About this episode

Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi discusses comprehensive women's healthcare, emphasizing the importance of holistic exams and patient advocacy.

In this episode, Dr. Lucky Sekhon and Dr. Alicia Robbins are joined by renowned OB/GYN Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, better known as Dr. A, to talk about what comprehensive women's healthcare should actually look like. Dr. A shares why she refuses to dismiss her patients' symptoms, why a Pap smear is only one small piece of an annual exam, and why these exams should be viewed holistically.   The conversation takes a deeper look into breast cancer prevention after Dr. A opens up about her own experience discovering that her lifetime breast cancer risk was dramatically higher than she expected and how a breast MRI helped uncover early breast cancer in Olivia Munn after her initial imaging was negative. They also discuss the importance of pelvic ultrasound, what a Pap smear actually screens for, why endometriosis and PCOS can go undiagnosed for years, and how women can become better advocates for themselves without falling into the misinformation trap.   Dr. A fervently speaks on why celebrity health stories can actually be powerful public health tools, how social media can both educate and mislead, and why finding a doctor who truly listens may be one of the most…

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Hosts: Dr. Lucky Sekhon, Dr. Alicia Robbins

Guest: Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

Topics covered

• women's healthcare
• breast cancer prevention
• holistic health
• patient advocacy
• endometriosis
• PCOS
• celebrity health stories

Keywords

• Pap smear
• breast cancer risk
• pelvic ultrasound
• endometriosis
• PCOS
• patient advocacy
• health misinformation

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