Season 7

I surprised myself on this one with a vicious rant about Makena, a synthetic intramuscular drug FDA approved in 2003 for preterm labor that was recently recalled in 2023. I get pretty elevated in my 8-minute rant introducing this segment and talking about the implications of the Makena catastrophe....

In this segment, Dr. Wood and I reveal what we know about the exacerbation of psychotic symptoms in female patients with known schizophrenia or bipolar disorder during hormonal transitional periods, including menopause, postpartum, and monthly menstrual cycles. It adds to the common sense evidence ...

In this segment, Drs. Wood, Grider, and I discuss the flaws of the large NIH-sponsored Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study that was intended to provide more clarity on the role of hormones during female transitional periods and its impact on the use of female reproductive hormones after 2002. The...

In this segment, I start out by providing a history of hormone discovery and using hormones as treatment. Dr. Grider gives us a basic explanation of what menopause is, including typical patient presentations, symptoms, and the relationship to fluctuating reproductive hormone levels. And Dr. Wood te...

Hey everyone, join us for the intro to our upcoming series on the role of female reproductive hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, on women's health, especially during times of transition, such as menopause, postpartum, or monthly cycles. The title centers around clinical experiences with w...

Hey everyone, join us for our teaser for the upcoming series on the role of female reproductive hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, on women's health. The title centers around clinical experiences with women having their first episode of psychosis and inpatient psychiatric hospitalization ...