We’re Not Ovary-acting: Women’s Health Myths Are The Worst

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🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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On this week’s episode of the pod, Jess is joined by Dr. Karen Tang (OB/Gyn and science communicator) to debunk common women’s health myths and misconceptions. In honor of Endometriosis month, the two docs start there and discuss what endometriosis is and isn’t, how it’s diagnosed, and treated. Next, they chat about PCOS and discuss the lack of evidence supporting special diets purported to cure it. The conversation shifts to bacterial vaginosis (and BV trends on TikTok that— spoiler alert— are not evidence-based), HPV, birth control, and more. You don’t want to miss this! All our sources from this episode are available at: https://www.unbiasedscipod.com/episodes/not-ovary-acting-womens-health-myths (00:00) Intros and Dr. Tang Book Overview (05:58) Endometriosis (20:58) Bacterial Vaginosis (25:10) Douching (27:56) No Essential Oils! (28:52) Misconceptions about the HPV Vaccine (34:30) Birth Control and Cancer (37:20) Myths about Birth Control (43:46) Understanding PCOS (47:39) Treatment and Management of PCOS (49:36) Final Thoughts Interested in advertising with us? Please reach out to advertising@airwavemedia.com, with “Unbiased Science” in the subject line. PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance. The information provided herein do not represent the views of our employers.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:19.7	Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness on your host and public health scientist, Dr. Just Steyer.
0:29.0	And today I am so excited to let you know that we are joined by Dr. Karen Tang. I'm going to introduce Karen and then we're going to get into it. We have so
0:39.4	much to chat about today. Dr. Tang is a board certified gynecologist, minimally invasive
0:45.2	gynecologic surgeon and the author of It's Not Hysteria, everything you need to know about your
0:51.9	reproductive health, but we're never told. And we'll talk about this in a minute.
0:56.3	We'll talk more about the book, but it is available now for pre-order. We will link to it in the show notes.
1:01.3	You can also follow her at Karen Tang, MD, on TikTok, on Instagram, and on YouTube, where she reaches millions of viewers across the world each month
1:12.7	with her educational videos about sexual and reproductive health.
1:16.9	Her goal is to break down the stigma and misinformation around these issues,
1:21.5	empower people to understand their own bodies, and take control of their health.
1:25.9	Karen, thank you so much for joining me today.
1:28.3	I'm so excited. I cannot wait to dive into all the juicy topics that we're going to be
1:33.2	covering today. So the overarching topic is that we want to dispel certain myths and misconceptions
1:40.0	about women's health. We're going to kick things off with a conversation specifically about
1:45.5	endometriosis. Karen actually informed me that this month is endometriosis awareness month. Is that right,
1:51.7	Karen? That's right. Yeah. There you go. But we also have a ton of other myths and misconceptions
1:58.5	that we're going to get through. Before we do that, Karen, can you give us a little insight into what your book is about,
2:05.8	where folks can find it and order it?
2:08.0	Absolutely.
2:08.8	So It's Not Hysteria is a book that came about because of things that I had heard,
2:14.1	just in the process of being a gynecologist for 15 years, being on social media,
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