Episodes
Why Thank Female Olympians
This time, half of the Olympians were female. This year, for the first time, females began addressing their reproductive issues and needs. Wow. Not something to hide - when ackowledged, needs can be addressed. No woman has t...
What's down there? - The Vulvar Challenge
Prepuce, Clitoris, Labia Majora, Labia Minora, Urethra, Vagina, Perineum - part of the external female genitalia. External female genitalia has been under-researched, under-examined, under-evaluated: usually ignored. Many fem...
Dr. Leslie Farrington - Born Black, Looking White
Dr. Leslie Farrington is an accomplished OBGYN. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood, Inc . She has dedicated her life's work maternal health racial disparities and promoting pat...
Black Farm Tour
First weekend in August - Black Farm Tour in Rocky Mount, NC. Men and women, Black men and Black women cycling for a cause: trianglebikeworks.org
Back to Basics - What's Inside?
Recent reports and surveys show that women of all ages say they don't have a good understanding of her reproductive anatomy and function. There are questions. Questions about menarche. Questions about periods. Questions about...
What's Lurking in Your Tampons? Ask Dr Shearston
What's lurking in your tampons. In a conversation with Dr. Rahman, Dr. Jenni Shearston discusses the unsettling findings of her ground breaking study of the presence of toxic metals in tampons . She shares her preliminary res...
Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Remembering her story, her advocacy.. never underestimate a Black woman.
How do we learn about our reproductive health?
There are critical gaps in women's understanding our her reproductive from menarche to menopause. Where are we to get our sex/reproductive information. Who should be teaching women about themselves. Dr. Rahman opens her podca...
Dissecting Racism in Medicine: An Eye-Opening Interview with Dr. Layal Liverpool
Dive into a candid conversation with Dr. Layal Liverpool as she discusses her newly released book, "Systemic: How Racism is Making Us Ill" . We explore the insidious presence of racism in the medical field. From patient treat...
Could This Drug Make Menopause Optional?
Dr. Rahman dives into the exciting research on rapamycin, a drug that could revolutionize how we approach aging and menopause. This episode covers a pioneering study on rapamycin and its potential to delay menopause and slow ...
What's in your Prenatal Vitamins?
A recent study, Commercially Available Prenatal Vitamins Do Not Meet American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Nutritional Guidelines sampled non prescription prenatal vitamins. None of the sampled prenatal vitamins...
MePeriod with Ms. Lisa Cunningham
Meet the award winning film director and advocate for Black women's health. As the interim EVP of Black Women's Health Imperative founded by Byllye Avery, Ms Cunningham has directed MePeriod which explores puberty, menstruati...
Lead Exposure with Tampons?!
Tampons have been shown to contain endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs). A recent study now shows that tampons contain metals such as lead which can have deleterious effect on the body. Given that tampons are the most freque...
Testing Pregnant Women
Should pregnant and lactating women be participant in clinical drug trials? The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have published a Consensus Study Report to address how those involved in such clinical dr...
Should pregnant women be in clinical trials?
This is imporant! Medication has to be approved by FDA before it can be offered to the public. Since 1962, clinical trials have not included pregnant women. Why? Drugs such as thalidomide and DES (diethylstilbestrol) were giv...
Mom & daughter
Your baby is growing up. What do you say? How do you prepare her for the physical, mental, hormonal changes that are happening to her body. It's a challenging time for both of you. How to discuss anatomy, her menses, sexualit...
40 Weeks - Prenatal labs
40 Weeks is the name of our new segment dedicated to eliminating maternal racial disparities and reducing maternal mortality. We discuss basic questions about pregnancy. We answer questions from pregnant women that often go u...
Let your light shine - My story..
Each of us has a story of triumphs, failures, loves and losses. Many of us are reluctant to share our stories. Why share? Why expose yourself to negative comments and trolls. We know that have had to endure such negativity....
My daughter & her first menstrual cycle. What do I say?
Welcome to Black Women's Health podcast which has become a platform to advocate for, promote and to answers all those questions that you can't seem to get answered. Here's a daunting topic - your daughter has started her mens...
40 Weeks- How many prenatal visits? Am I high risk?
Welcome to 40 Weeks - a segment dedicated to 1) providing information and 2 ) working to reduce maternal mortality . Here were explore questions you may have regarding pregnancy which never got answered, concerns which may ha...
Burn-out .
Burn - out is common. There is a high probability that your primary care doctor, your OBGYN and that doctor you saw in the ER hhas burnout. Minority and female physicians have a greater risk of burn-out. This is not only a p...
Today's Woman- "I need you to explain.."
We're broadening our horizon, because Black Woman's Podcast has become a platform for women, focusing on Black Women. We've started a mini-series called "40 weeks" discussing pregnancy related issues as we work to eliminate r...
Black Women's Health Podcast.. "what had happened?!"
Like being in labor.. it's not always easy. And it's taken longer than we wanted. However, we are delivering- starting with "40 weeks" a mini-series with "need to know" basic information about pregnancy that you may have been...
The Joys of Aging: Ask a Black Womn
Peri- menopausal? Post -menopausal? Where are the joys of aging. Need help. Listen to a Black Woman. 1. Maya Angelou - describes aging as "delicious" https://youtu.be/VNT9xqu9oJE?si=ZxY42X0TW1PY4JiI 2. Gayle King demonstrate...