Lady Parts*

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe has ignited fierce debate about bodily autonomy. But it’s remarkable how little we know about female physiology. Find out what studies have been overlooked by science, and what has been recently learned. Plus, why studying women’s bodies means being able to say words like “vagina” without shame ... a researcher who is recreating a uterus in her lab to study endometriosis … and an overdue recognition of medical pioneer Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler. Guests: Melody T. McCloud - Obstetrician Gynecologist and Founder and Medical Director of Atlanta Women's Health Care; co-author of “Black Women's Wellness: Your ‘I've Got This!’ Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living” Victoria Gall - Volunteer with the Friends of the Hyde Park Library and the Hyde Park Historical Society Rachel E. Gross - Science journalist and author of “Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage” Linda Griffith - Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering at M.I.T., Director of the Center for Gynepathology Research, and author of the Boston Globe article, “‘FemTech’ and a moonshot for menstruation science” Roshni Babal - Pediatric Asthma and Chronic Disease Program Coordinator at Boston Medical Center Perri Klass - Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University and Author of “The Best Medicine: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future” Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake *Originally aired October 31, 2022 Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Please take our listener survey! Help us get to know you and enter to win a $500 Amazon gift card! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.4	The world is filled with many questions,
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1:03.7	podcast, Mystery of Everything, available everywhere you get your podcasts. The Supreme Court's reversal of Roe versus Wade has ignited a fierce debate about bodily autonomy.
1:24.4	But for all the discussion about women's bodies, it's strange how little we know or
1:28.5	seem to care about their basic physiology.
1:31.3	Historically, most medical studies have focused on male subjects,
1:35.6	and even a basic understanding of women's anatomy
1:38.3	has been overlooked by science.
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