Greetings from Ithaca. This week is Spring Break with an active 8 year old boy. We are hiking and eating ice cream everyday…sometimes twice! 😜

Jessica Fettway, mother and advocate, passes away from cervical cancer. She advocated for herself and asked for me. Doctors insisted it was uterine fibroids and it clearly was not. We must honor her. Our hearts go out to her family.

Birth control is making the news. Most recently, the Washington Post wrote Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion and previous guest, Sarah E. Hill, wrote a response The Real Story Behind Women Getting Off Hormonal Birth Control And Misinformation. These discussions magnify the complexities of the healthcare system and even more so the challenges in women’s health.

🎧 This Week’s Health Beat

This week, I'm embarking on a bold new venture – illuminating the vital subject of women’s health. As we navigate the inception of this journey, I aim to lay a comprehensive foundation, setting the stage to delve into the nuances and critical areas within women’s health.

I am particularly invigorated by the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in bridging the profound gaps in women’s healthcare. Take, for instance, the groundbreaking advancements in early breast cancer detection through AI technology!

I welcome your input on specific topics within women’s health that you’d like to see explored. My ambition is to harness my expertise in healthcare, enriched by insights from distinguished experts, to distill and share pivotal trends, pressing concerns, and actionable guidance.

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcast, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

🗞 Pulse on Women's Health

• Researchers are documenting end-of-life visions, a phenomenon that seems to help the dying as well as those they will leave behind. In some cases, they can feel transcendent. (NYTimes)

• Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher CVD Death Risk (MedScape)

Have women’s health news to share? Send me an email!

🩸 18+: A Guide to Understanding Your Reproductive Health

Does the PCOS Diets Work? The NYTimes published an article speaking about PCOS diets. In case you weren’t aware, last year, criteria for diagnosis has been updated, which is critical, because 1 in 10 women have PCOS and many go undiagnosed for years. Additionally, “what works” for each woman varies. And while there is no cure, symptoms can be managed.

🔥 Menopause is Hot 😉

Halle Berry Recalls Her Doctor Saying She Had the 'Worst Case of Herpes' He'd Ever Seen — but It Was Perimenopause. In fact, it was Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). Previous guest Dr. Maria Uloko educates us on GSM and the role of vaginal estrogen. Clearly, we can’t talk about this enough so apologies if this is the 100th time you’ve heard this. 😜 Sometimes, we need a celebrity’s story to make headlines.

I’d love to hear from you. Do you have a great story to tell about a doctor helping you through perimenopause? Or perhaps you have had a similar experience to Halle Berry. Reply to this email or share in the comments below. Let’s get a comment chain going.

🧐 Quiz Time!

👁‍🗨 Quote of the Week

😮 Fun (and sometimes free!) Finds

NEAT STUFF

Period swimsuits are a thing!

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Great exercises for back pain, neck pain, and mobility.

Have an event, free find, or anything else interesting you’d like me to share? Email me.

Disclaimer

The information shared by Fempower Health is not medical advice but for informational purposes to enable you to have more effective conversations with your doctor.  Always talk to your doctor before making health-related decisions. Additionally, the views expressed by the Fempower Health podcast guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.

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