Dr. Rachel Masch s a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai medical school and is board certified in Complex Family Planning. She is the co Medical Director of the division of family planning at Mt sinai Beth Israel in NYC. She has a masters in public health from Columbia University and serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Basic Health International (BHI), a nonprofit organization that works toward eradicating cervical cancer worldwide.

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Amy and Allison discuss the billion dollar industry in feminine products promoting vaginal/vulvar hygiene. They review that clean vaginas are not necessarily healthy ones. They speak about the ways in which the vaginal Ph and the microbiome can be interrupted. With a sense of humor and science they explore the long standing media messages that imply vaginas are dirty and our need to vigilantly clean them.

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Virginia Reath, PA and GynoCurious continue their series on the menopause. Reviewing symptoms and perceptions about this time in women's lives are discussed. The benefits and the challenges, the variation in each individuals experience and the treatments that can be discussed with your clinician are all a part of their conversation.

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Jenna Smith, CM and Katie Guernsey, CNM speak with GynoCurious about their lives as midwives. They describe the arc of their professional choices, the impact and perspectives gained by their own child birth experiences and the challenges of working in todays medical environs.

https://www.webmd.com/baby/what-is-a-midwife-twins

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Jennifer Ciotta shares further information about healing from a life threatening ulcerative colitis flare in 2021. She tells GynoCurious the lessons she has learned about diet and lifestyle and her individual decisions about treatments. She reviews allopathic and complementary approaches in healing. Jennifer describes the additional diagnosis of mold toxicity and its relationship with her UC and how she incorporates that diagnosis into her overall way of life.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ulcerative-colitis-autoimmune-healing-journey/id1620943512

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Vulva Views reviews the history of corsets, plastic surgery and the social norms that have challenged women into fitting into/accommodating the expectations for tight bodies and youthful appearances.

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Dr. Branka Bryan, clinical psychologist, joins GynoCurious to discuss the sobering reality of domestic violence. One out of every third woman in the US has experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This is truly a staggering statistic.

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Zoe Weinstein, MD speaks with GynoCurious about the early years of training as a general surgeon. She shares with us the challenges of (her) residency as a female in the world of male clinicians.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/breast-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20352470

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Zara Altbach speaks with Amy and Allison about her diagnosis of Catamenial pneumothorax and endometriosis. After three spontaneous pneumothorax, Zara learned she had an unusual form of endometriosis affecting her right lung. After years of doctoring and a lack of diagnosis, Zara eventually found a team of physicians who listened to her concerns and helped her heal.

https://www.northwell.edu/news/an-unlikely-cause-for-collapsed-lung

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Wendy Stark, is now president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater NY after spending the last 30 years in leadership and advocacy roles in the health care space. She speaks with great compassion, patience and humility about her work and the challenges of politics, economies and issues around medical/personal autonomy on individuals seeking wellness.

She shares with GynoCurious how she feels inspired by her work, the stressors and ways in which she copes with the many obstacles she encounters day to day and her hopes for the future of healthcare for women, their communities and this country.

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-greater-new-york

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