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Explore "Reproductive Health" with insightful episodes like "#769 - Dr Shanna Swan - Why Are Men’s Testosterone Levels Plummeting?", "Trump’s ANNOUNCEMENT instantly BLOWS UP in his FACE", "Lip gloss, gum, and the Pill", "Bonus: The Global Story" and "Connecting Hormones and Psychiatry to help more ADHD women with Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund" from podcasts like ""Modern Wisdom", "The MeidasTouch Podcast", "Today, Explained", "Global News Podcast" and "The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast"" and more!
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Trump’s ANNOUNCEMENT instantly BLOWS UP in his FACE
Lip gloss, gum, and the Pill
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Trump’s trouble with abortion. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, from the BBC, with Katya Adler. For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Connecting Hormones and Psychiatry to help more ADHD women with Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund
Welcome to a new episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast! Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here. Check out all the ADHD Hormone Series Workshops here.
This is one of the most inspiring and empowering episodes I've recorded. We are at the cusp of new understandings about combining medical disciplines so we can understand ADHD in girls and women better through the lens of both hormones and psychiatry. This is for the lost generation of women who never got answers and for the future generations of girls who deserve better medical knowledge and research.
This week's guest is Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund. Lotta is an associate professor in psychiatry at the Department of Women and Children's Health at Uppsala University and an affiliated researcher at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet. Her scientific work and research target the intersection of ADHD and comorbidity conditions (substance use disorders, personality disorders and mood disorders) as well as gender discrepancies and hormonal factors associated with neurodiversity and ADHD. She is the author of six popular science books on ADHD and addiction, and her book ADHD Girls to Women - Getting on the Radar has been translated into several European languages, English and Korean.
On this episode of the ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Dr Lotta Skoglund and Kate spoke about:
- Dr Lotta's ADHD diagnosis
- ADHD purpose
- The Seven ADHD lifestyle factors we need to think about daily
- The Letterlife app initiative and research
- Feeling abandoned by healthcare professionals after an ADHD diagnosis
- Why healthcare professionals should be working together to help patients
- How an understanding of ADHD can change your health outcomes
- Building autonomy to feel more empowered with our ADHD
- Improving female-based medical research and ADHD
- The importance of talking about your experiences with hormones to help others
- Precision and patient-led medicine
- Connecting Hormones and Psychiatry to help more ADHD women
- Why fluctuating hormones and cycles need to be part of the bigger health picture
- Getting to know your unique hormone cycle traits
- How you can create a personalised health journal
You can learn more about Lotta's work via her website, www.borgskoglund.com and Letterlife.
Kate Moryoussef is a women’s ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner helping overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly-diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.
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Ep 18: USAID, Global Health, and PEPFAR
Today, panelists, Ashley Frost and James Maloney, Deputy Directors, Office of HIV/AIDS USAID, discussed USAID’s localization initiative, locally-led development, and the importance of diversified local partners. They discuss USAID’s Global Health work, how USAID supported PEPFAR and the successes it has enjoyed, including statistics of lives saved and changed.
James Maloney and Ashley Frost share the new PEPFAR five-year strategy, the USAID Approach to HIV and Optimized Programming (AHOP). AHOP is a framework for USAID to employ assets through efficient, measured, and simplified programmatic approaches to ensure resilient and country-led approaches to the HIV response. The AHOP defines five critical pathways through which USAID will assist countries in sustaining epidemic control and accelerating progress in those that have not yet achieved the 95-95-95 goals. Each pathway outlines planned results and time-bound milestones. If this resonates with you, share successes with Congress to fund the five-year reauthorization of PEPFAR.
IN THIS EPISODE:
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[00:32] Mike Shanley outlines key talking points regarding the accomplishments that PEPFAR has achieved over the last 20 years, delivering unprecedented impact in the global fight against HIV AIDS.
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[02:57] Ashley Frost and James Maloney describe their roles at USAID as Deputy Directors.
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[04:40] Discussion where funding originates, the investments they make at the primary healthcare level, and successes they have accomplished through PEPFAR, stating that USAID is the largest donor and they are advancing work in the HIV vaccine space.
