The Vagibonds Podcast

Placentas are cool.  They're the interface between baby and mother.  They are manufactured on demand, and disposed of when they're not needed anymore. Unlike other organs you can eat them even if they're from a human, if that's how you roll, and most will just label you a bit weird and not a cannibal.  Dr. Katee has the scoop on this 'disc-shaped' organ. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast

Sometimes, babies get stuck on their trip along the birth canal.  We've covered breech births in a previous episode, but another cause is shoulder dystocia–the baby's shoulder gets caught on the front of the mothers pelvis.  It's a true obstetric emergency, but it's one that Drs. Katee and Corbin have rehearsed and practiced for. E-mail: … Continue reading Shoulder Dystocia →

Drs. Corbin and Katee and their mansplainer Dave have taken a couple months off to get their lives together.  But they're back to drop some knowledge about PPROM (Preterm premature rupture of the membranes). E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast

Drs. Corbin and Katee have been promising an episode on emergency contraception, and here it is!  Katee takes us through the options for emergency contraception, what emergency contraception is and what it isn't, the side effects, and why–if you're sexually active and don't want to get pregnant–it's a good idea to have it on hand … Continue reading Emergency Contraception →

The American Congress of Gynecology has issued a ‘committee opinion'–which OB/Gyns like Drs. Katee and Corbin use to guide their treatment decisions according to the best evidence available.  We discuss what ACOG thinks OB/Gyns should do for their obese patients, including encouraging doctors to avoid implicit biases ag ainst them.  Dave points out Planned Parenthood's … Continue reading ACOG Committee Opinion: Treating The Obese Patient →

We got a lovely email from listener Kristin, a first-year medical student who's trying to decide between OB/Gyn and Family Medicine.  So it's pretty lucky that Dr. Katie is married to a family med doc, Dr. Adam Verhoef.  The three docs discuss the areas of overlap, the differences, and the benefits to each specialty as … Continue reading Choosing between Family Medicine and OB/Gyn →

That drug you count on?  It might not always be around. The Vagibonds talk about why shortages of medicines and medical supplies happen and what common items are in short supply right now.  Plus the implant Essure is taken off the market. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Yahoo!

Dr. Katee, inspired by a Women's Health article she read, discusses the things OB/Gyns want you to know but won't tell you.  Except that she and Dr. Corbin will tell you because that's how they roll.  And Dave puzzles over a thoughtful article in the Atlantic about the so-called sex recession. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds … Continue reading Things Your OB/Gyn Wants You to Know →

[This is a previously released episode. Enjoy!] The Zika virus caused quite the stir in the news a couple years ago.  It made few people feel sick…but its effects on developing fetuses was horrifying, causing multiple, profound birth defects.  It has receded from the news since then, but it's effects are still being felt, especially … Continue reading Zika Virus (Rebirthed) →

Dr. Corbin takes us on a journey into breech birth, something many are familiar with because of the condition's associate with c-sections (stay tuned for a future show on that).  The term, of course, refers to the fact that the baby is improperly positioned in the uterus at or close to the time of birth.  … Continue reading Breech Birth →

Their long hours and constant learning might be trying to kill them, but specifically, what do they do during all those hours? Most people think of OB/Gyns as delivering babies all the time, but don't forget the ‘gyn' side.  Also, Dave likes the sound of a new program in New Jersey which throws community baby … Continue reading Residency: What Corbin and Katee are Doing All Day →

Because Katee and Corbin's schedules are challenging, The Vagibonds are switching to an every-two-weeks schedule.  I know, it sucks, but it's what they must do.  In the meantime, enjoy this rebirthed episode. –Dave This week the Vagibonds are joined by Dr. Jillian Claire to discuss the FDA's recent approval of the app Natural Cycles for … Continue reading Natural Cycles App – with Dr. Jillian Claire (Rebirthed) →

So, you're having a baby.  You go to the hospital…and then a lot of things happen to you and are done to you.  Why do OBs do all those things? What even are those things?  Corbin leads us through all the things that may happen to the typical mother as she begins her labor, from getting … Continue reading Labor and Delivery: What Is Going On? →

[Katee and Corbin are, as always, being amazing at their residencies this week.  But since being a doctor often means sacrificing other bits of life, take in this rebirthed episode until next week.  –Dave] If you have been following the news, you likely have seen that a recent Trump administration policy has forced children crossing … Continue reading ACES and Toxic Stress: How trauma can change our brains (Rebirthed) →

Lord knows Dave could use a good challenge once in a while. It is in this spirit, and certainly not that of causing him any embarrassment, that Katee challenges Dave to see if he knows his way around the abbreviations commonly used in obstetrics.  Can he do it? No, he cannot, but along the way … Continue reading Abbreviations Hell →

The Zika virus caused quite the stir in the news a couple years ago.  It made few people feel sick…but its effects on developing fetuses was horrifying, causing multiple, profound birth defects.  It has receded from the news since then, but it's effects are still being felt, especially in warmer  climates…including Corbin's current home, Texas.  … Continue reading Zika Virus →

