Megan dives into the here and now of Preeclampsia and answers a listener question about subsequent pregnancies and what may or may not be right for you.

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What is preeclampsia? How do we get it? How do we cure it? Megan talks all about it in today's episode!

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951301/

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/preeclampsia-clinical-features-and-diagnosis

https://www.preeclampsia.org/the-news/community-support/after-preeclampsia-another-pregnancy-or-not

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/eclampsia?topicRef=6814&source=see_link

https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(21)02585-0/fulltext#:~:text=Preeclampsia%20is%20one%20of%20the,intravascular%20inflammation%2C%20and%20syncytiotrophoblast%20stress.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527403/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5916784/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588136/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/preeclampsia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355751#:~:text=Treatment%20of%20severe%20preeclampsia&text=Antihypertensive%20drugs%20to%20lower%20blood,your%20baby's%20lungs%20before%20delivery

https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/preeclampsia-magnesium-sulfate-therapy?scrlybrkr=55485abe#side-effects

Womb in control of all the ailments?? What does this mean? Can it be true? What is a wondering womb? Megan takes us back to ancient Greece.

https://academic.mu.edu/meissnerd/hysteria.html

https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/pandora-goddess-who-unleashed-both-hell-and-hope-upon-humanity-002902
 

Megan's wonderful, sweet and amazingly hilarious grandma has stories to share! Listen as she talks about her births from the 60's and 70s!

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Why is menses such a taboo subject? Why do people consider it to be something "we don't talk about?" In today's episode we dive into the thoughts, theories, and opinions of modern day menstruation. Don't worry we will throw in the ancient opinion too!

The Aftermath of Sex

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6290188/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/it-safe-have-sex-during-your-period/#:~:text=Just%20because%20you're%20having,related%20symptoms%2C%20such%20as%20cramps.

https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods#takeaway

https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/sex/sexual-health/sex-on-period

https://myevercup.com/blogs/guides/period-sex

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139224/pdf/Int-J-Fertil-Steril-14-78.pdf

https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/how-did-menstruation-become-taboo/

https://www.verywellhealth.com/infection-from-period-blood-5409610

https://www.health.com/condition/menstruation/period-sex

https://notchesblog.com/2015/05/05/the-modern-period-menstruation-and-the-history-of-sexuality/

https://medium.com/s/bloody-hell/the-mystical-magical-properties-of-period-blood-9a5b3e4c34ff

https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/20/history-period-a-look-at-menstruation-through-the-ages-in-15-fascinating-facts-5204085/

https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world/

https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/some-sects-of-hinduism-encourage-sex-during-your-periods/186312/

https://www.bustle.com/articles/80289-7-crazy-period-myths-from-history-because-people-once-thought-menstrual-blood-could-kill-crops

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591571600901609

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/tantric-ritual-manuals#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20rituals%20for,as%20the%20focus%20of%20meditation.

https://somananda.org/the-science-of-tantric-rituals/

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5172/siddhi

https://getruth.ca/blogs/ruth-blog/periods-through-history-a-menstrual-timeline#:~:text=In%20the%20ancient%20civilizations%20of,treated%20with%20respect%20by%20society.

https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/eth.1974.2.2.02a00030

Can you SAFELY drink caffeine while growing a tiny human? And if you can, how much? Find out today!

Aftermath of Sex website link Aftermath of Sex website link

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785784

https://foodinsight.org/caffeine-consumer-consumption-habits-and-safety-perceptions/#:~:text=Highlights,or%20more%20times%20a%20day.

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2010/08/moderate-caffeine-consumption-during-pregnancy

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/103122-caffeine-consumption-pregnancy#:~:text=Exposure%20to%20caffeine%20in%20the,consumed%20no%20caffeine%20while%20pregnant.

Endometriosis is a serious and often frustrating diagnosis. One that can only be determined by surgical findings of endometrial cells outside the uterus. Women are often told after examination well "it's probably endometriosis."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/endometriosis

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656#:~:text=Endometriosis%20is%20a%20condition%20in,including%20the%20bowel%20and%20bladder.

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2018/12/dysmenorrhea-and-endometriosis-in-the-adolescent#:~:text=Endometriosis%20in%20Adolescents-,Endometriosis%20in%20adolescents%20is%20considered%20a%20chronic%20disease%20with%20potential,a%20single%20best%20treatment%20option.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32031903/

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm#:~:text=Endocrine%20disruptors%20are%20found%20in,toys%2C%20cosmetics%2C%20and%20pesticides.

https://www.healthline.com/health/endometriosis/deep-infiltrating-endometriosis#:~:text=Deep%20infiltrating%20endometriosis%20is%20an,percent%20of%20those%20with%20endometriosis

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis

.https://www.brighamandwomens.org/obgyn/infertility-reproductive-surgery/endometriosis/surgical-treatment-of-endometriosis--and-destruction

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780128122006

https://www.endofound.org/stages-of-endometriosis

Why is it called Morning sickness? What do you call the rest of the day's vomiting? Is pregnancy sickness just in the AM?

https://bjgp.org/content/70/697/e534

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/morning-sickness-at-night/

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Does-Morning-Sickness-Occur-at-Other-Times-of-Day.aspx

Induction, induction, induction oh my... unknowningly these stories were placed together and sport a common theme. Cook's balloons, misoprostol, Pitocin, and Cervadil, we got it all. Listen as 3 beautiful birthers share their stories with us.