256. The Unfettered Urologist - Dr. Boone

You Are Not Broken

Kelly Casperson, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

5 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Martha Boone, a urologist and author, discusses alternative therapies in urology, the importance of quality information, and the changing landscape of hormone therapy. She shares her experiences with alternative treatments for bladder health, pelvic pain, and urinary tract infections. Dr. Boone also discusses the journey of testosterone and prostate cancer, highlighting the shift in understanding and treatment approaches. She emphasizes the importance of considering quality of life in medical decision-making and the need for individualized care. In this conversation, Dr. Martha Boone discusses her experiences in urology practice and her transition to writing. She highlights the challenges urologists face in providing comprehensive care within limited time constraints. Dr. Boone also shares her journey as a writer, including the publication of her books. The conversation explores the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction, as well as the difficulties of writing memoir. The unreliability of memory is also discussed, emphasizing the subjective nature of personal recollections. The conversation concludes with gratitude and encouragement for the next generation of urologists. Takeaways Alternative therapies can play a valuable role in urology, providing patients with additional options for treatment and symptom management. Access to quality information is crucial for patients to make informed decisions about their health and navigate the overwhelming amount of information available online. The journey of testosterone and prostate cancer highlights the evolving understanding of hormone therapy and the importance of individualized care. Considering quality of life is essential in medical decision-making, as it can greatly impact a patient's overall well-being and satisfaction with treatment. Urologists often face challenges in providing comprehensive care within limited time constraints. Transitioning from a medical career to writing requires discipline and adaptation to different genres. Writing fiction and nonfiction require different storytelling skills and approaches. Writing memoir can be particularly challenging due to the subjective nature of personal recollections. Memory is unreliable, and individual recollections of events can vary significantly. Gratitude and encouragement for the next generation of urologists. Martha B. Boone, M.D.Author of: The Big Free, The Unfettered Urologist, and Mother CharityMarthaBoone.comTwitter: @drmarthabooneFB: MarthaBBoone FirmTech sponsors this podcast today. Go to ⁠⁠myfirmtech.com⁠⁠ and enter code NOTBROKEN for 15% off today. Our other amazing podcast sponsors To learn more about Solv Wellness and their products for female pelvic health, visit ⁠⁠solvwellness.com⁠⁠ for 30% off your first purchase of any product. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Women of all ages deserve to feel fantastic. And we can—because there is relief to be found. Go to ⁠⁠myalloy.com⁠⁠ to start your virtual appointment today. Use code NOTBROKEN20 it's good for $20 off any purchase, one time use, and expires July 31, 2024 Check out details for my retreat: ⁠https://ascendretreats.com/2024-kellycasperson-sedona/⁠ Listen to my Tedx Talk: ⁠Why We Need Adult Sex Ed⁠ Take my NEW Adult Sex Ed Master Class: ⁠https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/adult-sex-ed⁠ Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP, a private facebook group to discuss and my private accountability group for your health, hormones and life support! ⁠www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the You Are Not Broken Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Kelly Casperson, a board-certified
0:09.9	urologist, thought leader, and conversation starter on midlife living, hormones, and sexuality.
0:16.6	Enjoy the show.
0:18.2	Hey, everybody. Thanks for joining me again today. Today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite topics, which is urology.
0:23.6	I am joined by Dr. Martha Boone, who is a urologist and author of the unfettered urologist.
0:29.5	Thanks so much for coming today.
0:31.2	Thank you for having me.
0:32.2	I'm excited to be here.
0:33.6	So you did medical school at MUSC in Charleston, then you did residency in Tulane, and then you did a fellowship in reconstruction at UC Davis. Now you're an author, and you were one of the first 100 female urologists. Tell me about your journey. And thank you. So I was one of the first ones board certified. There might have been more than 100 who had actually been urologists, but I was in the first pack to get board certified. And, you know, when I joined urology,
0:59.5	I had no women mentors. Tulane was way ahead of their time, and they were accepting all kinds of folks.
1:05.6	They were just looking for people who were going to be really good doctors and take good care of the patients. And they really didn't pay too much attention to anything else. So it turned out to be a great place for me.
1:14.7	And they continued to do things that way. I remember going to one of my first urology conferences.
1:20.1	It was like 6,000 men and a few women from industry and then me. And then I spotted this one woman
1:26.6	urologist. Her name was Janelle Foote. She's an African-American lady who's here in me. And then I spotted this one woman urologist. Her name was Janelle Futt.
1:28.7	She's an African-American lady who's here in Atlanta. And I was like a creepy little stalk
1:33.1	following her around because I was like this groupie going, oh my God, there's another one.
1:38.2	It's a girl. And she and I became good friends over the years, but she was the first sighting
1:43.2	I had of a full-fledged
1:45.0	woman urologist.
1:46.0	I was quite excited.
1:48.0	What year is this?
1:49.0	This was like 1986.
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