[Katee and Corbin are beavering away at their residencies this week, so enjoy this rebirthed episode.  –Dave] Alison Oliver is a sexuality educator at the university level, and also for the Unitarian Universalist Society's sex ed program known as Our Whole Lives.  Unlike what most of us get in schools, public or private, OWL is … Continue reading What Comprehensive Sex Ed Looks Like: Our Whole Lives (Rebirthed) →

Essure is a controversial permanent method of birth control.  Its controversy arises from the side effects that women have reported–including ‘migration' of the device and pain– which we've briefly discussed in a past episode.  In this episode, Katee takes us along as she explores this no-longer available sterilization device, which manufacturer Bayer is removing from … Continue reading Essure →

Endometriosis happens when endometrial tissue has migrated outside the uterus and made itself at home elsewhere.  But Adenomyosis—where the endometrial tissue infiltrate he walls of the uterus itself—can also cause pain and heavy bleeding each month.  Come with us as Corbin teaches us more about this difficult condition. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: … Continue reading Adenomyosis →

In this previously aired classic, we discuss why women should be thinking about birth control while they're pregnant, what kinds of birth control we can use postpartum, and the methods and timing of those options. Also, our group text kept autocorrrecting postpartum to post-party and we kind of like that. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: … Continue reading Postpartum contraception →

It's not just an acronym folks! This week, pediatrics resident Dr. Alyson Pierick joins us to discuss Dr. Virginia Apgar – namesake of the Apgar score. Learn why OB/GYNs and pediatricians can both assign Apgar scores and why we both care! Plus babies are fun and who doesn't want to learn more about them?! E-mail: … Continue reading APGAR with Dr. Alyson Pierick →

Most times, someone misses a period, takes a home pregnancy test, and calls their doctor because it came back positive.  The doctor says, come see me in six weeks–because they won't be able to see anything on an ultrasound until then anyway. But other times–like if you're visiting the emergency room–a doctor will order a … Continue reading Pregnancies of Unknown Location with Dr. Jillian Claire →

This week the Vagibonds are joined by Dr. Jillian Claire to discuss the FDA's recent approval of the app Natural Cycles for use as birth control. We recommend listening to our episode on fertility awareness because we reference it… a lot. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: https://www.vox.com/2018/8/14/17684392/natural-cycles-birth-control-app-fda https://www.naturalcycles.com/en https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28882680

That drug you count on?  It might not always be around. The Vagibonds talk about why shortages of medicines and medical supplies happen and what common items are in short supply right now.  Plus the implant Essure is taken off the market. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Yahoo!

This week the vagibonds take another leap into Yahoo answers. Mostly because residency is hard and these are fun! E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Yahoo!

This week Katee, Corbin, and Dave talk breast feeding! With the Trump administration recently blocking a WHO resolution to encourage breast feeding worldwide. We discuss the scientific evidence behind breast feeding but we also jump into how women are frequently shamed by their child feeding choices. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds … Continue reading The Breast Vagibonds Episode Ever →

What is normal uterine bleeding? What is abnormal? And what the heck is PALM COEIN? This week the vagibonds discuss the bread & butter of gynecology. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Comprehensive Handbook Obstetrics & Gynecology by Thomas Zheng

This week Katee, Corbin, and Dave discuss what the heck everyone means by the term “biological clock.” We talk about the physiology behind female infertility and how modern medicne aims to Hermoine Granger that clock with egg freezing, IVF, and all sorts of other spce age technology. Enjoy! E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: … Continue reading Time Turning the Biological Clock →

This week we discuss why women should be thinking about birth control while they're pregnant, what kinds of birth control we can use postpartum, and the methods and timing of those options. Also, our group text kept autocorrrecting postpartum to post-party and we kind of like that. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The … Continue reading Postpartum contraception →

This week the vagibonds re-visit Katee's last medical school rotation and dig into the psychiatric side of OB/GYN. What is PMS? How is PMDD different? What can we do about them? Find out in this episode. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast Fallopian Files: Corbin – Caliphate Katee – Ghost tours … Continue reading Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder →

If you have been following the news, you likely have seen that a recent Trump administration policy has forced children crossing the border with their parents without proper documentation to be stripped away from their parents and held in prison like detention centers. This week Katee, Corbin, and Dave talk about the research behind how … Continue reading ACES and Toxic Stress: How trauma can change our brains →

We were so excited to get this guest we didn't even realize it would be released during pride month! But we are so honored to have Dr. Katie Imborek on the podcast this week. She is the co-director of the LGBTQ+ clinic at the University of Iowa. She walks the vagibonds through what trans+ care … Continue reading Happy Pride! – LGBTQ+ Healthcare →

This week Dr. Kate comes to talk about “squirting.” What is it? Is it real? What's the feminist take on it? In a type of episode we're going to call the “PubMed of Porn,” we explore a common porn topic and look into the science behind it. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The … Continue reading What is squirting? – The PubMed of Porn →

