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Welcome back to About Your Body! Let's break down the complexities of the human body in simple language. In today's episode: what actually causes period pain?



Please note - this episode does NOT discuss the causes of pain from conditions such as endometriosis or adenomyosis.



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Clark, K., Myatt, L. (2008). Prostaglandins and the Reproductive Cycle. Glob. libr. women's med., (ISSN: 1756-2228); DOI 10.3843/GLOWM.10314.
Downie, J., Poyser, N. L., & Wunderlich, M. (1974). Levels of prostaglandins in human endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle. The Journal of physiology, 236(2), 465–472. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1974.sp010446
Inflammation and the menstrual cycle, Endometriosis Australia, https://endometriosisaustralia.org/inflammation-and-the-menstrual-cycle/. Accessed 18th April 2024.
Menstrual cramps (n.d.) Mayo Clinic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/menstrual-cramps/symptoms-causes/syc-20374938. Accessed 18th April 2024.
Prostaglandins (n.d.) Cleveland Clinic, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24411-prostaglandins. Accessed 18th April 2024.
Paediatric Healthcare Professional Resources, ‘Painful Periods, Dysmenorrhea and Endometriosis’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jhF5VjBOPM

Welcome back to About Your Body! Let's break down the complexities of the human body in simple language. In today's episode: we dissect the anatomy of the uterus and uncover why women have one.

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SOURCES:


Ameer MA, Fagan SE, Sosa-Stanley JN, et al. Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Uterus. [Updated 2022 Dec 6]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470297/
Netter, Frank H. (1996). Atlas of human anatomy (5th). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier.
Uterus (n.d.) Cleveland Clinic, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22467-uterus. Accessed 8th April 2024.
Uterus (n.d.) Radiopaedia, https://radiopaedia.org/articles/uterus. Accessed 9th April 2024.

Welcome back to About Your Body! Let's break down the complexities of the human body in simple language. In today's episode: what do we mean when we talk about "the reproductive system"? We talk about the male and female reproductive systems, and what that term represents.



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SOURCES:

1. Cleveland Clinic, 'Female Reproductive System', https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9118-female-reproductive-system

2. Endocrine Society, ‘Reproductive Hormones’, https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/endocrine-library/hormones-and-endocrine-function/reproductive-hormones

3. Mechanisms in Medicine, ‘Testosterone Production’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djqqao2Uebo

4. Dr Matt and Dr Mike, ‘Gonadotropins | Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE-a7XiEYB4

Welcome back to About Your Body! Let's break down the complexities of the human body in simple language. In today's episode: what IS your period? Why do you get one? Here is a straight-forward explanation of why your body makes you bleed every month.

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SOURCES:


Hill, S. E. (2019). How the Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain on Birth Control. United Kingdom: Orion.
Ameer MA, Fagan SE, Sosa-Stanley JN, et al. Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Uterus. [Updated 2022 Dec 6]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470297/
The Ovarian Cycle, the Menstrual Cycle, and Menopause. (n.d.). Lumen Learning. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-biology2/chapter/the-ovarian-cycle-the-menstrual-cycle-and-menopause/. Accessed 31st March 2024.

TW: Eating disorders + body dysmorphia

About Your Body is a podcast about real bodies, real people and real stories.

Hey everyone! Welcome to the second episode of The About Your Body Podcast: Season 2. This week I sat down with Stef Jung, a holistic health coach with a focus on helping women heal their relationship with food & their bodies.

Listen in to hear Stef’s amazing insights on:


The signs of an unhealthy relationship with food
Toxic diet culture
Eating intuitively
Food freedom: giving yourself freedom to eat whatever you want, detaching any sense of morality from food
Why there is so much more to you than your weight and size
Stef’s personal journey to recovery and respecting her body

and so much more!

You can find Stef on Instagram @wholesomestef

Stef’s online course is available at https://www.wholesomestef.com/discover-food-freedom

Thank you all for listening! Love to you all!

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For free resources to teach you about the bio-female reproductive system, check out About Your Body on Instagram @about.your.body

To support About Your Body, you can purchase Rachel's art on Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/aboutyourbody

You can check out Rachel's design portfolio at www.byrachelholt.com

This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people. Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

About Your Body was created as an initiative that stands for the rights of all people, including: everybody who identifies as a woman, everybody who has or has had bio-female bodily characteristics, as well as intersex people, gender-non-conforming people and Indigenous sister-girls and brother-boys.

TW: Miscarriage, eating disorders

About Your Body is a podcast about real bodies, real people and real stories.

Hello everybody! A VERY warm welcome back to the first episode of Season 2 of The About Your Body Podcast! I’m so excited to be back with you. To kick things off this week, I sat down with Meah Robertson, a naturopath working in women’s health and hormone regulation who is passionate helping people make informed choices about their health.

Listen in to hear Meah talk all about:


The science behind ‘pandemic periods’
Biochemical influence of stress hormones on the menstrual cycle
Th impact of stress and our body’s ‘fight or flight’ response on our cycle
Reasons for amenorrhea
Symptoms of PCOS
Tips for managing blood glucose with PCOS

and so much more!

You can find Meah on Instagram @fem21 or visit her website https://fem21.com

Thank you all for listening! Love to you all, and yay for being back!

💕

For free resources to teach you about the bio-female reproductive system, check out About Your Body on Instagram @about.your.body

To support About Your Body, you can purchase Rachel's art on Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/aboutyourbody

You can check out Rachel's design portfolio at www.byrachelholt.com

This podcast was recorded on the land of the Awabakal people. Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

About Your Body was created as an initiative that stands for the rights of all people, including: everybody who identifies as a woman, everybody who has or has had bio-female bodily characteristics, as well as intersex people, gender-non-conforming people and Indigenous sister-girls and brother-boys.