The Hurt By The Female Pain Docs

by Dr. Meera Kirpekar and Dr. Alopi Patel

Dr. K and Dr. P, of The Female Pain Docs, are board certified anesthesiologists and interventional pain physicians that discuss topics relating to women's pain and general health. The Hurt Podcast contributes to the public discourse on women's health with specific focus on female pain, both diagnoses and treatments. The podcast pursues a fact-based exploration of disease and ailments affecting women by discussing advances in an ...   ...  Read more
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Podcast episodes

  • Season 5

  • What is Medical Gaslighting?: A Discussion with Patient Advocate Ilana Jacqueline

    What is Medical Gaslighting?: A Discussion with Patient Advocate Ilana Jacqueline

    S05 E50
    35:52

    In this episode, The Female Pain Docs are joined by patient advocate Ilana Jaqueline to discuss the topic of medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting occurs when a healthcare professional dismisses a patient’s concerns or wrongly misdiagnoses symptoms as mental illnesses. They discuss signs for patients to lookout for, how patients can advocate for themselves, and changes that need to be made within the medical community to combat medical gaslighting.

  • Common Pelvic Pain Conditions in Men: A Discussion with Dr. Rena Malik

    Common Pelvic Pain Conditions in Men: A Discussion with Dr. Rena Malik

    S05 E49
    25:05

    In this episode, Dr. P interviews Dr. Rena Malik, a urologist who specializes in pelvic medicine. Dr. P and Dr. Malik discuss men’s health and unique problems within sexual medicine. Pelvic pain in and of itself is a stigmatized topic, especially within the men’s population. In this jam packed episode, Dr. Malik breaks down common causes of men’s pelvic pain and treatment options.

  • The Journey of a Chronic Pain Patient from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Discussion with Nikita Chopra

    The Journey of a Chronic Pain Patient from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Discussion with Nikita Chopra

    S05 E48
    38:25

    In this episode, Dr. P of The Female Pain Docs chats with special guest Nitika Chopra. Nitika is a patient advocate who has experienced chronic pain for the majority of her life. She has made it her life's mission to empower patients to take control of their health. Dr. P and Nitika discuss how challenging life can be for chronic pain patients. They discuss methods to advocate for care in a broken healthcare system where patients often have to speak up to get adequate care. This is an enlightening episodes for doctors and patients alike.

  • Gender Affirmation Surgeries: A Discussion with Dr. Bella Avanessian

    Gender Affirmation Surgeries: A Discussion with Dr. Bella Avanessian

    S05 E47
    29:28

    In this episode Dr. P discusses gender affirming surgeries with Dr. Bella Avanessian, a board certified plastic surgeon who provides surgical care to transgender patients, intersex patients and to victims of female genital mutilation. She performs feminizing and masculinizing procedures of the face, chest and genitals. Dr. P and Dr. Avanessian discuss the comprehensive approach to surgical interventions for gender affirmation from the face to the chest to the pelvis. This is an insightful episode and worth a listen even for LGBTQ+ allies!

  • Disrupting Healthcare: A Discussion on the Future of Healthcare with Dr. Dana Corriel

    Disrupting Healthcare: A Discussion on the Future of Healthcare with Dr. Dana Corriel

    S05 E46
    27:15

    In this episode, Dr. P interviews Dr. Dana Corriel. Dr. Corriel made it her mission to disrupt healthcare by empowering physicians to promote autonomy, build a community of forward thinking professionals and provide cross pollination of ideas to advance healthcare for the greater community and patients everywhere. She has built an online platform to promote healthcare innovation and businesses, called SoMe Docs otherwise known as Social Media Docs. In this episode Dr. P breaks down the common types of medical practices as well as the difficulties of navigating each type.