Your are not alone, there are answers, and your gynecologist can help.

Listen to this episode if you or someone close to you has painful periods. I talk about what endometriosis and dysmenorrhea are, what a work-up is like, and what management and treatment options can look like. Most important, you are not alone and help is available.

Join me in a conversation with my brilliant friend, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who is an obgyn and complex family planning expert in Indiana. She has received national attention for her work, but this week she took the time to join me in a conversation to explain why obgyns who love delivering babies and taking care of patients and their babies are compelled to speak out about reproductive rights at this time.

References:

https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/23008/bernard-caitlin

https://www.newyorker.com/news/persons-of-interest/one-of-the-last-abortion-doctors-in-indiana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tiller

https://www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-care-deserts-report

In this episode, Perinatal Loss Coordinator Elena Griffis, BSN, RNC-OB, RNC-EFM shares her experience of working with people who have experienced loss. Join us as we explore this difficult topic and share some incite we have discovered in this line of work.

Some resources discussed:

https://sweetgraceministries.com/

https://www.frederickhealthhospice.org/grief-loss/project-christine/

https://www.amazon.com/Something-Happened-Cathy-Blanford/dp/0980198739