The origin story of estrogen therapy, with Alison Li
What are the origins of HRT and estrogen therapy? Historian Alison Li takes us back to 1930s Canada, and the ‘endocrine gold rush’, when estrogen was extracted from hogs, then human placentas, and fin...
18 Mar 202529min
Surviving an almost fatal brain aneurysm, with Alicia Trujillo
When journalist Alicia Trujillo felt a sudden, searing headache while swimming, she knew something was wrong. Doctors finally uncovered the cause a few days later - a ruptured aneurysm in her brain. I...
4 Nov 202423min
HPV, cervical cancer and the at-home screening test that could save your life, with Dr Anita Lim
Cervical cancer is preventable, but nobody really likes showing up at the gynecologist’s office to get their screening done - which is likely the reason the number of women who show up for screening h...
29 Okt 202427min
Can we talk about menopause in the office yet, and what are menopause benefits?
Despite all the noise about menopause (and there’s a lot), there’s one place where we’re still not talking about it openly, and that’s the workplace. But that’s changing - slowly. Now, some companies ...
22 Okt 202424min
Managing pain from an IUD insertion, and the importance of the pelvic floor, with Carine Carmy
Earlier this year, the CDC updated its recommendations on pain management for IUD insertion (intrauterine devices used for birth control), which prompted Carine Carmy to share her story of how an IUD ...
15 Okt 202422min
The revelation of a midlife ADHD diagnosis, with Claire Tomkins
Claire Tomkins found out she had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in her early fifties, while going through perimenopause. When it comes to ADHD, women are generally under-diagnosed, an...
8 Okt 202422min
A full hysterectomy could prevent cancer - but it also kickstarts menopause: Pamela Esposito-Amery’s story
When Pamela Esposito-Amery discovered she had a genetic predisposition to cancer, she took a decision to undergo a full hysterectomy - which also put her in ‘surgical’ menopause. Pamela talks about th...
1 Okt 202425min
Innovating Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics, with Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women’s Health
How do you bring women’s health innovation to life when the healthcare system is set up to resist change? In this episode, Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women’s Health, shares the hurdles her company...
24 Sep 202419min
