As a thought leader on hormone health, I offer bespoke talks, presentations, workshops and webinars on a variety of topics relating to Hormone Health.
Comments from 256 attendees of “Female Hormone Odyssey” 2024 Auckland University presentation where 98% of attendees said excellent/very good
- “Dr Keay is an excellent, knowledgeable speaker”
- “That was awesome: a bunch of knowledge communicated almost poetically with great visual aids”
- “Fantastic explanations of the endocrine system and interactions with exercise, nutrition and sleep, presented in an understandable way”
- “An excellent balance presenting medical understanding and explaining the need for an overarching personalised and pragmatic approach”.
Keynote speaker engagements
🎓 International academic and educational organisations
University College London, Cambridge University, Auckland University, Massey University, Barcelona University, King’s College London, Durham University, Edinburgh University, Birmingham University, Cardiff University, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Podiatry, International Nutrition Organisations, Queen Mary University London Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine
🏆 International sports organisations, governing bodies and clubs
British Association Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM), New Zealand High Performance Sport, English Institute of Sport (EIS), International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Congress Monaco, Female Athlete Conference US, Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre Melbourne Australia, Barça FC, Barça Innovation Hub, Masters Athletics, Masters Swimming, Sports Scotland, Rugby Union Football, Climbing organisations, London Dynamos, Datchet Dashers, Stragglers, SOAR running, Kent Velo Girls, Burnham Joggers
🩰 Dance schools, companies and organisations
International Association Dance Medicine and Science, Scottish Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Jazz Ballet of Montreal, Rambert Dance Company, Elmhurst Ballet School, Trinity Laban, Bern University, International Youth Dancer Health Alliance.
💻 Businesses and companies
Legal firms, women’s health tech, US performance health and wellness business, fire and rescue service
🎤 Podcasts and webinars
British Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BJSM), British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM), University College London (UCL), Scottish Ballet, International Association of Dance and Exercise Medicine (IADMS), AusDancers Overseas, Conscious Fertility, Hot Flush, Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow, Holistic Health Radio, Hit Play not Pause, Essentially You
Topics of specialist expertise
- Female and male hormone health for all ages
- Menstrual cycle issues: wellbeing, irregular periods, lack of periods
- Perimenopause, menopause, masters athletes: lifestyle and discussion of HRT
- Male and female exercisers/athletes/dancers seeking to optimise performance
- Fatigue, low energy, discussion of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
- Recovering from low energy availability, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
Forthcoming Talks
Webinar on REDs Friday 21/11/25 7-8pm GMT
Bone Health Webinar 3/10/25 at 6:30pm BST
House of Lords 30/10/25 Speaking on Women’s Hormones and Gut Health
Speaking on REDs and FHA 24/10/25
Talk on Relative Energy Deficiency in sport (REDs), University College London (UCL) Wednesday 15/10/25 6pm BST
Webinar Australia Weds 15/10/25 at 10am BST Focus on menopause for World Menopause Day
“Hormone Health and Optimal Performance” Serpentine Runners 10/10/25 6:30pm With focus on masters athletes
“Harness your Physiology and Hormones” Built for Her 16/9/25 6:30pm London
Speaking on bone health in athletes at ports medicine conference Arsenal FC 4/9/25
Presenting on female athletes at international Sports and Exercise Medicine Conference 25/9/25
Speaking on menopause on 10/7/25 at Leeds Beckett University
24/6/25 Discussing interplay of female hormones, nutrition and exercise
Presenting study on female dancers with BASEM research bursary
Hormone Health for female athletes Wednesday 4/6/25 at 6:30pm Oxford, UK
The Science of Menopause 10/6/25 In person and online
Podcast discussing hormones, exercise, sport, athletes and dancers
Navigating Endurance Training and Performance through the Menopause
25/5/25 9am-12noon virtual event
Podcast April 2025 Female Hormone Odyssey
The Hormone Whisperers series May 2025
Webinar Masters Athletes 24/3/25 7-8pm
Talk on “Masters Athlete Matters” for Burnham Joggers 17/3/25
Monday 10/2/25 at 6pm Webinar Cambridge University
Webinar 2/3/25 at 4pm GMT
Dancer Hormone Health Matters 24/3/25
Invited to give another webinar at Auckland University 22/4/25
Discussing the female hormone odyssey and times of hormone shifts January 2025
Podcast discussing all things hormones January 2025
Speaking on youth athletes 14/1/25
Endocrine Responses and Adaptation 21/2/24
Previous Talks
2024
Myths of Menopause
Meet the authors at free event UCL 4/12/24 6-8pm and/or online Monday 16/12/24 7pm GMT<br
Podcast discussing Myths of Menopause
British Association Sports and Exercise Medicine annual conference 7/11/24 UK
“Menopause Matters” 29/11/24 Annual Podiatry Conference
Myth Busting Perimenopause and Menopause podcast
Health and Performance talk for female runners 20/9/24 Hosted by Stragglers running club. Bushy Park Sports Club.
