It's Not JUST a Period!

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Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period!

She's back for more! Kathryn King is with us for part 2 of her episode talking all things vulvas, sex education and her own experience with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Did you know the vagina is the inside not the outside? Do you know what the vulva is made up of? Can you remember your sex education classes?

We've got the answers to all these questions and more as we break down why there is so much stigma and shame around the female body.

Then Kathryn opens up and shares her lengthy and frustrating journey with PCOS and how she would do things differently now.

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Kathryn King...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhonest/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodyhonest

It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
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Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period!

Joining Alexandra this week is the one and only period bombshell herself, Kathryn King. She is a menstrual health educator, advocate and founder of Bloody Honest with over half a million followers across social media.

Kathryn is a wealth of information when it comes to the menstrual cycle, periods and period products. She uses her platform to educate young girls, teenagers and women answering questions from 'how many holes do I have and what do they do?' to 'how can I measure my cervix?'.

You may think you've seen it all when it comes to period products but this episode will open your eyes to a world of products you never knew existed. We also go back to basics and talk about what sex education never did, including the vulva, vagina and what actually happens in a menstrual cycle.

We'd highly recommend watching this episode as it features lots of interesting props!

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Kathryn King...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhonest/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodyhonest

It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
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Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period!

Alexandra is delighted to be joined by Amy-Jane Davies this week, one of the leading Welsh voices for endometriosis advocacy and awareness.

Amy was diagnosed during emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis, only to discover that her chronic was caused by endometriosis and large cysts.

After a heartbreaking gynaecology appointment, Amy had no choice but to throw herself into research and become an expert on her condition. Her journey includes paying for private surgery, discovering a transformative hormonal treatment and fighting to get the organ saving treatment she desperately needs,

Amy shares her challenges of accessing the right care through the NHS, the importance of finding specialist support, and the reality of symptoms such as 'endo belly'. We discuss the life changing decisions you're forced to make as an endometriosis warrior and how the disease affects intimacy in relationships.

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Amy-Jane Davies...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growwithendo/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@growwithendo

It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
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Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period!

In this episode Alexandra sits down with Abbie Firth, paddle boarding instructor and lover of the outdoors to talk about how women living with these conditions can still do badass things!

Abbie shares how spending a decade on the contraceptive pill successfully masked her symptoms and enabled her to live a relatively 'normal' life. It was only once she stopped taking it that she realised what horrors it had been hiding, pandora's box had been officially opened.

She shares the incredible support she received from her GP but how her trust and belief in the healthcare system came crashing down around her when she visited A&E and gynaecology departments.

Abbie speaks about the importance of fighting for yourself even when you're not ready to, the decision to be a self paying and the risks associated with it and the life changing diagnosis she finally received.

Now, Abbie is turning her pain into purpose, as she takes on the monumental 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for Endometriosis UK and Wild Women's Outdoors Club at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre.

If you can, please donate HERE. Even if it's only £1, every little helps!

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Abbie Firth...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbiepaddles/
3 Peaks Challenge Donation Page: https://gofund.me/7a4275732
Wild Women's Outdoor Club: https://www.instagram.com/lopc_women?igsh=NmdoMTlxZDIxeWVp

It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
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Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period!

This week's girl chat is on FIRE! Join Alexandra and OvaryReaction founder, Ella Pamment as they laugh, cry and shock each other with their stories.

Ella walks us through jaw dropping story after jaw dropping story, her journey has been nothing but dramatic and unexpected.

After years of suffering with a multitude of symptoms, Ella got two for the price of one when she was diagnosed with Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

We discuss menstrual health education, what they don't tell you about surgery and how OvaryReaction is going to transform the workplace for women.

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Ella Pamment...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ovaryreaction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ovaryreaction

It's Not Just A Period...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsnotjustaperiod.uk
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.