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[11:00] James shares statistics of the impact made in the world attributed to PEPFAR and reflects on the history of growth and prevention.
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[14:50] Discussion of localization, local entities and partners and relationships within country-led staff and senior diplomats in their countries.
[20:06] Looking forward to goals and objectives, James discusses the AHOP framework in response to HIV. -
[25:24] Ashley comments on the importance of keeping an open dialogue between all partners within the HIV AIDS space, and James outlines the importance of seeing the 5-year reauthorization of PEPFAR.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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Oftentimes, hospitals and building new infrastructure is what gets a “ribbon cutting”, but in terms of buying the best health outcome with USAID’s investments from U.S. taxpayers, the first area of importance is investments made at a primary care level, which will most impact healthcare outcomes, saving lives and supporting healthy lives. The second thing that drives a lot of USAID’s investments across individual disease or health areas is health security.
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Much of PEPFAR’s success lies in engaging with local partners. With regard to localization, the Office of HIV AIDS and the Global Health Bureau have been the front runners in the agency and have been able to guide our agency in these spaces. Right now, about 58 percent of our resources are implemented through local entities, and those sets of partners have been diversified. Small business engagement in the U.S. is essential and has much to offer to the work we can accomplish together. More significant international partners have specific skill sets that are necessary for USAID. As we think about localization, everyone needs to think outside the box and remember that one size does not fit all.
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By the end of 2025, the vision is to help countries reach what the USAID calls the global commitment of 95-95-95 goals. That means that 95 percent of those who have HIV know their status. 95 percent of those individuals are on treatment, and 95 percent of those individuals would be virally suppressed. The AHOP defines five critical pathways through which USAID will assist countries in attaining these goals.
RESOURCES:
USAID Approach to HIV and Optimized Programming
BIOGRAPHIES:
James Maloney has served as the Deputy Director for the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) within the Global Health Bureau at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) since March 2020. OHA provides overall programmatic guidance for USAID’s implementation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and oversight of $4 billion in 53 countries. In March 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, James was asked to support the National Security Council Global Health Development Directorate and serve as the Coordinator for the Ukraine and Regional Health working group. In October 2022, James was designated as the Senior Operations Official for the Global Mpox Response Team and has led coordination of the United States’ global response to mpox. Previously, James led the Supply Chain for Health Division at USAID overseeing over $700 million per year in HIV commodity procurement and supply chain management to advance HIV epidemic control and strengthen the capacity of countries to manage health supply chains. Prior to joining USAID Washington, James served as Senior Technical Advisor from 2015 to 2018 with USAID Haiti managing primary health care and supply chain programs to improve the availability, quality and utilization of health services in the areas of maternal and child health, HIV and TB, reproductive health, nutrition, and WASH. Prior to Haiti, James worked in South Africa from January 2010 with the Department of State and served as the Country Coordinator for PEPFAR and lead the U.S. Government’s interagency response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
Ashley Frost joined the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) as Deputy Director in August 2023. As a Foreign Service Officer, she most recently served as Health Office Director for USAID/Southern Africa. Over the last decade, she has served as Deputy Director for Operations, Care and Treatment Lead, and Strategic Information (SI) Lead, supporting USAID’s PEPFAR programming in South Africa, Zambia, and Guatemala/Central America. Ashley holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from Penn State University, and her academic work includes quantitative and qualitative research in HIV, reproductive health, and gender. Before joining USAID in 2011, she worked with Congressional staff members, international researchers, policymakers, and program managers to improve evidence-based decisions for public health outcomes. She served as an education Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa.
Fun Facts: Ashley has three sons (ages 12, 9, and 9), and they do many sports as a family! They spend their free time jogging, biking, hiking, and attending many soccer games. Ashley and her husband, Jason, are section hiking the Appalachian trail each year and have walked through Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee together. Degrees: MA, PhD in Sociology and Demography, Languages: English, Spanish, French (comprehension)
The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban
A major case in Texas this week drew attention to the question of who can get exempted from an abortion ban. Most states that have banned the procedure allow for rare exceptions, but while that might seem clear on paper, in practice, it’s far more ambiguous.
