16 episodios
No One Told Me! The Gal Pals Guide
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- Salud y forma física
Join the Gal Pals every other week for some TMI talks where you’ll be thinking “ No One Told Me!”. For friends, sisters, and moms. For all women and vagina havers. Evidence based information brought to you by a Science Master obsessed with research and a Physician Assistant.
*Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
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16: Period/Cycle Tracking
This week the Gal Pals talk about Period/Cycle Tracking.
*Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432133/
ACOG committee opinion and recommendations:
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2015/12/menstruation-in-girls-and-adolescents-using-the-menstrual-cycle-as-a-vital-sign -
15: Pap Smears
This week the Gal Pals talk about Pap Smears.
*Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
Ontario Screening Pathway: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/system/files_force/derivative/OCSPScreeningGuidelines.pdf -
14: Fertility Awareness Based Methods (aka. NFP)
This week the Gal Pals talk about Fertility Awareness Based Methods (aka. Natural Family Planning). *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/familiarizing-yourself-fertility-awareness-birth-control-option
https://www.naturalcycles.com
https://fertilityfriday.com
https://femmhealth.org
https://www.fertilitycare.ca
https://www.vitaefertility.com
https://woomb.ca
https://ccli.org
https://billings.life/en/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/rhythm-method/about/pac-20390918
Frank-Herrmann P., Heil J., Gnoth C., et al. “The effectiveness of a fertility awareness based method to avoid pregnancy in relation to a couple’s sexual behaviour during the fertile time: a prospective longitudinal study.” Human Reproduction 22 (2007): 1310-1319. -
13: Non-Hormonal BirthControl
This week the Gal Pals talk about Non-Hormonal Birth Control. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw237864
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control -
12: Hormonal Birth Control
This week the Gal Pals talk about Hormonal Birth Control.
*Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/birth-control
https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/facts/birth-control
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/tw9513 -
11: What is Sex Education (Series 3 Intro and Discussion) - SE
This week the Gal Pals discus What is Sex Education.
*Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”
Resources:
Global review on comprehensive sexual education (2015) https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000243106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406865/
https://www.ontario.ca/document/health-and-physical-education-grades-1-8/human-development-and-sexual-health-education-grade