Presenting on Hormone Profile and Female Athletes 20/9/24
Fuelling your Health and Performance 17/6/24
Masters Athlete Conference Italy 22/11/24 Presenting on “Masters Athlete Matters: matching hormone changes with nutrition for best performance”
Relative Energy Deficiency in sport REDs panel discussion 5/6/24
Levering Networks for Impact UCL 11/6/24
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Free webinar 8/4/24 7pm
Podcasts with the Goodfellow Unit (women’s health), Auckland University on secondary amenorrhoea and POI (premature ovarian insufficiency)
Female Hormone Odyssey
International Women’s Day 8/3/2024
Webinar 26/3/24 Woman’s Hormone Health. GoodFellow Unit, Auckland University.
International Woman’s Day 5/3/24 1-2pm
Inclusivity in Women’s Health Tech 6/3/24 Royal College of Physicians
Hormone Health Matters
Healthy and Active Female Expert Panel
27/2/24 Massey University, NZ
Webinar 8/3/24 International Woman’s Day
2023
Podcast on Hormone Health for Dancers
The Library Aesthetic. Dance Media. Resource for dancers
Contributions on all aspects of hormone health for dancers
Presenting on “Female Hormone Odyssey” in Italy 25/11/23
Young Athlete Heath 11th Podiatric Sports Medicine Conference 7 and 8 December 2023
Presenting on “Are hormones, health and performance a hat trick that has not yet been scored in youth football?” 27/2/24
Presenting on Perimenopause and Menopause 19/11/23
Menstrual Cycles and Amenorhoea 28/10/23 Cambridge Uni
British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine annual conference 6/10/23
Presenting on RED-S in dancers
Riding through Menopause and beyond. Webinar 16/10/23
Exercise Nutrition for Health and Performance 13/9/23 6:30pm
Hormone Health for Dancers 10 and 17 September 2023
Harnessing Head and Hormones 11/9/23 London
Exercise in Perimenopause/Menopause 14/9/23
Hormone Whisperers. Keble College, Oxford Uni 3/9/23
Menstrual Cycle
Webinar: Maternity Journey: Hormones and Psychology 12/7/23
Harnessing Hormone Workshops July 2023
How to Harness Your Hormones Podcast
Active Nutrition Summit 9 October 2023
Menstrual Cycle Matters 28/5/23
Passing on the Baton: Exercise Endocrinology 28/3/23
Innovation in women’s health challenge event at UCL 29/3/23
Free event organised by UCL and Barclays Eagle Labs
Podcasts with Mikkipaedia
April 2023 You’re Great podcast
26/3/23 Presentation for Dance Mama
Exercise and eating disorder workshop. Including discussion of RED-S 14/3/23
Exercise and Hormone Health Podcast
Hormone Health for Artistic Athletes
MedTech conference UCL 5/2/23
Free webinars January and February 2023
Part 2 Female hormone health 1/2/23
Part 3 Male hormone health 8/2/23
Part 1 Free webinar hormone health from 18/1/23
2022
“Hormones, Health and Human Performance” book launch following publication 28/10/22 Order here
Discussion events
All welcome to these free events. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment
Fisher building, St John’s College, Cambridge 2pm 6/11/22
Cruciform Lecture theatre, UCL, London 5pm 9/11/22
Rapha clubhouse, London 7pm 21/11/22
HA Podcast: why we are all different in our hormone make up
London 30/11/22
Podcast Sigma Nutrition 1/11/22
Webinar on Hormones, Health and Performance 28/9/22
Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast
Personalising Female Hormonal Health. Podcast with Hello Inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BoWrjvrcks
British Menopause Society conference 30 June-1 July 2022 Presenting abstract on “Personalisng Female Hormone Health”
MediWales Connect Conference. 29 June 2022 Presenting “Female Hormone Health”
