Episode #124: All Things Vaginal Health, HPV, Pain with Sex & Beyond with Dr. Sameena Rahman

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Vaginal Health. Pain With Sex. STI stigmas.

As vulva owners, it can be incredibly frustrating to know what’s normal. From the moment we start menstruating, there are so many things to figure out — and little to no education around it. And it’s frustrating as f*ck. Finding a gynecologist that has been a true advocate for my health, and that I trust deeply, was a very important part of my own health story, and I am so thrilled to welcome my very own to the podcast.

Dr. Sameena Rahman is a practicing gynecologist with a solo practice in downtown Chicago specializing in female sexual dysfunction, menopause care, vulvar dermatosis , and pelvic pain as well as 4th trimester care. She has an academic affiliation with Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor where she teaches medical students and residents. She grew up down south in North Carolina and attended undergrad at Duke university and medical school at the University of NC at Chapel Hill and completed residency up north in Massachusetts. She worked in Southern California for years at USC prior to moving to Chicago and getting married . She loves to teach, peloton, and spend time with her kids and family.

Things we talk about in todays episode

  • Painful sex — is it normal?

  • Pelvic floor dysfunction

  • HPV and the likelihood of getting an abnormal pap

  • Birth control pills

  • Being an advocate for yourself

  • Weird discharge and what it means

  • The science behind how to really treat our vulvas and vaginas with love


LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE:

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Video version of the podcast

Dr. Rahmans website: Www.CGcChicago.com

Dr. Rahmans Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

ISSWSH

International Study for society of vulvar & vaginal diseases

American college of OBGYN

North American Menopause Society

International Pelvic Pain Society

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