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Sex, Drugs, And Singing Ovaries

Sex, Drugs, And Singing Ovaries

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Sex, Drugs, And Singing Ovaries

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When Teresa Woodruff started working for a biotech company fresh out of graduate school, her employer revealed that the first studies for a new heart attack treatment had been performed on 50,000 men. “And so I kinda raised my hand and said, ‘That’s interesting. Where are all the women?” Today, Teresa is an expert in ovarian biology and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago. We ask her why so many prescription drugs were tested only on men for so many decades, what that’s meant for women’s health, and what’s changed. Plus, Teresa tells us about Repropedia, her encyclopedia for reproductive health, and “A New You, That's Who” (think “Schoolhouse Rock!” but instead of conjunctions, it's about puberty.)  More info on Teresa Woodruff’s work can be found at www.woodrufflab.org.
Released:
Feb 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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