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More women in #gynecology or #medicine alone will not improve #patientexperience in #womenshealth until we stop and question the field and profession itself, examine assumptions and “standard of care.” Example: the speculum. Consider who is the “father” of gynecology: https://lnkd.in/gJb34bW8 The issue is that if you seek to have influence, power, title, rank within large institutions - like being a department chair or Chief Medical Officer - you don’t get there by disrupting that system, rather via alignment and delivering on existing incentives within the status quo. Institutions resist change and instead reward stability and efficient operations. This was a hard lesson I learned as I rose, mistakenly thinking a title empowered me to drive change. No, with hospitals losing their shirts, you need to be able to focus on revenue and margins, especially to answer to hospital boards (even in “non-profit” board members are from Wall St) who see #healthcare through income statements and balance sheets. I realized, after being CMO, I lacked the needed experience, education, skills to be in the same room as the bankers running healthcare, and needed an #MBA. This is sometimes why, I now realize, women as department chairs might be the least receptive to #innovation from a fellow woman. In retrospect, these female leaders wanted me to do as they had done: to align and deliver efficiently based on how “merit” or “value” was already defined. My own missteps in career were where I failed to understand that, being too idealistic and not following the money. When a physician seeks to question existing standards, in a way that reduces distress, discomfort, pain only for female patients, who benefits? More importantly in capitalism, who profits? In what way can you draw a straight line to revenue and the bottom line? If you cannot do that, your idea is a “nice to have” and will not be a priority compared to what is related to reimbursement, billing, new revenue. If you persist on what patients need over what the institution needs, you will get yourself moved out of spaces and seen as unrealistic. It is why I have come to the conclusion: A lot of the needed #patientcentered care will need to come from outside these large, established institutions with resources and staff and instead will come from #venture and #startup. The latter exist only to innovate and to disrupt “this is how it has always been done” to a new, better way.

Research has indicated for years that childbirth is the leading cause of #pelvicorganprolapse. Kind of a no-brainer given the damage that can occur during vaginal delivery. But we certainly need more studies about "the gap" to clarify the how, when, why, where of intersect between the gap and pelvic organ prolapse occurrence. The women #APOPS serves want to know why they are neither informed of or screened for POP sooner. We have so much more to do and learn to advance women's #BelowTheWaist health. https://lnkd.in/gQqjnnqz #womenshealthempowerment #EveryVoiceMatters #TheBiggestSecretInWomensHealth

Women's pain is treated differently. It is accepted as a bulk package of fertility and childbearing, where the ends are supposed to justify the means. Women seeking to modulate their fertility receive double dismissal. Not only is reproductive pain already ignored, but pain that is associated with the avoidance of reproduction is almost expected- women are being told it is a choice and it is the price of opting out. It is exciting to see social media giving a platform for women to share their experiences and change the discourse. I often tell my patients that I wish I could take away all their pain, but that may not be possible. Medical providers often assume these conversations mean women want to be "completely out" for an office procedure or experience "no" pain. In my experience, that is not true. Women simply want to be counseled about what they will feel rather than be told nothing or that it "won't hurt at all". They want to be offered all the reasonable options for pain control that are available and allowed to make a choice. And most of all, they want to be supported by their provider. https://lnkd.in/gXtGU5Mb

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So this is obviously a plastic uterus, but believe it or not, this teeny model is life-sized. And that little T-shaped object is the actual size of an intrauterine device (IUD). That's it. That little thingy is what we hear so much about. Insertion of an IUD can be difficult for some women, however for most, it's a relatively quick and routine procedure that can be made a a lot easier with a few simple steps. Firstly, make sure you're seeing a provider whom you feel comfortable with doing the procedure. Making sure you're relaxed coming into your procedure is half the battle for many. We have a wonderful nurse who is fantastic at talking patients through the procedure as you get set up for the procedure. You may find a stress ball or listening to some music might help you as well. It also helps to take some Ibuprofen (600 to 800mg) one hour prior to the appointment if you are able to tolerate it, for pain control. If you feel you need something more for pain control, then we also offer numbing of your cervix to help ease the procedure. Have questions? Come and see us! Even if you're just nervous and want to talk it through, we're here to help you. Because all women should have access to whatever form of contraception she chooses.

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Research has indicated for years that childbirth is the leading cause of #pelvicorganprolapse. Kind of a no-brainer given the damage that can occur during vaginal delivery. But we certainly need more studies about "the gap" to clarify the how, when, why, where of intersect between the gap and pelvic organ prolapse occurrence. The women #APOPS serves want to know why they are neither informed of or screened for POP sooner. We have so much more to do and learn to advance women's #BelowTheWaist health. https://lnkd.in/gBNpCTiS #womenshealthempowerment #EveryVoiceMatters #TheBiggestSecretInWomensHealth

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