repeat blood tests, usually every few months until things are stable, show what is changing inside. Just as important is how you feel: your sleep, energy, mood and how you are coping day to day. We ask about both at every review. Q: What is functional medicine, and is it evidence-based? A: Functional medicine means looking for what sits behind your symptoms, such as a thyroid condition, low iron or a long stretch of stress, and treating those alongside your hormones. At Menovivre it works hand in hand with conventional medicine and standard blood testing, and each case study explains why every step of the plan was chosen. Each case study on this page is published with the patient’s written consent. Her name, age and dates have been changed or removed to protect her identity, and no photographs of her appear on these pages. These pages describe individual women’s care under the supervision of a DHA-licensed physician at Menovivre Clinic. They are general information, not medical advice, and they do not replace a consultation. Every treatment described here has risks as well as benefits, which were discussed with each patient before it started. There is no guarantee that the result will be the same, as it might vary from one individual to another. Please speak to a doctor about your own situation.