BONUS: You Might Also Like: "The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon Malone"

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today we bring you an episode of "The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon Malone." On Dr. Sharon’s new podcast, women take back the conversation on health with straight talk, real experience, and the care we all deserve. You’ll hear prominent female advocates, experts and patients just like you sharing how they confronted gaps in our healthcare system and got second opinions that saved their lives. Alongside each guest, Dr. Sharon tackles the questions and topics we’ve been conditioned to ignore — the ones we search for at 3 a.m. but never bring up at the doctor’s office. From dismissed symptoms to systemic failures, she pulls back the curtain on what’s really going on in women’s health and gives women the tools to advocate for themselves and each other. In this episode, Dr. Sharon talks to Board Certified Ob/GYN and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon, Dr. Karen Tang. The two unpack the evolution of Obstetrics Gynecology, the different OB-GYN subspecialties, and surgical options for reproductive health. Plus, Dr. Tang shares experiences patients may have on the surgical table and why you may want to choose a minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic conditions. Find more episodes of “The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon Malone” wherever you get your podcasts. … • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Today we bring you a special episode from Dr. Sharon Malone. On Dr. Sharon's new
0:07.9	podcast, The Second Opinion, women take back the conversation on health with straight talk,
0:13.7	real experience, and the care we all deserve. You'll hear prominent female advocates, experts,
0:19.9	and patients just like you, sharing how they
0:22.5	confronted gaps in our health care system and got second opinions that save their lives.
0:28.6	Alongside each guest, Dr. Sharon tackles the questions and topics we've been conditioned to
0:34.0	ignore, the ones we search for at 3 a.m. but have a hard time getting answers to
0:39.3	at the doctor's office. From dismissed symptoms to systemic failures, Dr. Sharon pulls back the
0:45.7	curtain on what's really going on in women's health and gives women the tools to advocate for
0:50.9	themselves and each other. In this episode, Dr. Sharon talks to board-certified OBGYN and minimally invasive
0:59.4	gynecologic surgeon, Dr. Karen Tang. Together, they unpack the evolution of obstetrics
1:06.3	gynecology, the different OBGYN subspecialcialties and surgical options for reproductive health.
1:13.1	Plus, Dr. Tang shares experiences patients may have on the surgical table and why you might
1:19.4	want to choose a minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic conditions. Find more episodes
1:25.6	of the second opinion with Dr. Sharon Malone wherever you get your podcasts.
1:30.7	They actually would treat people by, you know, tempting the uterus with things that they thought
1:36.0	they would like. Like, say, like, you should have sex. Like, if you are unmarried, the reason
1:41.0	you're having health issues is because you need more sex. Or literally, would hold up sweet things to like the pelvic area to tempt the uterus
1:50.0	to come back to where it's supposed to be.
1:57.9	Today we're talking with Dr. Karen Tang, a board-certified OBGYN, who specializes in minimally invasive
2:05.7	gynecological surgery. We'll discuss how it has evolved over the years. What is it? Who does it?
2:12.6	And more importantly, if you are contemplating surgery, are you a candidate? Welcome, Dr. Tang. Dr. Wallone, I'm so excited to be here.
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