In this Raw Rerun, Allie lights up over the chance to get at Dave's bald head.

In this Raw Rerun, An aspirational butcher throws Kris & Allie for a loop.

In this Raw Rerun, Kris & Allie talk with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Pei-Li Huang about women's health issues, IVF, donor eggs, health care advocacy, and more. They delve into infertility processes and stigmas, as well as the changing landscape of women's healthcare. Dr. Huang is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. An active member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Dr. Huang is a champion for women's reproductive health. She is a co-founder of Fertility Solutions, an IVF center, in New England.

SHOWNOTES

Links to resources discussed in this podcast
-  Dr. Pei-Li's Huang's practice, Fertility Solutions, an IVF center with locations in New England

- For information on infertility, go to ReproductiveFacts.org

- For fertility advocacy, a good place to start is Resolve: The National Infertility Association

- For information about women's health, check out ACOG: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists

- Dani Shapiro's book Inheritance: A Memoir of Geneaology, Paternity, and Love

- Wiki article on estradiol (please consult with your medical professional!)

- Vagifem  website (please consult with your medical professional!)

- Steinway & Sons Pianos

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Here's what we discussed with Dr. Pei-Li Huang
- Meet Dr. Pei-Li Huang, reproductive endocrinologist (00:21)
- Hormones effect everything! (02:18)
- Research on men—but what about the ladies? (02:24)
- Trends on HRT & Pei-Li’s thoughts (06:02)
- Ouch - vaginal dryness! (07:27)
- Men discuss infertility with Pei-Li (10:23)
- Let’s talk female libido research (11:24)
- Allie pipes up about the patriarchy (12:24)
- IVF and Raw Female’s older demographic (14:15)
-  Donor eggs and aging out (15:44)
- The odd stigma around donor eggs (18:08)
- Feeling “something’s broken” (21:06)
- Serving the transgender community (25:17)
- Advocating for insurance coverage for fertility treatment (26:22)
- Protocol and complications for older patients (28:19)
- Should I freeze my eggs? (31:2)
- Trends Pei-Li is seeing now (33:58)
- Lobbying the AMA to define infertility as a disease (35:46)
- Are we making headway on women’s healthcare policy (37:45)
- Pei-Li and her piano (38:05)

Raw Female: Informational. Positive. Solution-based. Fun.

In this Raw Rerun, Allie's nearly speechless over Kris's very "unprofessional" period-at-work situation.

In this Raw Rerun, Stephanie Cullinane, PA-C,  drills down on the cosmetic side of her practice, troubleshooting Allie's brown spots and Kris' fatty chin. Part 2 of 2.

In this Raw Rerun, Kris hits her Period Brag Phase and Allie couldn't be less impressed.

In the Raw Rerun, Kris goes in for her mammogram, only to uncover that she has dense boobs—and there's a protocol for that.

In this Raw Rerun, Kris & Allie realize they're on opposite sides of the mirror-squatting debate. Do you check out your undercarriage with a mirror? Email us at [email protected]!

Kris & Allie continue their chat with nutrition science and fitness expert Amanda Thebe in this Raw Rerun.

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH AMANDA IN PART 2 OF OUR CHAT:

• diet trends  
• intermittent fasting and keto diets
• prioritizing protein
• the importance of strength training
• maintaining muscle mass
• high quality carbs
• strength is power
• taking up space  
• the potency of small tweaks 
• looking for protein every time you eat
• functional strength training
• feeling empowered
• osteoporosis
• HIIT classes vs. weight training
• Amanda’s long-haul Covid recovery
• fitness “snacking”  
• self preservation vs. self care
• Amanda’s to-do/ta-da! list 
• getting beyond the stigma of anti-depressants
• how taking care of ourselves reads “failure”
• “shift happens”: how to think in midlife
• policing the quackery
• self-advocating
• keeping it simple
• a big box of vibrators   

A rerun of our fun and informative discussion with fitness expert Amanda Thebe, a force of nature when it comes to thriving in menopause. Amanda’s hellish journey in perimenopause spurred her to research and write Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too. With three decades of experience in the fitness industry, Amanda brings proactive positivity—and lots of laughs—to the menopause table, crafting a toolkit made up of four hacks: how to eat, how to move, how to manage stress, and how to think.

Here's what we discussed with Amanda in Part 1 of our chat:

• being unwell in perimenopause
• feeling isolated in the struggle
• common & uncommon symptoms
• vertigo & migraines
• our mothers dropped the ball
• Amanda’s alien birth
• emotional & mental health 
• hormone therapy and its stigma
• doctors untrained in menopause management
• simple treatment options
• bringing facts to the doctor

Links to resources discussed in this podcast:

• Where to buy Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too
• Amanda’s website
• Estrogen Matters by Dr. Avram Bluming and Carol Tavris, PhD
• NAMS, the North American Menopause Society
• Gennev, menopause telehealth

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