The justASK Podcast
#justASK is a healthcare podcast that is dedicated to providing evidenced-based information by a multidisciplinary team of women’s health experts in order for individuals to make informed and optimal healthcare decisions and to learn and understand the issues around surround women throughout the lifespan. We provide answers to the questions you may not know how to ask by interviewing experts in nursing, medicine, sexual health and wellness. Your founder and host Dr. Heather Quaile is a leading Women’s and Gender-related Nurse Practitioner. #justASK is a healthcare podcast that started in 2020. She started the podcast in 2020 with her colleague Dr. Tara Thompson, pharmacist and continued in 2024 with colleague and co-host Jackie Piasta, nurse practitioner and will go into the next season with multiple guest co-hosts and speakers. This is a safe space where no question is off limits and we advocate and encourage listeners to just ask their most intimate questions and to breakdown the barriers of embarrassment and taboo.
Episodes
55 episodes
Aesthetics and Women's Health with Katie Allen PA-C
Katie Allen is a Physician Assistants (PA-C) at the Aesthetic Center of Gainesville. In her capacity, Katie works closely with the surgeons during a wide range of surgical procedures as well as injecting fillers and
Empowering Midlife Health with Cynthia Thurlow, NP
In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner and renowned women’s health expert. Cynthia is passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their health, particularly when it comes to fasting, hormon...
Lady Parts Documentary: Chat with the Creators
"Lady Parts" is a groundbreaking narrative feature that dives into the world of women's health, exploring the complex and often misunderstood aspects of female anatomy, sexuality, and reproductive care. The film tackles the stigma and gaps in k...
Metabolic Health, Hormones and Thyroid with Ann Konkoly
In this episode of "Midlife Matters," we dive into the complexities of metabolic health and weight management for women in their midlife years. As women transition through perimenopause and menopause, they often face changes in body composition...
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Dr. Rachel S. Rubin is a board certified urologist with fellowship training in sexual medicine. She is an assistant clinical professor in urology at Georgetown University and owns her own practice in Washington DC. Dr. Rubin provides comprehens...
Navigating Lichen Sclerosus with: Jaclyn Lantier
In this episode, Ms Lantier defines Lichen Sclerosus and how to navigate finding treatment and care as a patient advocate.Jaclyn is a vulvar lichen sclerosus patient advocate from Toronto, Canada. Jaclyn is the founder and directo...
Integrative Women's Health: Viewing Our Health Through a Holistic Lens
Dr. Kristin Markell, MD, is a double board certified OBGYN, hormonal health and wellbeing specialist and intimacy coach. She specializes in hormonal health including PCOS, perimenopause, menopause, and sexual health. Through her integrative app...
How to navigate good healthcare, testosterone and the NPWH/ISSWSH Sexual Health and Menopause Course
Listen to your co-hosts explore the misconceptions and myths on testosterone therapy, how to navigate good care for your self as well as talking about the NPWH/ISSSWH course for healthcare practitioners. This virtual course will fo...
Managing the Perimenopausal Patient with Dr. Aoife OSullivan MD
Dr. Aoife OSullivan, MDDr. Aoife OSullivan, MD. has been practicing medicine for over twenty years and am board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and have completed additional training perimenopause and menopause care a...
Understanding the Stellate Ganglion Block with John Vogel DO
Stellate Ganglion Block for PTSDIndividuals may develop PTSD (also called Post Traumatic Stress Injury) from a single or repeated traumatic events. When trauma causes a persistent injury pattern to the nervous system, it can become loc...
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Gaps in management of vasomotor symptoms: findings from a national need assessment. And our whys on the career trajectory.
Context: This national needs assessment study explores the knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and practices (KABP) gaps related to vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause among primary care and OB/GYN clinicians. VMS significantly ...
A Contemporary View of Menopausal Hormone Therapy with Dr. Jim Simon MD
Enthusiasm for the use of hormones to ameliorate symptoms of perimenopause and menopause has waxed and waned over the years. Both treatment for symptoms and training of women's health care practitioners in the management of menopause have sharp...
A Discussion of Testosterone Use During Midlife
Testosterone therapy (TTh) has been shown to improve libido in women with sexual dysfunction, but its utilization has been limited due to concern for cardiovascular events and past studies reporting highly variable results.the goal was ...
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Female Sexual Health and Bias and Stigma with Dr. Sameena Rahman
In this episode we talk about the bias and stigma around women and sexual health and particular what his looks like for Muslim women. We talk about religious, culture and family views as well as societal taboos around sexual health....
Her Turn! New Market Medications for Female Sexual Health
New this episode Tara (Pharm D) and I discuss meds for female sexual health this is a recording from the lecture we did at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. To Follow Tara Tara-@thesexualhealthpharmacist
Desire Discrepancy in Long Term Relationships
Low sexual desire in women partnered with men is typically presumed to be a problem—one that exists in women and encourages a research agenda on causation and treatment targeting women. In this paper, we present a distinct way forward for resea...
The Neurobiology of Trauma and Sexual Dysfunction
In this episode we are going to •Define Trauma •Discuss the science of neurobiology of trauma•Understand the continuum of the impact of trauma on sexual healthThis was a Ted Talk done for the NPWH/ISSWSH Conf...
Discussion : Weight loss response to semaglutide in postmenopausal women with and without hormone therapy use
We took some time to discuss this recent article which is very timely and it compared weight loss response and changes in cardiometabolic risk markers in postmenopausal women using semaglutide with and without menopause hormone therapy (HT) use...
The HIVE Collective Just Ask Midlife and Menopause Seminar Series
Launching Today 3/18/2024 The JustAsk! A Menopause + Midlife Seminar Series Course"Feeling unseen, unheard and like no one is listening to your health concerns? Were you told this is normal midlife and nothing you can do ...
The Discussion of the Lancet Article on "The Over-medicalization of Menopause"
Menopause deserves care and attention! Just because it is a normal process of aging doesn’t mean that women should be forced to grin and bear the multitude of symptoms that are associated with menopause not to mention the significant health con...
Medical Gaslighting and Patient Empowerment
Your Queen Bees are doing a deep dive today to discuss what is like to navigate as patient and trying to advocate for yourself to get your hormones or at least have an evidence based, shared decision discussion with your provider. Today w...
The Recap from the ISSWSH- International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual HealthConference
The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Annual Meeting was this past weekend (February 2024) in Long Beach California. It is one of the absolute best conferences of the year. ISSWSH provides sexual ...
Introducing The HIVE Collective and Happy New Year!
Welcome back to our amazing listeners we have taken a little hiatus and are so excited to be back with you in 2024 for Season 4. We have done some rebranding and have moved the just ask podcast into The HIVE collective which is a digital ...
Episode 3.8: Understanding Breast Cancer, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Menopause with Dr. Corinne Menn OBGYN
www.drmenn.comhttps://linktr.ee/drmenobgyn@drmennobgynDr. Corinne Menn is a board-certified OBGYN and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. Dr. Menn is also a 23-year survivor of breast cancer and premature menopause,...