Discussing RED-S at this free event
Podcast about female football payers, hormones and RED-S
Dissesting Aerial 2022 Symposium
Harnessing hormones: menopause and beyond
Rapha Cycling London. Health and Performance for masters cyclists
Lattice training podcast: peri menopause and menopause
2021
Presenting on Female Hormone Profiles (8/11/21) and (Female Hormones 10/11/21)
ManU Conference: Female Hormones, Health and Athletic Performance
26/11/21
Looking forward to presenting at this conference on hormones, nutrition, exercise and health
16-19 October 2021
International Association for Dance and Medicine Science
Looking forward to present 2 pieces of research
Here recording of Q&A
Podcast: Female Athlete. Hormones, nutrition, health and performance
Period Power – the Fifth Vital Sign
Organised by Women in Defence. Free Event 17/6/21 12-14:30
Female Athlete Conference June 2021 Boston US
Sports Medicine & Clinical Care | Optimising the Health and Performance of Female Dancers: What are the challenges? Clinical Care
Nicky Keay, BA, MB, BChir, MA (Cantab), MRCP
Hormones are Indicators of Health and Performance
Discussion with Jazzy Cook and with medical and dance colleague from AusDancers Overseas
Low Energy Availability in Athletes and Exercisers
In conversation with Gemma Sampson, Registered Sport Dietician
2020 and earlier
Podcast on Female Hormones and Menopause and Exercise
Second on top 10 podcasts for 2020: The Physical Performance Show: Dr Nicky Keay: Sports & Dance Endocrinologist, Hormone Health & Performance Part 2
Dance Well Podcast: Hormone Health
Female Athletes: Hormones, Energy Availability and the Menstrual Cycle Sigma Nutrition podcast
The Performance Nutrition Podcast
Discussing RED-S dancers and athletes November 2020
Ausdancers Overseas webinar Saturday 21 November
Podcast The Physical Performance Show. November 2020
Full details of this webinar October 14 2020 Recorded version available and CPD. Exploring Dancer health and performance with focus on recent and current research on energy availability, RED-S, hormones, including menstrual function in female dancers
England Athletics Webinar on Masters Athletes for male and female athletes and coaches Friday 27 November @6pm https://englandathletics.clickmeeting.com/masters-athletes-with-nicky-keay/register?_ga=2.242163143.479006321.1603977215-1311274479.1585304768
England Athletics. Webinar on RED-S for male and female athletes and coaches. October 2020
Course for coaches working with female athletes Sport Ready Academy endorsed by British Association Sport and Exercise Medicine
Podcast discussing menstrual cycle and exercise Woman’s Health podcast
198: Expert Edition: Dr Nicky Keay, ‘RED-S, Hormones health & performance’ Podcast with Brad Beer The Physical Performance Show
Henpicked webinar on Menopause, COVID-19 and hormones June 2020
Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WISEAN) podcasts April 2020
Managing the Impact of Menstrual Cycle on Women Athlete’s Risk of Injury and Performance. Webinar 25/3/20
Raising Awareness of RED-S Edinburgh University Weds 15 January
Welsh SEM Conference 25/01/20 Presenting on RED-S
RED-S discussion for climbers and other sports and dance 18/01/20
BASEM Conference presenting research findings from study on male cyclists. BASEM research bursary Friday 22 November 2019
BASES Conference on “Multi-disciplinary approach to supporting athletes and exercisers with relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)” Weds 20 November 2019
KCL SEM Society 16/11/19 at Guy’s Hospital Presenting on RED-S
Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine KCL 14/11/19 .
