The Hurt By The Female Pain Docs

In this episode, Dr. Meera Kirpekar chats with Dr. Rebecca Podolsky. Dr. Podolsky is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Langone Medical Center and the Director of NYU's Center for Vulvar Health. Dr. Podolsky addresses all of your questions regarding vulvar and vaginal disorders, topics that are often dismissed, disregarded, or misunderstood by patien...

In this episode, Dr. Alopi Patel sits down with Dr. Jessica Opoku-Anane, a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon and Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she serves as Chief of Complex Benign and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and leads the Comprehensive Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Program. Dr. Opoku-Anane addresses one of the most common and...

In this episode, Dr. Alopi Patel chats with Dr. Kristen MacKenzie. Dr. MacKenzie is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University. She practices at the Stanford Pain Management Center, where she specializes in chronic pelvic and abdominal pain, as well as peripartum pain. Dr. MacKenzie serves as Co-Director of the Stanfo...

In this episode, Dr. Alopi Patel sits down with Dr. Maria Sophocles to talk about one of the most underserved chapters of a woman's life — sex and intimacy after menopause. Dr. Maria Sophocles is a board-certified OB/GYN and certified menopause practitioner with more than 25 years of experience, and the founder of Women's Healthcare of Princeton. Women's Healthcare of Princeton Her mission centers...

In this episode, Dr. Alopi Patel delves into the profound connection between spirituality, faith, and chronic pain. Reverend Christine Davies shares her perspective on how spiritual frameworks can offer resilience, purpose, and comfort to those navigating long-term pain conditions. Whether you're a provider, a patient, or someone seeking meaning in the midst of suffering, this conversation offers...

In this episode, The Female Pain Docs are joined by Dr. Blair Peters, also knows as @queersurgeon on social media. Dr. Peters is a plastic surgeon specialized in gender affirmation surgeries, who also advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. In this episode, they discuss representation and allyship for the LGBTQ+ community, the progress within medicine so far, and how patients can be better served.

The opioid epidemic has swept the nation since the 1990s. In its aftermath, many patients with chronic pain have experienced the unfortunate reality of addiction to the medications they previously received as pain treatments coupled with inadequate treatment of their pain while dealing with addiction and dependence. In this episode, Dr. K explores the field of addiction medicine with special guest...

In this episode, The Female Pain Docs are joined by patient advocate Ilana Jaqueline to discuss the topic of medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting occurs when a healthcare professional dismisses a patient’s concerns or wrongly misdiagnoses symptoms as mental illnesses. They discuss signs for patients to lookout for, how patients can advocate for themselves, and changes that need to be made with...

In this episode, Dr. P interviews Dr. Rena Malik, a urologist who specializes in pelvic medicine. Dr. P and Dr. Malik discuss men’s health and unique problems within sexual medicine. Pelvic pain in and of itself is a stigmatized topic, especially within the men’s population. In this jam packed episode, Dr. Malik breaks down common causes of men’s pelvic pain and treatment options.

In this episode, Dr. P of The Female Pain Docs chats with special guest Nitika Chopra. Nitika is a patient advocate who has experienced chronic pain for the majority of her life. She has made it her life's mission to empower patients to take control of their health. Dr. P and Nitika discuss how challenging life can be for chronic pain patients. They discuss methods to advocate for care in a broken...

In this episode Dr. P discusses gender affirming surgeries with Dr. Bella Avanessian, a board certified plastic surgeon who provides surgical care to transgender patients, intersex patients and to victims of female genital mutilation. She performs feminizing and masculinizing procedures of the face, chest and genitals. Dr. P and Dr. Avanessian discuss the comprehensive approach to surgical interve...

In this episode, Dr. P interviews Dr. Dana Corriel. Dr. Corriel made it her mission to disrupt healthcare by empowering physicians to promote autonomy, build a community of forward thinking professionals and provide cross pollination of ideas to advance healthcare for the greater community and patients everywhere. She has built an online platform to promote healthcare innovation and businesses, ca...

In this episode, Dr. P of The Female Pain Docs chat with special guest, Dr. Tina Dosh, an interventional pain physician with extensive knowledge on neuropathic pain treatments as well as supplements for chronic pain. They discuss the pros and cons of utilizing supplements as well as the role they play in comprehensive pain management.

