The V Word

What even IS PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and why is it so dang hard to diagnose/understand. The doctors break down everything you need to know about this super strange but super common syndrome, including how to get pregnant and how NOT to get cancer!

Here is literally EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about heart disease and why it's so crazy common in women. Producer Aysha Choudhary has this interview Dr. Abha Khandelwal, Chief of the Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic at Stanford University.

Guess what's right behind the entertainment industry in filed TimesUp claims? You guessed it--healthcare. Turns out the medical field has a wicked history of gender/race/age/ethnicity/sexual orientation discrimination among its employees, and people are FINALLY doing something about it. Interview with TimesUp Healthcare Co-Founder and all around badass she-boss, Dr. Jane Van Dis.

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Caitlin Barlow is a producer, writer, and actor on the television series, Teachers. She's a member of the six-woman comedic troupe, The Katydids, and a new-ish mom who talks openly on social media about all the hilarious truths of motherhood.

In this, "In Their Shoes" interview, she tells Dr. Jenn about the reality of postpartum body expectations in Hollywood and the effect that has on women everywhere, and we LOVE LOVE LOVE her for it!

Time for a little love up north. Let's discuss all things boobs and why, outside of breast feeding and breast cancer, there isn't much discussion in medicine about breasts as they affect sexual and mental health. Special interview with internationally acclaimed photojournalist, Yvonne Stanley, on her project, The Boob Book, and how YOU can be a part of it!

She calls herself an Endo Warrior and on social media, the @Endo_Goddess_, and for good reason. Sofia Arellano tells her first hand account of what it's like to live with the notorious pain that is endometriosis. As she says, "Endo is like a bomb has gone off inside you."

Candiace Dillard is an all around badass. You may know her as a cast member of Real Housewives of Potomac or from her year at Miss United States 2013. She's also held leadership roles at the White House under the Obama administration and is the CEO and Founder of her own consulting and hair product lines. Listen in for this In Their Shoes exclusive interview about all the ways reproductive health empowerment has shaped the woman she is today!

Here is literally EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about pelvic pain caused by endometriosis. Why is it such a mysterious diagnosis and why can it be so hard to treat? Producer Aysha Choudhary interviews Dr. Deirdre Lum, Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Stanford University.

In honor of International Women's History Month, let's do a deep dive into where, how, and from whom your birth control came. The pill specifically has a crazy story, involving (surprise surprise) racism, misogyny, and some accidents! Stay tuned.

Human trafficking includes sexual slavery and forced labor, and is a lot closer to home than you may have thought. Let's dig deep into all the ways this pervades women's health, and talk one-on-one with a survivor of child sexual trafficking. Special interview with Holly Gibbs, author of the book, Walking Prey: How America's Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery, and Director of the Human Trafficking Response for Dignity Health.