Case #27: Hailey

Case #27: Hailey

From Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast by iHeartPodcasts

November 11, 2025 · 43 min · Season 4 · Episode 2

About this episode

Hailey shares her harrowing journey with debilitating menstrual symptoms and the challenges she faced in the Air Force.

From the moment Hailey got her period, she could tell that something was different about her. Suffering debilitating menstrual cramps and a flow so heavy she would pass out from blood loss…Hailey spent half of every month fighting to stand up. When she joined the Air Force as a medic, Hailey did not predict how agonizing her symptoms would become… and how harrowing her journey to a diagnosis would be as a woman in a male dominated field.    We want to hear from you! Share your own medical mystery or tell us about the episode you connected with the most at Symptomatic@iheartmedia.com or drop us a voice note at https://www.speakpipe.com/Symptomatic .    DISCLAIMER: By submitting your voice note using the link provided, you acknowledge that we have permission to potentially include that audio in future content.   *  *  *  *  *  * ****** SPOILER ALERT BELOW ****** You can find Hailey on tik tok @ Hailey_griffith You can follow Dr. Lucky Sekhon @lucky.sekhon and look out for her new book, “The Lucky Egg”, releasing on January 13th, 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Hailey

Topics covered

  • menstrual health
  • diagnosis journey
  • military experience
  • women's health
  • medical mystery

Keywords

  • menstrual cramps
  • heavy flow
  • blood loss
  • medical mystery
  • Air Force
  • diagnosis

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Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Products: The Lucky Egg

Places: Air Force

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