

Women’s Health 101: What We Were Never Taught About Our Cycles, Birth Control, Perimenopause, and Beyond
The Great Connect by Carrie Allen
E46
Mar 3, 2026
46:58
Episode notes
Real talk: women’s health research has historically been underfunded and underrepresented. In this episode, the THA team sits down to talk about the things most of us had to figure out on our own—hormonal cycles, birth control, perimenopause, and why your intuition about your body actually matters.
No gurus. No miracle protocols. Just a group of people who went looking for better answers—and want to have the conversation we all deserved way earlier.
In this episode:
- Why most health research was done on male bodies (and what that means for you)
- Understanding your hormonal cycle—and why it affects literally everything
- Perimenopause: what it is, when it starts, and why it sneaks up on people
- Birth control, hormonal health, and the evolving conversation around both
- How intuition and community fit into making health decisions
- Why asking questions is the whole point
Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. We're just people who care about women having better information.
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