The girl and her gyno-mom are back for a second Season.

Join Dr. Denise Poulos, a gynecologist based in the Chicagoland area, and her daughter Val, as they continue the conversation surrounding women's reproductive health.

The duo will be walking through topics such as: Urinary Tract Infections, Yeast Infections, Endometriosis, Hysterectomy, Trauma Informed Care, Pelvic Floor Health and that's only the beginning.

There will be two episodes coming out a month. 24 in total!

Season 2 is filled with some pretty rad guests. We're talking women's health medical experts, hysterectomy & endometriosis advocates, fellow women's health podcasters and authors as well as representatives from women's health community organizations.

Season 2 is also featuring cohosts! These are listeners from the Not So Private Parts community, that will be joining the conversation about topics important to them!

If Season 1 was a caterpillar, then Season 2 feels like a butterfly!

The girl and her gyno-mom have finished up Season 1 of Not So Private Parts.

WoooHooo!

Dr. Poulos and her daughter, Val, are thrilled at the opportunity to get their women’s health project off the ground.

Join them in this episode, in which the mother-daughter duo look back at the topics covered in each episode of the inaugural season of Not So Private Parts.

They speak to their biggest learnings and final take away lessons regarding:

Birth control, discharge, painful periods, heavy periods, menopause, infertility and more.

This Wrap Up episode may be a nice place to start if you’re new to the pod and want to get a taste of what info is covered in each episode of Season 1.

This way you can cherry pick your favorite topics and get straight to the learning and the fun!

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https://www.notsoprivateparts.net/show-notes

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Val and her gyno-mom (Dr. Denise Poulos) are joined again by the brilliant reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Victoria Snegovskikh.

The ladies discuss:

• What makes couples infertile?
• Is infertility on the rise and why?
• Is infertility just a women’s issue?
• Is there such a thing as the right lube to use whilst trying to get pregnant?

Dr. Victoria breaks down various fertility treatments such as fertility medication, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and in-vitro fertilization.

Dr. Victoria truly does have a way of breaking down seemingly complex infertility jargon in a way that's easy to comprehend.

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https://www.notsoprivateparts.net/show-notes

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Learn more about Dr. Victoria Snegovskikh and her practice:

Q&A with Dr. Victoria Snegovskikh from RMI - Reproductive Medicine Institute

In our previous Menopause episode, we dove down into the depths of menopausal symptoms, touching on hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood swings, etc. Luckily, in today’s episode we march straight back up, discussing various forms of menopausal management that can support women through this transition and help dampen the adverse side effect of menopause.

Dr. Polous explains menopausal hormone therapy, or MHT, which is the process of supplementing women with hormones that are lost during the menopausal transition.

There are a range of MH therapies that can be used to lessen the effects of hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, etc.

MHT is even often prescribed for prevention of coronary heart disease and osteoporosis.

Dr. Polous discusses who would be a good candidate for MHT and how to go about having this discussion with your doctor.

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Val is joined by Dr. Victoria Snegovskikh, a reproductive endocrinologist & infertility specialist based in Chicago, who has been working in the space for over 20 years supporting couples to achieve their family building dreams.

Dr. Victoria breaks down what being “fertile” actually means and how fertility changes as we age.

Here’s a word from Val about this episode:

“As a woman in my late twenties, I feel that society is always alluding to my biological clock ticking, but no one has ever really explained what that means and the science behind it. Dr. Victoria graciously and knowledgeably breaks down what all the terminology floating around fertility is all about”

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Pause…..and let’s have a chat about Menopause.

Did you know that ⅓ of a woman's life is postmenopausal. Yet sometimes it feels like any learnings or conversations about this stage of a woman's life is kept quiet.

Join us in this episode in which Dr. Denise Polous and her daughter, Valerie Elser, discuss an often stigmatized topic: perimenopause and menopause.

The mother-daughter duo dive into what perimenopause and menopause are, uncover the science behind some of the symptoms, and hear from real women about what these symptoms felt like for them.

Show-Notes for this episode and others: https://www.notsoprivateparts.net/show-notes

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Listen in with Val and her mom, gynecologist Dr. Denise Elser-Poulos, as they discuss a phenomena all too familiar to many women (80% of women to be exact):
Painful Periods

Hear as listeners describe what painful periods feel like for them and ask their questions regarding what causes painful periods and what can be done to minimize the pain.

The two will walk through primary and secondary dysmenorrhea, or as the gals label it “cramps from the get-go” and “cramps that hit later”.

Dr. D breaks down some common causes of "cramps from the get-go" and "cramps that hit later" and what women can do to support themselves through the painful days of your cycle.

Special thanks to our listener who touched on their experiences: Grace, Carmen, Katie and Val V <3

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Join Gyno-Mom, Dr. Denise Elser Poulos and her daughter, Val, for a mini-episode all about getting to know the mother-daughter duo behind Not So Private Parts. You’ll be able to hear about Dr. D’s path toward becoming a women’s health physician, what excites her most about the field of urogynecology, and what topics she’s most excited to break myths about on the show. Val candidly dives into what it’s been like growing up with a mom as a gynecologist, what drove her to ask her mom to embark on this project, and what topics she is most excited to chat about with her mom.