Today I talk about the health issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community during the much-talked-about Pride month. Society still is based on natal gender and is yet to consider that gender is what the individual identifies as. Often ignored and mostly disregarded, the LGBTQIA+ community also needs basic, essential, and specific healthcare. There needs to be an understanding of the health needs and to improve delivery and access to competent healthcare for physical, emotional, and mental well-being, irrespective of sexual/ gender identity.

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Today, I carry on from the previous episode and talk to you about the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. It can be a difficult illness to tackle, both physically and mentally. Finding a right doctor or someone with whom you feel comfortable and who understands your journey with this disease becomes important. Painkillers or hormone therapy or surgery, whatever it may be, the eventual aim is to reduce your symptoms and enhance your quality of life.

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Today, I am speaking on a condition that is often misdiagnosed or mostly ignored before it gets an official diagnosis. Endometriosis is notoriously misunderstood but awareness has certainly increased since celebrities have amplified the conversations around this disease. Chances are, you already know someone with endometriosis yet we fail to get into the crux of the cause, the effect, and the severity associated with it. So let's open this Pandora's box and know more about what endometriosis is, why it happens, what one suffers from, and what are certain myths around this condition.

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Today, I am sharing with you the idea behind this podcast and my thoughts on Women's day.

Even with decades of notable progress and significant gains on the international forum, women and vulva owners—both in India and around the world— still find gender equality elusive. Women exercising or even seeking their basic rights is interpreted as a direct and destabilizing challenge to existing power structures. Regardless of a woman’s education or abilities or experience, the patriarchal nature fosters the perception that women are less competent and less qualified than men. Honestly, it is not possible to name just one challenge, one issue, or one forgotten right, but it becomes necessary for me, as a Gynec, and for you too, to reflect on it, speak about it, and make a change one at a time.

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Everyone with a uterus is probably somewhat familiar with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). For some women, it is a minor irritation but for others, it's downright debilitating. Your uterus tries to punch you to death as you deal with bloating as well as tackle the emotional ups and downs. Severe PMS, also called PMDD (premenstrual dysphoria disorder) affects your routine and daily life, and requires a more in-depth treatment approach with the guidance of a gynecologist.

In this episode of Guy from Gynec, Dr Ash addresses this important unspoken but accepted issue of every uterus owner, as he stresses more on PMDD and its management, in the process of trying to raise awareness to treat every woman in that phase with at least a modicum of respect and understanding.

People from all walks of life battle breast cancer. With a staggering number of cases affecting women every year, this disease doesn't discriminate against anyone, be it rich or poor. While celebrities have come forward to speak about their battles, a lot has to be done to create proper awareness when it comes to breast cancer. Breast self-examination (BSE) and annual screening methods have proven to be effective in early detection and prompt management.

In this episode of Guy from Gynec, Dr Ash speaks about the various breast disorders as he stresses on BSE, highlighting the need for encouraging every woman to face the battle of cancer with better understanding and acceptance.

India is known as the hub of surrogacy. With celebrities opting for surrogate babies, this has become the talk of the town. Yet there is very little awareness when it comes to how the actual thing happens and what are the laws around it. A lot of legal and social aspects surround this concept so as to implement the process for suitable parents by ideal surrogate mothers.

In this episode of Guy from Gynec, Dr Ash deals with this not so uncommon topic highlighting the need to understand and value this act as he touches upon the important laws that bind the procedure of surrogacy so as to ethically follow this practice.

The outdated patriarchal system of social organisation has determined and shaped the lives of women and girls since centuries, and continues to do so. For a working woman, personal demographics like age, level of education, marital status, number of children, all are added qualifications for her work resume. To add to that, adjusting to the workplace culture, whether in a new company or not, can be intensely stressful. There is a need for people to understand that feminism’s goal is to reduce gender gaps and achieve political, economic, personal, and social gender equality.

In this episode of Guy from Gynec, Dr Ash brings out the issues of a working woman in India, putting forward the prejudices of being a woman in a society which is dictated by men at work along with discussing various issues which these women face in their working and family environments.