290: Everything Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You, With Hollywood's OB-GYN Dr. Thais Aliabadi
What if the symptoms you’ve been told are “normal” are actually signs that something is very wrong? Josie sits down with Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi (aka "Dr. A")—the renowned OB-GYN trusted by A-Listers like Kim Kardashian, Olivia Munn, and Hailey Bieber—for one of the most important conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast. From period pain and PCOS to endometriosis, fertility anxiety, unexplained weight gain, brain fog, hormone chaos, and the alarming ways women’s symptoms are routinely dismissed by the healthcare system, Dr. A breaks down what every woman deserves to know about her body. Josie and Dr. A get into the real root causes behind common hormonal symptoms, how to know if your painful periods are a red flag, what most women misunderstand about fertility and egg count, the connection between metabolic health and hormones, and why becoming your own health advocate is non-negotiable. This information will change—and even save—lives.
CHAPTERS:
0:20 - Introduction
2:36 - Why Women’s Health Symptoms Get Dismissed
8:16 - The Real Reason PCOS Is Often Undiagnosed
10:43 - The Root Cause Of PCOS
12:23 - How PCOS Affects Weight, Mood, Anxiety & Fertility
20:12 - The Connection Between PCOS & Eating Disorders
25:35 - Why Women Struggle To Get Diagnosed
27:19 - Where To Start If You Think You Have PCOS
32:30 - Fertility, Egg Count & What Women Need To Know Earlier
35:54 - Why Painful Periods Are NOT Normal
44:35 - Understanding Endometriosis & How It Impacts The Entire Body
48:47 - What Women Can Do To Advocate For Their Health
53:24 - Breast Cancer Risk Every Woman Should Know About
1:00:34 - Rapid Fire Questions
1:08:25 - Final Thoughts
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