Dr Anita Mitra | Everything you Need to Know about your Menstrual Cycle.
The Emma Guns Show
Emma Gunavardhana
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2020
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Dr Anita Mitra is an NHS doctor who specialises in obstetrics and gynaecology. In this episode we discuss:
- Why talking about women's health shouldn't be taboo.
- How tracking your cycle can help you better understand your health overall.
- What a menstrual cycle is, how long it lasts and how it might make you feel at different times of the month.
- Why the notion of 'balancing your hormones' is ultimately a bit of a nonsense.
- Why talking about our vaginas and vulvas shouldn't be taboo and much more...
Anita's book is available here -- The Gynae Geek.
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