The First Podcast

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) A stent in a vein can sound extreme until you hear the step-by-step reality. We sit down with Dr. Brooke Spencer, a board-certified interventional radiologist and a leading voice in complex venous disease, to unpack what […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) IVF can feel like a cruel tradeoff when you’re living with endometriosis or adenomyosis: you’re doing something hopeful for your fertility, and suddenly your pelvic pain ramps up. We sit down with Dr. Sadikah Behbehani, an […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the reason pelvic pain won’t budge isn’t another mystery lesion, but a pressure problem hiding in plain sight inside your veins? We’re back with Dr. Brooke Spencer, board-certified interventional radiologist and venous disease specialist, […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the “mystery” behind chronic pelvic pain isn’t another diagnosis—but a blood-flow problem that was never fully evaluated? In this episode of Endo Battery, we sit down with Dr. Brooke Spencer, a board-certified interventional radiologist […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the question running through your mind every time a new symptom appears isn’t “What is this?”—but “Am I in pain, or am I in danger?” When you live with chronic pain, endometriosis, pelvic pain, […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani about why neurodivergent people with chronic illness can miss hunger cues, struggle with meal planning, and feel overwhelmed by fullness. We connect the dots between sensory experience, shame, and restriction, […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Does endometriosis really “come back” after surgery? And what if what we call recurrence isn’t always recurrence at all? In this episode of Endo Battery, we sit down with Professor Gaby Moawad, a globally recognized leader […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Your doctor says your endometriosis “isn’t that bad” and you try to believe them. Then you learn the truth: organs fused together, years of pain explained in a single moment, and a realization that the system […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with pelvic health occupational therapist Karla Ehlers about why uncertainty can dysregulate the nervous system and make pelvic pain feel even harder. We share a clearer map of fight or flight, shutdown, and social […]

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with Dr. Canio Martinelli about why endometriosis and pelvic pain get dismissed and how medical education can train future OBGYNs to reason better, listen better, and act sooner. We also dig into AI, global […]