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78% of our viewers haven't yet subscribed... Please subscribe and help us grow our community, thank you! Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Alexandra is delighted to welcome Dr Emilė Radytė to the girl chat, a neuroscientist and co-founder of Samphire Neuroscience. For decades, women have been told their hormones are the root of the problem. But what if that’s only half the story? Emilė explains how the brain controls every hormone in your body and why conditions like endometriosis and PMDD should also be treated as brain disorders. We’re introduced to the Nettle, the world’s first at home brain stimulation device designed to retrain the brain to reduce period pain and improve PMS symptoms. We discuss everything from why only 2% of medication reaches the brain and why period pain gets worse over time to the different levels of endometriosis pain and how our hormone sensitivity is impacted by trauma. If you’ve lost hope, this is the conversation that could change everything. Links, Socials & Products Emilė Radytė… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.em.neuroscientist/ Website: https://www.samphireneuro.com It's Not Just A Period... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis Are you struggling to get a diagnosis? Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office? This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need. Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining Alexandra in the studio this week is GP and menopause specialist, Dr Nikki Ramskill, founder of The Female Health Doctor Clinic. Women spend decades of their lives in peri and post menopause struggling unnecessarily as a result of lack of education, awareness and training. Dr Nikki walks us through each stage of menopause, what happens in the body and the wide range of symptoms. They discuss the importance of HRT, why it can be so difficult to get hold of and what a personalised treatment plan can look like. Links, Socials & Products Dr Nikki Ramskill… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femalehealthdoc/ Website: https://www.thefemalehealthdoctor.com It's Not Just A Period... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis Are you struggling to get a diagnosis? Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office? This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need. Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! This week Alexandra is joined by Dr Zara Haider, Consultant and President of the College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare. The CoSRH’s role is to set standards, provide training and advocate on behalf of patients for access to safe, effective and high quality sexual health services. We’ve heard from thousands of women who’ve experienced traumatic, barbaric and humiliating experiences around the coil and so Alexandra poses the question; what is the official line when it comes to pain relief? They discuss the government’s health strategy, women’s health clinics and why sexual health services are a postcode lottery. Get ready for a deep girl chat as this conversation covers everything from the coil and gynaecological waiting lists to post pregnancy contraception and emergency contraception. Links, Socials & Products College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosrh_uk/?hl=en Website: https://www.cosrh.org It's Not Just A Period... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis Are you struggling to get a diagnosis? Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office? This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need. Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining the girl chat this week is Katie Flynn, who waited 18 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, PMDD, chronic pain disorder and painful bladder syndrome. In her mid 30’s, Katie was referred to a gynaecology and met Mr James Tibbott at Leeds Hospital who was about to change her life as she knew it. Despite having a diagnostic laparoscopy with excision removal, Katie’s pain did not improve and her symptoms continued to escalate. Katie shares what it was like to take part in a ground breaking spinal cord stimulator trial, how it transformed her quality of life and the life changing decisions she faces next. Links, Socials & Products Katie Flynn… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie_unfiltered/ TikTok: It's Not Just A Period... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis Are you struggling to get a diagnosis? Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office? This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need. Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining us this week is Dr Nneka Irechukwu, a PhD physiologist and pharmacologist with over a decade in medical communications as well as lived experience of fibroids. 2 in 3 women will develop fibroids in their lifetime but black women and ethnic minorities are disproportionately effected across diagnosis and treatment. They can distort the uterus, cause infertility and severe blood loss leading to complications including anaemia and iron deficiency. We discuss the different types of fibroids, the variety of treatments, the racial health gap and what needs to drastically change in the healthcare system. Links, Socials & Products Dr Nneka Irechukwu… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrnneka/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrnneka It's Not Just A Period... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis Are you struggling to get a diagnosis? Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office? This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need. Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.