The V Word

Lesbian health is women's health: it's the same, it's different, and it's unique. Drs. Jenn & Erica discuss all the ways the health system stands to improve and hear firsthand stories of people who've navigated it. Plus, expert advise from Dr. Juno Obedin-Maliver of the PRIDE study!

Seriously, how far away are we from Gilead? Dr. Jenn & Dr. Erica break down the Trump administration's new domestic Gag Rule and the terribleness it means for women's health. 

In no other area of medicine is practicing without a license allowed, but guess what? Fake women's health clinics are manned by pretend medical personnel and have one mission in mind: to con women into keeping unwanted pregnancies. Bonus fact: your tax dollars fund them.

Did you know there's a federal contraceptive coverage guarantee in the Affordable Care Act? Well, you'd better, because our government is actively trying to undo it. Here's what you need to know, NOW.

Featuring Kinsey Hasstedt, Senior Policy Manager and reproductive health policy expert with the Guttmacher Institute.

From old school to high tech, let's talk birth control. Dr. Jenn & Dr. Erica explore why your grandmother's birth control pill sucked, what not to do with a vaginal ring, and how much stock to put in fertility awareness apps. Get ready.

Alright, let's do this: VAGINAS. There's no user manual, but maybe there should be. Let's talk normal, not normal, and just plain weird. This episode is sassy, features a lil' Harry Potter, and is not for young ears. Enjoy!

Believe it or not, we have the most number of eggs when we are in our mothers’ wombs. We have 6-7 million eggs at around 20 weeks of gestation, and that supply is going down even before we are born, even before puberty, and regardless of whether we’re pregnant, regardless of whether we’re on birth control, we’re still losing eggs every month. 

Congrats on your new baby, but hows that vajayjay doing? Let's dive deep with all those postpartum questions you're too nervous or embarrassed to ask out loud. We've got you covered mama.

Abortions are theoretical, until you need one. Hear a first hand account of one woman's decision to have a second trimester abortion.

Here we go again with legislators interfering in the exam room. In PART 1, we'll break down the recent 20 week abortion ban in the Senate, and prove that anyone who voted for it is an absolute tool bag. Then in PART 2, we'll hear from a woman describe her own experience with second trimester abortion.