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

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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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Adrienne, also known as the Yoni Nutritionist is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Health Coach with a passion for women’s sexual health and wellness. She has struggled with her own vaginal health issues for most of her life - from chronic yeast infections to HPV, from a genital herpes diagnosis at 21 to a severe candida overgrowth in her mid-30's. And she has been able to holistically manage these issues through diet, nutrition and wellness practices.

Her own personal sexual health journey and passion for women's health and wellness has inspired her to ditch the corporate life to become a Certified Nutritional Practitioner. In her work, she helps women who are struggling with their own sexual health issues, heal their bodies, and their vaginal and sexual health from the inside out, just like I healed her own!

Things we discuss in todays episode:

Adrienne’s journey navigating yeast infections, UTIs and all sorts of bacterial infections
Getting diagnosed with HPV and HSV2 at the age of 21
How nutrition is directly linked to vaginal health
What the f*ck is Candida and the symptoms attached to it
My personal journey with eczema, hormonal imbalances, chronic UTIs and how I’ve never gotten to the root of it
The facts around herpes and HPV
How your traumas can impact your health in more ways than you think
What you can do now to support your vaginal and sexual health
The limitations of sex education, how intentional diets can actually heal, listening to our bodies as our biggest teachers and beyond