Kate Cox, the woman at the center of the case in Texas; and Kate Zernike, a national correspondent for The New York Times, talk about the legal process and its surprising effect.
Guest: Kate Zernike, a national correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The Texas Supreme Court is weighing several cases seeking to clarify the limits of medical exceptions to the state’s abortion bans.
- But the court’s ruling in Ms. Cox’s case has left doctors still unsure about which cases might pass legal muster.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
The Healing Doctor: The Secret to Burning Fat, Better Sex, and Extending Your Life | Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz is a holistic health expert and a leading advocate for women's health education, renowned for her mission to initiate a women's health revolution. She employs a "5-Step Approach," guiding hundreds of thousands globally to utilize their body’s healing abilities through fasting, diet variation, detoxing, stress management, and lifestyle changes for optimal health and aging control. Her Reset Academy offers private coaching to align fasting with hormonal balance. Dr. Pelz has an impressive clientele, including LeAnn Rimes, Danica Patrick, Kat Graham (with whom she co-hosts the "Women United" podcast), Jesse Itzler, Olympic athletes, Academy Award winners, and Silicon Valley CEOs, all seeking to enhance their body's natural healing power.
Dr. Mindy's dedication to health empowerment is evident in her YouTube channel, amassing over 26 million views, and her bestselling books like "Fast Like a Girl," "The Menopause Reset," and others. Her "Resetter Podcast" is among Apple’s top 40 U.S. science podcasts, featuring influential guests like Marianne Williamson and Dave Asprey. Featured in media outlets like “EXTRA TV,” "The Doctors," and in various wellness magazines, Dr. Mindy's expertise is widely recognized.
In this episode you will learn
- Uncover the youthful secrets through fasting and how to rejuvenate and feel younger than ever.
- How to say goodbye to unwanted fat as you sleep.
- Enhancing your sex life through the power of fasting.
- Experience the 'limitless' magic fasting provides and how to experience these benefits daily.
- Understanding birth control and its long-term impacts on women’s health.
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EP 263 What to Consider for a Fertile Gut and Mind | Dr. Kelsey Stang
Dr. Kelsey Stang is a naturopathic physician specializing in reproductive health + fertility. She runs a private practice in Portland, OR as well as an online fertility program, Fertile Future.
Her primary focus is in bridging the gaps in fertility care to not only include thorough medical work up and treatments targeting the root cause of imbalances but to also provide comprehensive support for women during their potent transformation into Motherhood.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
website: https://www.drkelseystang.com/
instagram: @drkelseystang
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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How To Balance Women's Hormones With Lifestyle And Diet
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Bioptimizers, and Paleovalley.
Contrary to popular belief, women cannot follow the same health and fitness protocols as men and expect the same results. Unlike men, women in their reproductive years have specific hormonal considerations, and their rise and fall throughout the month impact everything from energy to focus, mood, metabolism, and the ability to adapt to good-for-you stressors like exercise or fasting. Meanwhile, perimenopause and menopause pose a whole other list of considerations to keep women feeling well.
In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Mindy Pelz and Dr. Sara Gottfried about why we need to prioritize teaching women about their hormones.
Dr. Mindy Pelz is a renowned holistic health expert and one of the leading voices in educating women about their hormonal health. She has empowered hundreds of thousands of people around the world to tap into their bodies' innate healing abilities through her “5-Step Approach,” which uses fasting, personalized nutrition, stress management, chemical detoxification, and lifestyle changes to optimize health and slow the aging process.
Dr. Sara Gottfried is a board-certified physician who graduated from Harvard and MIT. She practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and Functional Medicine. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University, and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health. Her three New York Times bestselling books include: The Hormone Cure, The Hormone Reset Diet, and Younger. Her latest book is called Women, Food, and Hormones.
