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Childbirth, Postpartum, Menopause, & Beyond

Sexual health. Menopause. Vulvar disorders.

Do these topics make you cringe? Do you know much about them?

Throughout her career as a board-certified gynecologist with fellowship training in global health, Dr. Rachel Pope has been shocked to learn how little women know and talk about their sexual and reproductive health. The stigma around these subjects can prove harmful when women fail to recognize potential problems. The silence surrounding these issues leaves women isolated and alone.

At Our Womanity, our goal is to empower women by providing meaningful scientific insight into women's health and wellness.

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Read the Our Womanity blog posts to learn about sex, menstruation, postpartum, menopause, and more.

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Navigating the Menopause Maze: Finding Clarity in the Noise

October 17, 2024
In recent years, perimenopause and menopause have finally begun to receive the attention it deserves in the media. From Netflix specials to magazine cover stories, the topic is no longer...
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Female Orgasm

May 2, 2024
Some women reach orgasm as easily and routinely as men, and some never do. Women are not little men, the clitoris is not a little penis, even if some structures...
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The Orgasm Gap: Disparities in Sexual Satisfaction

April 30, 2024
Disparities frustrate me – and this is a big one. Check out this graph comparing % of men versus women who have achieved orgasm. The men reach 100% around age...
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Vestibulodynia: A Multifactorial Condition

March 26, 2024
Vestibulodynia is a chronic and often devastating condition characterized by severe pain, burning, irritation, or rawness in the vestibular area of the vulva. This pain can occur during intercourse, inserting...
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Redefining Menopause & Black Women: What is Needed to Close the Disparity Gap

February 19, 2024
The menopause transition can be a challenging time for all women, but research suggests that black women may face unique issues during this stage of life. Studies have found that...
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Female Sexual Medicine – An Emerging Field

January 23, 2024
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of female sexual health and functioning. Female sexual medicine is an emerging field within gynecology and urology that...
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Dr. Rachel Pope, Founder

Dr. Rachel Pope is a board-certified gynecologist, the chief of a female Sexual Health division in a Urology Department, and the founder of Our Womanity. She created Our Womanity to shed light on the subjects people don't talk about, reduce the stigma, and empower women to understand their own health.

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Listen in as Dr. Rachel Pope answers questions about female sexual and reproductive health. Nothing is too sensitive or taboo when it comes to women’s health.

Use it or Lose it

Ep #1: Use it or Lose it?

March 8, 2023
This episode’s question is: If you don’t use it, are you gonna lose it? The phrase “use it or lose it” has been made in reference to anything from golf, to vacation days, to gift cards. The concept seems to...
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Ep #2: Mindfulness and Orgasm

March 8, 2023
Have you heard of the term “spectatoring?” Masters and Johnson coined the term “spectatoring,” and Psychology Today describes it as, “watching yourself have sex, accompanied by an anxious, internal, self-conscious dialogue. The internal chatter can include worries about one’s body...
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Ep #3: Lichen Sclerosus and Menopause

March 8, 2023
“Lichen sclerosus is an inflammatory disorder that affects skin on your genitals. It causes irritation, skin changes, itching and pain. It’s most common in people assigned female at birth, including women who have been through menopause and girls who haven’t...
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Ep #4: Postpartum

March 13, 2023
The postpartum period. Oh my goodness. You’ve heard about it and you may have experienced it personally but what is postpartum? The National Library of Medicine describes it in 3 phases: The postpartum period has been termed the “fourth stage...
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Ep #5: Should I Have My Hormones Checked?

May 9, 2023
Sigh. Hormones. Whether you’re pre-adolescent, teenager, young adult, transitioning, pregnant, pre or post-menopausal, hormones can be tricky. According to HormoneHealth.co.uk, “Levels of hormones naturally fluctuate at various life stages, most noticeably during puberty and in women during the menstrual cycle,...
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Ep #6: Reframing Menopause

May 31, 2023
Women and Ageism. There is a stigma for women around getting older and there is often the urge to grasp onto our youth in order to maintain our “sense of value.”  This is also evident in the media we consume....
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