(MIS)Treated explores how medicine has – and still is – failing women and speaks to the people looking to make a difference. Join host Nam Kiwanuka to hear real life stories and expert interviews on how the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of women affects us all.

Available September 30, listen to (MIS)Treated, a new TVO Today podcast that debunks the myth that our healthcare is gender neutral. It examines the real-life consequences when women's health care – from birth to death – goes undiagnosed and untreated because women's health is underfunded and under researched.

We cover questions like: Why were women once excluded from clinical trials? Why is it so hard to get diagnosed with endometriosis? What's a fibroid and why don't we talk about them? Why do women represent 80 per cent of autoimmune diseases? What has been the impact of the forced sterilization of Indigenous women? And more. To find out the answers, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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Fibroids will impact up to 80% of women by age 50 so why don't we know what causes them? As celebrities like Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and tennis superstar Venus Williams share their stories on the challenges of living with fibroids, will this change things? Nam Kiwanuka speaks to entrepreneur, author and speaker Amber Mac about why she chose to talk publicly about her fibroids.

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If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health, visit any of the following resources for support:

Wellness Together Canada

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To connect with a mental health professional one-on-one:

• call 1-888-668-6810 or text WELLNESS to 686868 for youth
• call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 for adults

Kids Help Phone

Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868.

The Government of Ontario’s Mental Health Support Resources

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Link to report on Black women and fibroids: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3874080

Link to report on lack of medical research related to women's health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8812498/

Link to Sunnybrook Hospital's guidance on intravenous iron treatment and typical costs: https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=intravenous-iron-therapy#:~:text=Do%20I%20need%20to%20pay,anemia%20did%20not%20get%20better.

Wait times for gynecological surgery in Canada and Ontario: https://healthydebate.ca/2024/01/topic/canadian-women-waiting-gynecologic-surgery/#:~:text=May%20Sanaee%2C%20a%20urogynecologist%20in,that%20also%20requires%20urgent%20attention.

Cost of annual fibroid treatments in the United States: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3292655/#:~:text=The%20estimated%20annual%20direct%20costs,$5.9%20to%20$34.4%20billion%20annually.

CBC article on why more women get Alzheimer's than men: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alzheimer-women-risks-1.7604574

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Imagine waiting for years, sometimes decades, to receive a diagnosis for an illness that's made you change every aspect of your life. If you're living with endometriosis, you probably understand this better than most. To learn more about this life-changing condition, Nam Kiwanuka speaks with gynaecological surgeon and sonologist Dr. Mathew Leonardi and researcher Shay Freger from McMaster University. They say the state of endo research has never been stronger, but that there's still a lot to be done to understand the scope of the condition's effect on women.

Got a question or comment? Email us at: mistreatedpodcast@tvo.org

The Endometriosis Network Canada: https://endometriosisnetwork.com

If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health, visit any of the following resources for support:

Wellness Together Canada

https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA

To connect with a mental health professional one-on-one:

• call 1-888-668-6810 or text WELLNESS to 686868 for youth
• call 1-866-585-0445 or text WELLNESS to 741741 for adults

Kids Help Phone

Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868.

The Government of Ontario’s Mental Health Support Resources

https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-mental-health-support

Follow TVO on social: https://www.youtube.com/theagenda

https://www.instagram.com/mistreatedtvo

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Attractiveness of women with rectovaginal endometriosis: a case-control study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22985951

Closing the women's health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies: https://www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insights/closing-the-womens-health-gap-a-1-trillion-dollar-opportunity-to-improve-lives-and-economies

The phenotypic and genetic association between endometriosis and immunological diseases: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40262193

Women with endometriosis say they are enduring extreme pain due to pandemic surgery delays, lack of expertise: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/woman-endure-endometriosis-pain-during-pandemic-1.6377249

Hysterectomy is more common, and occurs at younger ages, for women with less education: https://theconversation.com/hysterectomy-is-more-common-and-occurs-at-younger-ages-for-women-with-less-education-237937

Meet Shay Freger: endometriosis researcher and greenhouse volunteer: https://news.mcmaster.ca/meet-shay-freger-endometriosis-researcher-and-greenhouse-volunteer

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