Women's health doctors: How medicine dismisses female pain

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October 16, 2025

Duration

3h 34m

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The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

The 4 leading powerhouses in women’s health break down urgent topics facing women today: irregular periods, PCOS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and the best diet for hormonal balance. Part 1 of this 2-part female health roundtable is focused on hormones and fertility, bringing together: Menopause specialist Dr Mary Claire Haver, longevity orthopaedic surgeon Dr Vonda Wright, fertility doctor Dr Natalie Crawford, and female physiology researcher Dr Stacy Sims. In this powerful conversation, they explain: ◼️The shocking lack of research on women’s hormones, and how it’s harming health ◼️How insulin resistance fuels hormone imbalance, irregular cycles, and infertility ◼️How coffee, fasting, and overtraining can silently disrupt your hormones ◼️The truth about cycle syncing, and why your luteal phase changes everything ◼️How stress, sleep, and muscle mass directly influence perimenopause ◼️Why birth control is not a cure, and the lifestyle tools that actually help 00:00 Intro 05:30 We Need To Talk About Women's Health 10:51 The Female Body Is Adapted for Endurance Exercise 12:12 Why Women's Heart Attacks Are Considered 'Atypical' 14:51 The Research Gap on Women's Health 19:14 Why Women Downplay and Gaslight Themselves About Pain 21:54 Why Don’t We Understand Hormones? 26:26 What a Normal Period Should Be Like 28:35 What Is Progesterone? 33:45 The Underlying Cause of PCOS 35:15 Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy 39:36 What Causes PCOS and How to Reduce It 47:47 The Pill Is Not the Only Help for PCOS 52:48 How Do We Know If It's a Normal Flow, Too Much, or Too Little? 57:42 How to Know If You're Experiencing Abnormal Period Pain 01:00:43 Anemia in Women and the Issues With Lab Results 01:03:58 People Suffer Silently With Endometriosis for Years 01:09:17 The Real Reason There's No Treatment for Endometriosis 01:12:27 Could We Create a Cellular Marker for Endometriosis? 01:15:22 How to Ease Pain Symptoms Before Your Period Naturally 01:20:49 If You're 15 to 25, You Need to Know This 01:22:10 How to Treat Your Body in Each Decade After You Start Your Period 01:33:53 Yes, You Can Build Bone in Your 40s! 01:35:14 Advice to Your Daughters 01:37:41 Should You Wear a Coil or IUD? 01:41:18 A New Form of Contraceptive Pill 01:43:32 The Best Contraceptive Method 01:57:10 Wearables 02:02:33 The 5 Fertility Non-Negotiables 02:04:22 Should I Freeze My Eggs? 02:15:55 IVF Has Helped 13 Million People 02:21:17 What Is the Spontaneous Fertility Rate by Age? 02:24:44 PCOS and Infertility 02:25:52 How to Increase Fertility for Men 02:28:47 Why Is Pregnancy Loss Still a Taboo? 02:36:59 Should You Take Time Off During Your Period? 02:41:18 People Need to Know When Perimenopause Starts 02:42:24 Menopause 02:49:12 Check Your Mum's Menopause Age to Know Yours 02:57:31 The Dangers of the Year Before Menopause 02:59:04 Suicide Rates in Women 03:04:39 What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Really For? 03:13:33 Should You Treat Menopause Symptoms? 03:25:00 How to Improve Your Sex Life and Lubrication You can follow the guests, here: Dr Mary: ◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4ogsgwJ ◼️The Pause Life - https://bit.ly/48rycyv ◼️You can purchase ‘The New Menopause’, here: https://amzn.to/4nUOnt5 Dr Vonda: ◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/46SMfvR ◼️Website - https://bit.ly/4n41GGg ◼️You can purchase ‘Unbreakable’, here: https://amzn.to/4n6xVEO Dr Natalie: ◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4nbZFI9 ◼️YouTube - https://bit.ly/3J5fLFw ◼️Website - https://bit.ly/3W6E0pG ◼️You can pre-order ‘The Fertility Formula’, here: https://amzn.to/3KRpobk Dr Stacy: ◼️Instagram - https://bit.ly/4hcRuKm ◼️Website - http://bit.ly/46WSmzi

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• Steven Bartlett

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• Dr Mary Claire Haver

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Dr Natalie Crawford, Women's health doctors: How medicine dismisses female pain explores four Top Experts Expose Hidden Crisis In Women's Hormone Health Four leading experts in fertility, sports medicine, orthopedics, and menopause reveal how profoundly women’s health has been overlooked in research, education, and clinical care. They explain why female physiology is not just a smaller version of male physiology and how that misunderstanding harms women across their lifespan—from puberty to menopause.

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