What You DON'T Know About Women’s Health! From Microbiome to Major Impact with Priyanka Jain : 1227
The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Is this the missing link in fertility?
The vaginal microbiome could be the most overlooked factor in optimizing women’s health, from fertility and hormonal balance to preventing infections and improving quality of life. In this groundbreaking episode, Dave Asprey talks to Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy, about how understanding and improving the vaginal microbiome can transform women’s health outcomes.
Priyanka shares how Evvy is advancing women’s health through cutting-edge genomic research and AI-powered insights, offering solutions to challenges like bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, recurrent UTIs, and even infertility. You’ll learn why this critical microbiome plays such a vital role, how hormonal changes and lifestyle impact it, and how personalized approaches can improve reproductive and overall health.
This episode explores not just women’s health but also how understanding the vaginal microbiome can influence relationships, biohacking, and even groundbreaking fertility research. Don’t miss this deep dive into the science and solutions shaping the future of health.
Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:
• The critical role the vaginal microbiome plays in women’s health and fertility
• How hormonal changes affect vaginal health and microbiome balance
• The link between vaginal microbiome imbalances and conditions like bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections, and UTIs
• Evvy’s innovative approach to using AI and genomics for personalized health insights
• Practical tips for maintaining microbiome health, including probiotics, hydration, and hormone balance
• The connection between the vaginal microbiome and overall quality of life
Resources:
• 2025 Biohacking Conference – https://biohackingconference.com/2025
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• Follow Evvy on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/evvy
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• Dave Asprey’s Website – https://daveasprey.com
• Dave Asprey’s Book: Smarter Not Harder – https://daveasprey.com/books
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Timestamps:
• 00:00 Trailer
• 00:35 Introduction to Vaginal Microbiome
• 01:12 Meet Priyanka Jain of Evvy
• 02:03 Understanding the Vaginal Microbiome
• 04:37 Challenges in Women’s Health
• 09:55 Impact of Lifestyle on Vaginal Health
• 11:22 The Role of Diet and Supplements
• 15:24 Sexual Health and Vaginal Microbiome
• 27:25 Menopause and Vaginal Health
• 31:23 Optimizing Vaginal Health
• 39:31 Exploring Women’s Health Data
• 41:17 The Role of Vaginal Microbiome in Fertility
• 43:44 Affordable Testing and Discount Offers
• 45:31 The Impact of Lubricants on Vaginal Health
• 46:20 Innovative Ideas for Probiotic Products
• 47:29 Audience Questions and Precision Medicine
• 48:04 The Importance of Data in Women’s Health
• 54:31 Marketing and Misinformation in Vaginal Health
• 01:06:34 The Connection Between Diet and Vaginal Health
• 01:12:49 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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| 0:00.0 | If you think about the vagina structurally, it's essentially an open gateway between the outside world, which has every pathogen you can imagine. |
| 0:06.8 | Anything that tells you that it is cleaning your vagina, douching, steaming, etc., not good. |
| 0:12.3 | The vaginal microbiome is a leading predictor of whether or not a cycle of IVF will succeed. |
| 0:16.8 | Unfortunately, sex is one of the largest triggers for vaginal discomfort. |
| 0:21.1 | Teria are more likely to cause a problem, but good bacteria are the solution. |
| 0:25.0 | Is having semen inside a vagina good for the microbiome or bad for the microbiome? |
| 0:31.1 | You're listening to The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:37.2 | Can we talk about vaginas? |
| 0:40.6 | Okay, not just vaginas. |
| 0:42.0 | Can we talk about the microbiome? |
| 0:43.4 | Okay, not just the microbiome, because I'm actually a fan of both. |
| 0:47.6 | Let's talk about the vaginal microbiome, because this is something that's really important. |
| 0:53.5 | It's important whether or not you're equipped with a vagina. |
| 0:57.0 | And that's because there's all kinds of things going on that are probably as important as your gut microbiome, |
| 1:05.0 | which is something that we don't talk about enough. |
| 1:08.0 | And I have someone who knows a thing or two about this. |
| 1:12.1 | Our name is Priyanka Jane, and she's the founder of Evie. |
| 1:17.1 | Evie runs a, what do you like to call it, a functional microbiome test for the vagina? |
| 1:23.0 | What do you call it? |
| 1:23.4 | Yeah, that sounds great. |
| 1:25.0 | All right. |
| 1:25.9 | Now, I got to know you because you are related to Neveen Jane. |
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