Fortius International Conference: presenting on Bone Health in Cyclists Weds 6 November 2019, London
Barca Sports Nutrition Conference October 2019
Game Changer Sports Institute Northern Ireland 1 October 2019
TrainBrave Event Sunday 29 September, Bath. Full details here
Optimising Health and Performance, Durham University, Palatine Centre Law School, PCL054, Wednesday 8 May 2019
Free educational workshop for Durham University students and staff, athletes, dancers, coaches, researchers and healthcare professionals. All welcome to this event to find out how to optimise your health and performance based on research at Durham University. Approved for international education by British Journal of Sports Medicine and supported by TrainBrave campaign Eventbrite sign up
Eating Disorders in Competitive Sport, Wills memorial Building, Bristol University May 2019
Optimising Health and Performance Science in Dance May 2019
Bare Bones of Cyclists Podcast with Fuel the Pedal April 2019
Manchester Institute of Health and Performance. All about RED-S 13 May 2019 Eventbrite sign up
Barca football club, Barcelona 6 May 2019 “Hormones, Health and Performance”
Fischer Building, St John’s College, Cambridge Sunday 10 February 2-5pm 2019. Discussion of RED-S. All welcome. Clinical considerations and practical approaches for all athletes, dancers, medics and NatSc students. Eventbrite sign up
In discussion about low energy availability and RED-S with Dr Nigel Callender. Particularly relevant for climbers with inclusion of this sport in the next Olympics 2018
Train Brave 9/12/18 BBC News and BBC 5 Live
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Metabolic Bone Unit. RED-S presentaton Friday 7 December
BDA Sports Nutrition Conference 9/11/18 Presenting on MDT clinical approach to supporting exercisers/athletes/dancers with RED-S
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Annual Conference Helsinki 27 October 2018 Presenting on Dance Endocrinology
Listed expert speaker on the Healthier Dancer endorsed speaker and Healthcare Professional list at One Dance. Top healthcare professional for dancers nominated by National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science August 2018
Healthier Dancer networking event September 2018
Podcast on RED-S: identification and management with Nourish, Balance, Thrive
London Region Swimming Masters Development Day August 2018
Women in Sport and Exercise Conference 2018 Female Athlete Endocrinology
BASEM annual conference 22/3/18: Health, Hormones and Human Performance
Chair of conference Video of presentation
Cardiff Sports & Exercise Medicine Society January 2018
UCL talk on Sports Endocrinology and Lifestyle Medicine 2017
English Institute of Sport: National meeting of Sport and Exercise Medicine doctors 2017
Presentation to Sport and Exercise Medicine doctors, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, London 2017
Sports Endocrinology talk, Pure Sport Medicine, London 2017
Teaching module on RED-S for BASEM as CPD for Sports Physicians 2016
How to Optimise Health and Fitness for Young People (various locations)
Society of Endocrinology, London
National Osteoporosis Society (Young Investigator Award), Bath, UK
Medical Research Society, Exercise and the Skeleton, London
International Olympic Committee, International Congress, Monaco
Dance UK Conference
Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne, Australia
London Institute of Sports Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine
Medical Society of London, British Medical Association, Hunterian Society
Dept Gynaecology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital – Endocrine aspects
British Olympic Medical Association, Northwick Park Hospital, London
BBC Radio 4. BBC news, Channel One and NBC television
How to optimise health, fitness and sports performance for young people
Young adulthood is a crucial time when both bodies and minds are changing. This is also a window of opportunity for young people to make informed choices in order to optimise health and fitness and set themselves up for a healthy adult life.
Whether the aim is simply to be healthy, or to optimise sporting performance, this workshop will discuss how to achieve this.
I am a medical doctor with extensive clinical and research experience in Endocrinology and Sport and Exercise Medicine. Having conducted various research projects on the effects of training on developing athletes and with personal experience as mother of two boys involved in high level sport, I draw on this background to make workshops relevant and fact based. So these workshops are open to the whole family team: young people, parents and friends.
Previous workshops: Precision Pilates, Barnes Swimming Club St Paul’s School, Hillingdon Slipstreamers
Please contact me to arrange a bespoke workshop on any aspect of health, fitness, sports performance.
Dr Nicky Keay 