PCOS is now PMOS: Why Did It Take 20 Years of Debate To Get A Medically Accurate Name?
You probably saw the news: the condition formerly known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is now Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovary Syndrome (PMOS). So...what does that mean exactly? Why did the name nee...
6 Okt 31min
Endo Excision Surgeon Dr. Iris Orbuch: Why She Can't Take Insurance
Join the Patreon (even at the free tier) to listen to the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/CRAMPEDWhy do so few endometriosis excision surgeons take insurance? In this 2024 interview with leading...
29 Sep 18min
Your Uterus Sends a Monthly Report. Someone's Finally Reading It! w/ Ridhi Tariyal
I talk to co-founder and CEO Ridhi Tariyal about the information in menstrual effluent that's missing from a regular blood draw, and how NextGen Jane is using it to come at endometriosis from both end...
22 Sep 45min
The GYRL Lab is Doing The Viagra For Cramps Follow-Up Study!
In 2013 a Penn State study found that Viagra was extremely effective for period pain. But the sample size was too small, and requests for funding to continue the study were denied. 13 years later, our...
15 Sep 34min
The Personal Finances of Period Pain w Tori Dunlap
One thing I've learned in the last 23 years of severe period pain - it's EXPENSIVE! Between the medications and devices to manage the pain, lost wages from extra sick days, and doctors and procedures ...
8 Sep 47min
Are There Heavy Metals in Our Tampons, and Is That...OK?
Join the Patreon (even at the free tier) to listen to the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/CRAMPEDBack in 2024, there were a ton of headlines about heavy metals being found in tampons. So...what ...
27 Aug 10min
New Non-Invasive Tests for Endometriosis w Dr. Gail Busby
Huge news for anyone with painful periods who's ever thought "I wonder if I have endometriosis??" - now you can either spit in a tube, or stick some electrode pads on your belly, and know within a few...
18 Aug 45min
FIBROIDS: Everything You Need To Know
I don't want to freak you out, but between 70-90% of people with uteruses WILL get fibroids at some point in their menstruating years. So what do we need to know??Dr. Soyini Hawkins, gynecologist, min...
11 Aug 44min
