Menopause is about so much more than hot flashes, and “that is just aging” is not an acceptable answer. In another This Episode Will Piss You Off, Robin and Deborah talk about the things women are too often expected to endure quietly.

Deborah unpacks menopause and the fact that declining estrogen can affect far more than hot flashes. We talk about why women are not given better information about their bodies, why female sexual health remains under-discussed, and why “that is just aging” is not an acceptable answer.

Robin explores abortion bans and pregnancy emergencies through the stories of women with wanted pregnancies who needed urgent medical care when things went wrong.

This episode includes discussion of menopause, painful sex, pregnancy loss, sepsis, abortion restrictions, and maternal death. Please take care of yourself while listening.

Sources:
Effects of pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function of postmenopausal women

ACOG

Menopause Society

Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

FDA Approves Labeling Changes to Menopausal Hormone Therapy Products

DISPARITIES IN FUNDING BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION-RELATED DISORDERS

National Network of Abortion Funds

KFF Abortion in the U.S.

Reproductive Freedom for All

Say Their Names: The Women Who Died After Being Denied Emergency Abortion Care

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

Woman said she went into sepsis before she could get lifesaving abortion care in Texas

Life of the Mother: How Abortion Bans Lead to Preventable Deaths

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women

Class Act of the Week: Jay Filmore: Pink Pill RX

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