Women’s Health Myths

About this sermon

Do you ever feel like you don’t have all the answers and information you need around your very own body? Are there beliefs or “facts” you might have learned that maybe aren’t actually centered around truth or science? Perhaps you’ve entered various seasons of your life as a female (menstruation, fertility, childbirth, hormone fluctuation, perimenopause, menopause) where you’ve felt like your concerns were dismissed or you weren’t given the tools, knowledge or treatment to help you navigate these season as well as you’d like. Whether you avidly seek knowledge about your body, or you’re bumping up against walls in what has been, historically, a lopsided research culture where male health has been more highly prioritized, we’ve got a guest today who is determined to correct that inequity with scientific and experiential information, research and active destigmatization. Dr. Jen Gunter is an obstetrician gynecologist and a bestselling author (The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto) who has made it her goal in life to “fix the internet” regarding information about women’s bodies and correcting the misinformation that runs rampant there; long held myths that cause fear, stress and even shame around our female physiology. Dr. Gunter debunks common misconceptions around our periods, our hymens (fyi, it’s not a “freshness” seal), synthetic hormones, menopause symptoms and more. Bottom line: you deserve to know about your body, and this conversation opens the door to finding true and accurate information that will help dismiss the fears you may have around all the seasons of your female health experience. * * * #ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker _________ CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ➤ Guardian Article about Dr. Jen Gunter - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/08/jennifer-gunter-gynaecologist-womens-health-bodies-myths-and-medicine ➤ The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://drjengunter.com/vagina-bible/ ➤ Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://drjengunter.com/the-menopause-manifesto/ ➤ Jensplaining - Dr. Jen Gunter’s Amazon Prime Series https://www.amazon.com/Jensplaining/dp/B08LZDWS8N ➤ 2020 NAMS Media Award from the North American Menopause Society Recipients - https://www.menopause.org/annual-meetings/2020-meeting/award-scholarship-recipients ➤ “Why can’t we talk about periods” - Dr. Jen Gunters 2020 Ted Talk - https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-t-we-talk-about-periods-jen-gunter ➤ Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter - https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-with-dr-jen-gunter ➤ Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://drjengunter.com/blood/ ➤ The Vajenda - Dr. Jen Gunter’s Substack Newsletter - https://vajenda.substack.com/ ➤ The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies--from Birth through the Toddler Years and Beyond by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://www.amazon.com/Preemie-Primer-Complete-Premature-Babies/dp/0738213934 ➤ Ensure Meal Replacement - https://amzn.to/41KRRUC CONNECT with Our Guest! ➤ Website: https://drjengunter.com/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJGunter/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter ___ ➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com ___ WATCH more videos from Jen: ➤ For the Love of Small Wins series: https://bit.ly/FTLsmallwins ➤ For the Love of The Enneagram series: https://bit.ly/FTLenneagram ➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour ➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen ___ CONNECT with Jen! ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ ➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook: https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/ ___ For more “For the Love” . . . ➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify ➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart The For the Love Podcast is a production of Four Eyes Media, presented by Audacy. Four Eyes Media: https://www.iiiimedia.com/