Marianne Natvik lives in Oslo, Norway. A medical doctor, specialised as a general practitioner, with a passion for women's health. She works as a Ph.D.-student at the University of Oslo. Her project is about women's information needs related to menopause and the role of GPs in dissemination information.
Natvik works with patients both in general practice and in a youth health station. She is the leader of the Gynaecology Group at the Norwegian Association for General Practice and is committed to educating others about women's health. She regularly gives lectures and organizes courses in gynaecology, stress management, and self-care for general practitioners and other health care workers. She also teaches medical students at the University of Oslo.
She has experience as a general practitioner for several years in Oslo and in Lærdal and has also worked at Women's Clinics both at Akershus University hospital and at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet.