The cost of endometriosis, with Sanju Pal
Sanju Pal was a high-performing management consultant when she was told she had a cyst on her ovary the size of a Coke can. But sitting in her gynecologist's office, facing urgent surgery, all she cou...
2 Juni 25min
Understanding and treating PMDD, with Shalene Gupta
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, or PMDD is an overlooked and under-researched condition - a severe form of PMS. Shalene Gupta is the author of ‘The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD’, a...
12 Maj 29min
What is Female Athlete Triad? with rock climber Jasna Hodžić
Jasna Hodžić is a writer, researcher - and avid rock climber, and she's built a life around the sport she loves. When she was in her mid-twenties, her gynecologist ran a hormone panel and sent her for...
29 Apr 22min
Your health story - voices from the First Person Health workshop
This episode comes from our listeners, and features their stories about diagnosis and recovery, health and illness - documenting what they have lived through, how it has changed their bodies, and what...
31 Mars 14min
The woman who helped make tampons safer, with Nancy King Reame
Nancy King Reame, Professor Emerita at Columbia University's School of Nursing, has spent decades researching tampon safety. She was on the FDA task force that investigated the link between tampons an...
18 Mars 32min
Cesarean births: the surgery that changes everything, with Helena Grant and Rachel Somerstein
Cesarean births are one of the most common operations in the world, and yet, we know surprisingly little about the impact and legacy of this surgery in our bodies. Host Golda Arthur had two emergency ...
3 Mars 37min
Your health story, in your own words: voices from the First Person Health workshop
This episode comes from our listeners, and features their stories about diagnosis and recovery, health and illness - documenting what they have lived through, how it has changed their bodies, and what...
17 Feb 13min
