For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
Society & Culture
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 scienfitic and experiential information, research and active destigmatization. Dr. Jen Gunter is an obsetritican 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 phsyiology. 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.
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Thought-Provoking Quotes:
“I think the average high schooler probably graduates knowing more about frog biology than human biology. No shade to animal physiology. It's super important. However, high school should also be teaching you more practical information as well as things to advance you academically.” - Dr. Jen Gunter
“People deserve to know how their body works.” - Dr. Jen Gunter
“If you don't have that foundation of the menstrual cycle and you don’t know how it all works, it's harder to understand what's going on with menopause” - Dr. Jen Gunter
“Basically, menopause is puberty in reverse." - Dr. Jen Gunter
“If you could only do one intervention for a healthy menopause, it would not be estrogen. It would be exercise. Exercise touches every domain of every single thing that's going to be on your bothersome list. Exercise improves sleep, exercise reduces dementia. Exercise reduces heart disease. The only thing that it doesn't help is hot flashes.” - Dr. Jen Gunter
“Every single hormone that you get, whether it's a pharmaceutical estrogen or it's something from a compounding pharmacy, comes from the exact same plant. It’s all from the same source.” - Dr. Jen Gunter
“You're more than your menstrual cycle. You're awesome whether you have estrogen or not. It has nothing to do with your awesomeness. It really doesn't.” - Dr. Jen Gunter
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Guardian Article about Dr. Jen Gunter
The Vagina Bible by Dr. Jen Gunter
Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter
Jensplaining - Dr. Jen Gunter’s Amazon Prime Series
2020 NAMS Media Award from the North American Menopause Society Recipients
“Why can’t we talk about periods” - Dr. Jen Gunters 2020 Ted Talk
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Dr. Jen Gunter
The Vajenda - Dr. Jen Gunter’s Substack Newsletter
The Preemie Primer: A Complete Guide for Parents of Premature Babies--from Birth through the Toddler Years and Beyond by Dr. Jen Gunter
Ensure Meal Replacement
Guest’s Links:
Dr. Gunter’s Website
Dr. Gunter’s Twitter
Dr. Gunter’s Facebook
Dr. Gunter’s Instagram
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Jen’s Facebook
Jen’s YouTube
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