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Episode 44: Fertility Preservation after a Cancer Diagnosis
A diagnosis of cancer or other serious condition is bad enough — dealing with tests, treatments, insurance, uncertainty, as well as the illness — but knowing that the condition or its treatments can also cause infertility…. It just feels so horribly unfair.
The good news is for many, that diagnosis doesn’t have to equal the end of fertility. The landscape for patients has changed. In this episode, Ruby and Anne talk with fellow Seattle Reproductive Medicine provider and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lynn Davis about options for preserving fertility.
Dr. Davis started her educational journey with a double major in Biology and Psychology from the University of Virginia, followed by her MD from the University of Colorado and OB/GYN residency from Harvard. She concluded her training with her REI Fellowship at Stanford University, where she also completed a postdoctoral Fellowship at the Stanford Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, and served as Clinical Instructor in the Department of OB/GYN.
Dr. Davis developed and now leads SRM’s Fertility Preservation Program, a specialized approach that assists those who need assisted reproductive technology to efficiently delay family building.
So, what are some of the options? Gamete freezing — sperm, eggs, maybe even embryos — may provide additional options for post-treatment family building. If the patient is pre-menarchal (hasn’t had their first period), then stimulating the ovaries to freeze eggs is not possible, but ovarian tissue freezing may allow options for future fertility and hormone function.
The best option for anyone in this position is to talk with your care team and a fertility expert to learn what the possibilities are for you. As ever, please do share this episode with anyone you know who might need both the knowledge and the hope this conversation brings!
You can learn more about Dr. Lynn Davis and reproductive endocrinology at www.seattlefertility.com.
You can also find Anne and Ruby there. Hear more episodes of The Whole Pineapple at thewholepineapple.com.
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Episode 43: More Needles?!: Acupuncture & Fertility Treatments
Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin wants you to understand acupuncture and how it can aid all kinds of issues, including infertility.
The founder of Rosefinch Health, Dr. Lee is an award-winning doctor of acupuncture and a leader in the field of integrative reproductive medicine. She blends compassionate care with over two decades of clinical experience specializing in fertility, IVF support, pelvic and vulvovaginal pain, and cancer-related support. She is also a teacher and researcher in acupuncture and integrative East Asian medicine and founded Rosefinch Academy to help other providers learn more.
But about that “being poked with needles” thing: In unskilled hands… well, just don’t be in unskilled hands. Acupuncture can seem random to the unfamiliar, but it’s a highly specific process developed, literally, over thousands of years.
If you’ve avoided acupuncture because you’re needle-phobic, here’s a big tip: acupuncture, in the right hands, doesn’t and shouldn’t hurt. In skilled hands, you won’t feel the needle going in, only the results.
So, here are a couple of tips for assessing an acupuncture provider:
- Ask to see their license for your state or look them up on your state’s medical board.
- Your specialist will perform an assessment of you involving lots of questions. You should do the same. Ask about their training and experience until you’re confident about their professionalism.
- Your acupuncturist is part of your care team. Make sure this provider is complementary to and cooperative with the rest of your care.
- Your acupuncturist should understand your goals and have experience dealing with fertility issues, so ask about their work in fertility in particular.
- Check with aborm.org (aborm.org) but realize not everyone who is qualified has taken this optional test.
- Ask: if this isn’t the cycle for me, how will you support me?
What can acupuncture do for you?
- At the very minimum, acupuncture can help you feel more relaxed and have better energy. And that can be super-helpful at a difficult time.
- Acupuncture may increase your chances of a clinical pregnancy or live birth.
- Acupuncture can relieve stress and help you sleep better.
- Acupuncture may help your body ovulate more consistently.
- Acupuncture may help control blood sugar levels.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of this conversation among Ruby, Anne, and Dr. Lee, so be sure to listen to hear all the science behind acupuncture. This ancient treatment method has so much to offer us here in the present!
Learn more about Dr. Lee and schedule an appointment at Rosefinch Health at rosefinchhealth.com
And as always, learn more and hear more from The Whole Pineapple at thewholepineapple.com.
The Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM): aborm.org
#392 Menopause: How To Burn Fat, Sleep Better & Live In Harmony With Your Hormones with Dr Mindy Pelz
CAUTION: This podcast discusses fasting, and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prolonged periods without eating.
I first spoke to today’s guest on Episode 342 - and that episode has become one of the most downloaded episodes of the year - it has transformed the lives of many women - and men and I think this conversation will do the same.
Dr Mindy Pelz is a nutrition expert, a pioneer on the subject of women’s health & hormones, and the author of Fast Like A Girl and The Menopause Reset: Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again.
Mindy’s aim is to empower women by explaining the biological changes that take place each month and throughout a woman’s life. She believes that, armed with that knowledge, they can improve their health, happiness and relationships. But this conversation is just as relevant for men.
We discuss whether weight gain is inevitable as we age. Is it our fate – and particularly a woman’s fate – to gain weight once she hits 40? It can be, she tells me, but only if women don’t know how to harness their hormones to prevent it. She explains how declining oestrogen levels can make women insulin resistant which may be one the reasons why the diet and lifestyle that worked for them in their 20s and 30s, no longer does once they hit 40.
At the same time, declining levels of progesterone, the calming hormone, can result in lower-quality sleep, more perceived stress and increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol - which, in and of itself, will contribute to an increase in belly fat. It makes so much sense when Mindy explains it, but unfortunately, this information is still not widely known.
We cover so many different topics, including:
- How to adjust when and what you eat during different phases of your cycle.
- The importance of gut health when thinking about hormonal health.
- Why women often handle stress in a different way to men.
- The impact that hormonal changes can have on brain function.
- The practical steps we can take to improve our sleep.
- The importance of lifestyle changes irrespective of whether a woman chooses to have HRT or not.
- The best times in a woman’s cycle to resolve conflict and deal with relationship issues.
This episode is jam-packed with insightful information and practical take-homes. I hope you enjoy listening.
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ASRM Today: 2023 Conference Preview with Dr. George Hill
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. George Hill to discuss 2023 ASRM postgraduate courses in New Orleans. We'll be delving into the world of proper coding and reimbursement for procedures, laboratory services, telemedicine, and more. Join us for a practical and engaging conversation that will keep you up-to-date in the medical field.
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ASRM Today: 2023 Conference Preview with Dr. Sigal Klipstein
In this episode, Dr. Sigal Klipstein provides a sneak peek into the 2023 ASRM postgraduate course in New Orleans, titled, The Effect of Changing Laws and Genetics on Reproductive Medicine Ethics. Join us as we discuss the evolving ethical landscape of reproductive medicine. It's a must-listen for healthcare professionals and anyone curious about this field.
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After 25 Years Of OBC, I Stopped Taking The Pill - Here's How It's Going
Yup, after taking oral birth control for over half my life, 4.5 months ago, I swallowed my last pill.
Here's why I got off and it doesn't include trying for a baby. Plus, how it's been so far. Side effects and expectations.
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Women’s health startups are still trying to crack Silicon Valley’s glass ceiling
Just 3% of digital health venture capital investments in the United States between 2011 and mid-2020 focused on women’s health, and last year, women’s health startups raised a little more than $1 billion, not a lot in relative terms. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with Brittany Hawkins, co-founder and CEO of Elanza Wellness, who has been navigating these waters.
Episode 135 Thyroid, Adrenal, and Reproductive Health with Dr. Delfina Zelaschi
In this episode, I talk Thyroid, Adrenal, and Reproductive health with Dr. Delfina Zelaschi. In this episode we discuss:
- Adrenal health
- Cortisol testing
- The reality of Adrenal fatigue
- The relationship between thyroid and adrenal physiology
- Could reduced cortisol production be adaptive and not broken?
- And more ...
Dr. Zelaschi is a Gynecologist based in Asuncion, Paraguay. She has a master's degree in Precision Medicine. She has a postgraduate degree in Longevity. She is currently a student and member of the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Zelaschi own an online platform containing educational content for medical professionals in functional female health.
IG: delfinazelaschi