Research scientist Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow talks bodily autonomy, calls for the need for better menstrual tracking methods for individuals with bleeding disorders, and reveals how medical school training often provides minimal education on the period. She encourages listeners to speak openly about their periods to break the stigma, noting that even within religious texts, there are accounts of individuals seeking and receiving healing for heavy bleeding.

Program Notes:

Episode Links:

• Dr. Bannow https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/bethany-samuelsonbannow-md-mcr#profile-section__about-me

• Konika Ray Wong's Period Education Book https://girlpowerscience.com/shop/p/oneinamillionbook

• Dr. Bannow's paper / ASH Publications, re: Anticoagulation in Women: https://ashpublications.org/hematology/article/2022/1/467/493547/Anticoagulant-therapy-for-women-implications-for?guestAccessKey=

• NIH / Anticoagulation Article by Dr. Bannow https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39476970/

• PDX Monthly Article about Dr. Bannow's outstanding work: https://www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-wellness/2024/06/ohsu-menstrual-research-period-products-bethany-samuelson-bannow

• NBDF Video featuring Dr. Bannow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyb44gh27Og

• Dr. Period Hackers https://www.drperiodhackers.com/

• Flow with Dr. Period Hackers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuA63YI8RDU

• Dr. Bannow first to test menstrual blood on period products! https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/30/ohsu-researchers-test-menstrual-products-with-blood-for-the-first-time/

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