In this episode, The Female Pain docs discuss physician burnout with special guest, Dr. Anoushka Afonso, board certified anesthesiologist and internal medicine physician. They discuss rates of physician burnout particularly amongst anesthesiologists, risk factors for burnout, as well as outcomes related to physician burnout. They further discuss how this impacts the individual physician, patient c...

In this episode, The Female Pain docs explore pelvic floor physical therapy for the treatment of pelvic pain in persons with male anatomy with special guest, Jessie Klein, physical therapist. Dr. K goes in depth to discuss the anatomy of the pelvic floor muscles, how the integrity of the pelvic floor is assessed, and how physical therapy can help decrease pelvic pain. They also discuss pelvic pain...

In this episode, The Female Pain docs explore breast cancer pain with special guest, Dr. Amitabh Gulati, interventional pain physician specializing in cancer pain. They discuss breast cancer pain throughout the course of the disease - pre cancer treatment, during cancer treatment, and post cancer treatment, as many patients are left with pain after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. They explor...

In this episode, The Female Pain docs explore the topic of sexual health with special guest, Dr. Rachel Rubin, board certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. They discuss in particular the clitoris - its anatomy, its physiology, and its history. Research has lagged behind on women’s sexual health, including the clitoris, and they explore why this occurred, where the research and underst...

In this episode, Dr. P chats with the one and only Dr. Kelly Casperson! Dr. Casperson is a urologist who started the podcast, You Are Not Broken, with the mission to empower women to live their best love lives. Whether you are young or past menopause, single or in a longterm bond…it is never too late or too early to realize that YOU ARE NOT BROKEN. With humor, candor and ease she breaks down the s...

In this episode, Dr. P interviews Dr. Sonia Bahlani (@pelvicpaindoc). Dr. Bahlani is an obstetric and gynecology trained physician and pelvic pain specialist. She is an expert in painful bladder syndrome, previously known as interstitial cystitis. Dr. Bahlani discusses the history of painful bladder syndrome, how to diagnose it and how to manage it. They delve into what lifestyle modifications can...

In this episode, Dr. K and Dr. P focus on exercise and how it affects chronic pain. They discuss the physiology behind how exercise affects the brain and body. They also discuss the research behind exercise and its effect on chronic pain and mental health, focusing on a variety of different types of pain conditions as well as different types of exercise. Lastly, they offer simple exercise modifica...

In this episode, The Female Pain Docs explore acupuncture as used in the treatment of chronic pain with special guest, Dr. Saloni Sharma, dual board certified physician and acupuncturist. With Dr. Sharma, Dr. K goes in depth into learning the history of acupuncture and reviewing the studies done with the use of acupuncture both for the treatment of acute pain, such as after surgery, as well as the...

In this episode, The Female Pain Docs discuss headaches with special guest, Dr. Aharon Benelyahoo, board certified pain physician specializing in injections for the treatment of headache and face pain. In this episode, Dr. K explores the different types of headache and facial pain syndromes that occur and how to manage those conditions with interventional techniques when medicines and conservative...

In this episode, The Female Pain Docs discuss the hot topic of migraines as they relate to pregnancy with special guest, Dr. Mia Minen, Harvard trained neurologist and headache specialist. In this episode, Dr. K explores how to prevent and treat migraines when they occur during pregnancy using medications and techniques safe for a growing fetus. They also review red flag signs that require a trip...

In this episode, The Female Pain docs explore pelvic floor physical therapy for the treatment of pelvic pain with special guest, Dr. Mukta Chauhan, physical therapist. Dr. K goes in depth to discuss the anatomy of the pelvic floor muscles, how the integrity of the pelvic floor is assessed, and how physical therapy can help decrease pelvic pain. They further discuss what pelvic floor physical thera...

On todays episode Dr. P and Dr. Shrikhande talk about painful sex, otherwise known as dyspareunia. They discuss the multiple causes of painful sex including endometriosis. This is an excellent episode to shed light on the multidisciplinary approach to painful sex and pelvic pain. Sponsor: Doc2Doc Lending https://doc2doclending.com/fpd/