Been through a miscarriage? Perhaps, loss? Are hospitals too generalized? Is the medical institution set up to treat trauma, the individual? DocJen & Dr. Dom get real about their recent experience with miscarriage. Loss, pain, trauma, healing – they discuss it all. From start to finish, Jen dives into her how her symptoms progressed and how she advocated for herself through her experience in the hospital. From lack of communication to an overwhelming and unnecessary amount of tests that repeatedly confirmed the loos of her baby, DocJen and Dr. Dom provide insight into the operations behind the medical system, insurance, finance, and the lack of general humanization when approaching patients. With an overarching emphasis on asking better questions, they express their concerns with the lack of patient-doctor communication, treatment protocols, and navigating choices in addressing a miscarriage. As DocJen gets vulnerable with her physical and emotional traumas throughout the experience, Dr. Dom faces the anger and frustration with the repercussions of feeling helpless with hospital orders. Finally, as they find their way through the healing process, they reveal the true realities of miscarriages and loss.

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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

01:35 - Communities as an initial resource

02:50 - Options, Risks & figuring out your doctor’s language

06:15 - No matter where you are in the journey, it’s still a loss

10:49 - Miscarry & its done? The true impact on your body as a miscarriage

16:14 - Navigating repetitive confirmation of miscarriage

19:06 - Advocacy for yourself: Testing & financial communication

21:31 - Advocacy for yourself: Asking questions

23:12 - Insurance & the medical system‌‌

24:13 - Doctors need to communicate the pros and cons of every treatment‌‌

27:17 - Labor with miscarriage‌‌

38:20 - The importance of positions & how it affects examinations

44:27 - A miscarriage is not a day - how necessary is a DNC surgery?‌‌‌‌

49:31 - True aftermath of miscarriage‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌

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