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PRP vs Cortisone Injection in London 2026. Which One Heals, Which One Numbs, and How to Choose Before You Let Anyone Inject Your Joint

Before you accept the cortisone injection you have probably been offered, understand the trade you are actually making, because the two injections do opposite things. Cortisone is a fire extinguisher, a powerful steroid that switches off inflammation within days and buys fast relief, but the relief is temporary, weeks to a few months, it does nothing to repair the joint or tendon, and repeated injections are associated with cartilage thinning and tendon weakening.

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Menopause Hair Loss in London 2026. Why It Happens, What the Bloods Must Rule Out, and the Treatments That Actually Have Evidence

Around half of women notice meaningful thinning through perimenopause, and almost none are told why. The mechanism, the iron, thyroid and vitamin D deficiencies that must be excluded first, and the treatments with real evidence behind them, minoxidil, PRP and correction of what the bloods find. Doctor-led, in Marylebone.

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