Vulva La Revolution
vulvas, periods, discharge — what's normal, what's worth checking, and how to make a GP actually listen.
In this episode
What better way to launch than with a double episode on all things women's health — including the parts you were taught to be embarrassed about.
In Part 1 Maddie and Dr Tamara Hunter get plain about vulvas, periods and discharge: what's actually normal, what's worth getting checked, and how to tell the difference.
Part 2 asks the question- how much pain is too much pain? Then the part no one prepares you for — what to do when you finally work up the nerve to see a GP and they wave you off. Because "you're fine, take two Panadol" and "I actually listened to you" are not the same sentence.
Chapters
Part 1
- 0:00Meet The Specialist And Fail Forward
- 1:46Learning Your Anatomy Without Shame
- 4:05What A Period Actually Is
- 8:22Period Blood Value And Health Clues
- 12:32What “Normal” Bleeding Looks Like
- 13:47Discharge Changes Through The Month
- 16:01Cleaning, Underwear And Letting Skin Breathe
- 18:24Wiping Myth And Simple Comfort Tips
- 19:07Cervical Screening And HPV Reality Check
- 24:43Labia Variety And Labiaplasty Pressure
- 30:29When Surgery is Appropriate
Part 2
- 0:00Welcome Back And Pain Focus
- 0:26Why Pelvic Pain Starts Young
- 2:05How Pelvic Pain Shows Up
- 2:58Self Advocacy And Earlier Action
- 4:22When Pain Becomes A Syndrome
- 6:07Endometriosis Explained
- 8:02Treating Endo And Protecting Fertility
- 10:15Adenomyosis
- 11:46PCOS Features and The New Name
- 16:18The Role of Genetics and Family Health Clues
- 17:26PMS Versus PMDD
- 20:09Fibroids and Heavy Painful Bleeding
- 23:52Vulvodynia and Vaginismus
- 27:04What To Say When Dismissed
- 29:31Connection- Pelvic Pain and Mental Health
- 32:34Questions from the Panel
- 38:12Rapid Fire Questions
- 40:59What Dr Tamara Hunter wants teens to know
- 41:57Wrap Up
The girls asked
Resources & support
- The Great Wall of Vulva — art installation creating freedom from genital shame and anxiety
- The Labia Library — what normal actually looks like
- Professor Lorimer Moseley — Professor of Pain Research
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Shout Outs
- What's Maddie wearing? Top by Dissh, Pants by Wilfred Free, Necklace by Keikouno Jewellery
- Podcast theme music created by Lettie Lee.
- Artwork featured in the background of the podcast videos is by the talented Lindsey Erin.
- The Mugs by the fabulous Jess from JS Handmade Ceramics.
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