Believing Data: the Study of the Female Body - with Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow, M.D., M.C.R.

Research scientist Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow talks bodily autonomy, calls for the need for better menstrual tracking methods for individuals with bleeding disorders, and reveals how medical school training often provides minimal education on the period. She encourages listeners to speak openly about their periods to break the stigma, noting that even within religious texts, there are accounts of individuals seeking and receiving healing for heavy bleeding.

Program Notes:

Episode Links:

Dr. Bannow https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/bethany-samuelsonbannow-md-mcr#profile-section__about-me
Konika Ray Wong's Period Education Book https://girlpowerscience.com/shop/p/oneinamillionbook
Dr. Bannow's paper / ASH Publications, re: Anticoagulation in Women: https://ashpublications.org/hematology/article/2022/1/467/493547/Anticoagulant-therapy-for-women-implications-for?guestAccessKey=
NIH / Anticoagulation Article by Dr. Bannow https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39476970/
PDX Monthly Article about Dr. Bannow's outstanding work: https://www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-wellness/2024/06/ohsu-menstrual-research-period-products-bethany-samuelson-bannow
NBDF Video featuring Dr. Bannow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyb44gh27Og
Dr. Period Hackers https://www.drperiodhackers.com/
Flow with Dr. Period Hackers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuA63YI8RDU
Dr. Bannow first to test menstrual blood on period products! https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/30/ohsu-researchers-test-menstrual-products-with-blood-for-the-first-time/

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