The vagibonds are all moving this week so we took a break but thought we'd replay our first guest episode! New episodes will start back next week. It's our first guest! This week our friend Susie Koch joins us to discuss non-hormonal birth control – namely natural family planning. Also known as the rhythm method … Continue reading Are you aware of your fertility? (Rerun) →

This week Katee, Corbin, and Dave talk about a topic that has been floating around the warm and fuzzy news cycle. James Harrison, an Australian given the Moniker “the man with the golden arm” has recently retired from his super hero status after donating blood since he was 18 years, with experts estimating he saved … Continue reading Antibodies! How the “Man with the Golden Arm” saved 2.4 million babies →

It's our birthday! Corbin & Katee are doctors now! But all is not so happy with the world… A few weeks ago, Iowa became the most restrictive state in the nation for a woman's right to choose. Fortunately, South Carolina didn't. And on May 25th, Irish citizens will be voting on whether or not to … Continue reading The current state of abortion →

This week on the podcast Katee, Corbin, and Dave welcome another guest! This week on the Vagibinds is Rose Olson, she is a fourth year medical student and research intern at the WHO. She recently published a paper that reviewed the scientic evidence for so called “virginity testing,” a practice in many countries throughout the … Continue reading The Virginity Myth →

Alison Oliver is a sexuality educator at the university level, and also for the Unitarian Universalist Society's sex ed program known as Our Whole Lives.  Unlike what most of us get in schools, public or private, OWL is comprehensive.  Even the most detailed conversation with one's parents can't hope to cover everything OWL does in … Continue reading What Comprehensive Sex Ed Looks Like: Our Whole Lives →

On our 50th episode, Dave delivers on his promise to Katee and Corbin to do his own topic!  And so, we have a show on porography–one of those things that everyone loves to hate and hates to love.  We discuss the economics, the workers, and the consumers of porn, along with some of the deeper … Continue reading Pornography →

This week the Katee, Corbin, and Dave chat about two papers which discuss migrant women's health outcomes and the experiences of Somali refugee mother's birth experiences in Norway and Minnesota. We talk about the intersection of culture and health and how values influence health systems. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast … Continue reading Women's health across borders: Migrant women's health →

A few months ago, a listener named Amy Dean wrote in after our maternal mortality episode to tell us her story. We asked her to join us and share her experience and current advocacy efforts for other patients like her. We are so happy she called in and chatted with us! E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds … Continue reading Maternal Mortality – A close call (with Amy Dean) →

We had a lovely listener write to us with a question: “Why do periods start to sync together when living with other girls?” So we decided to investigate. Join the Vagibonds as we uncover the answer to this question and dive in to the nature of scientific study and research bias. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds … Continue reading Menstrual Synchrony →

This week Katee, Corbin, And Dave talk about the UN's Millennium Devlopment Goals. These are eight goals that were created from a ten year long study on world poverty. These goals were aimed to drastically reduce worl poverty bu 2015. For the Vagibonds two goals were especially signifcant: the goal to increase gender equality and … Continue reading #squadgoals to end poverty: The Millennium Devlopment goals →

The World Health Organization just released new guidelines on the standard of care for the birthing process. We talk about 'em! E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: NPR Articles about the guidelines The actual guidelines

This week Corbin talks about her experience in Sweden. The group talks about differences in healthcare between the US and Sweden, education, training, work hours. And of course we ask the eternal question: if a medical student lives in Sweden, does she/he still complain?? E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast

It's our last transatlantic episode! We decide to have a little fun and answer some questions from the Yahoo Answers service. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast

Last weekend, Katee went to a performance of The Vagina Monologues so this week she tells us about the background and purpose of the show. Corbin and Dave share their own experiences with the play. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: V-Day movement The Vagina Monologues

This week Katee and Corbin continue the discussion about health issues that women who are incarcerated face.This week's episode focuses on access to abortion and sanitary products. We discuss supreme court cases regarding the issues and the realities women who are incarcerated experience when trying to access these resources. Our social medias: E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: … Continue reading Caring for Women Who are Incarcerated: Part Two →

Over 200,000 women in the US are incarcerated. In this two part series, Katee and Corbin discuss some of the health care needs of women that become difficult to recieve when they are incarcerated. This week we talk about how women in prison systems receive care before, during, and after pregnancy. Healthcare policies from healthcare professionals and issues in the correctional system.

This week Holly Wamstad joins us again to discuss more about self care! Specifically, she teaches us about massage, it's history, and some common questions people have. E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Logan Valley Massage Therapy

This week the vagibonds are joined by Holly Wamstad! She is a licensed massage therapist (LMT) in the state of Nebraska and owner of Logan Valley Massage Therapy. She teaches us about self care and why it's actually important! E-mail: thevagibondspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thevagibonds Instagram: @thevagibondspod Facebook: The Vagibonds Podcast References: Psychology Today article