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Women’s health is a real minefield. This week, we talk about our reproductive health journeys, the experience of both IUDs and C-sections, and what progress has recently been made with pain management for women’s health. 

Resources:

The Retrievals Season 2

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-retrievals/id1691599042

Vox Article on IUDs https://www.vox.com/even-better/417863/iud-insertion-pain-management-paracervical-block-birth-contro

ACOG News Release from May 2025

https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2025/05/acog-releases-new-recommendations-on-pain-management-for-iud-insertions-other-in-office-gynecologic-procedures#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20way%20that%20pain%20is,prilocaine%20cream%2C%20and%20paracervical%20block. 

C-sections in the US on the rise

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/c-section-rate-high-why-risks 

Funding cut for women’s studies

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5372892/womens-health-initiative-research-funding-gets-cut?utm_source=chatgpt.com 

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