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It's Not JUST a Period!

It's Not JUST a Period!

It's Not Just A Period 34 Episodes Oct 21, 2026

Hey girls, let's chat. Welcome to It's Not Just A Period podcast hosted by Alexandra. We are healthcare's dirty little secret and this podcast is calling out the BS in women's health. Women have been gaslit, dismissed and ignored for far too long. Each episode, Alexandra is joined by a very special guest to talk all things periods, cycles, Endometriosis, PCOS and more. We'll hear all of the good, bad and ugly bits that make up their inspirational story.

Episodes

Endometriosis Should Be Treated As A Brain Disorder: Emilė Radytė
Endometriosis Should Be Treated As A Brain Disorder: Emilė Radytė Oct 21, 2026 3529 78% of our viewers haven't yet subscribed... Please subscribe and help us grow our community, thank you! Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Alexandra is delighted to welcome Dr Emilė Radytė to the girl chat, a neuroscientist and co-founder of Samphire Neuroscience. For decades, women have been told their hormones are the root of the problem. But what if that’s only half the story? Emilė explains h
If You've Had A Hysterectomy, You Need HRT: Dr Nikki Ramskill
If You've Had A Hysterectomy, You Need HRT: Dr Nikki Ramskill Oct 7, 2026 3503 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining Alexandra in the studio this week is GP and menopause specialist, Dr Nikki Ramskill, founder of The Female Health Doctor Clinic. Women spend decades of their lives in peri and post menopause struggling unnecessarily as a result of lack of education, awareness and trainin
Who's Going To Pay For This? The Funding Crisis In Women's Health: Dr Zara Haider
Who's Going To Pay For This? The Funding Crisis In Women's Health: Dr Zara Haider Sep 23, 2026 3020 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! This week Alexandra is joined by Dr Zara Haider, Consultant and President of the College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare. The CoSRH’s role is to set standards, provide training and advocate on behalf of patients for access to safe, effective and high quality sexual health ser
I Was Sent Home Only 4 Hours After Endometriosis Surgery: Katie Flynn
I Was Sent Home Only 4 Hours After Endometriosis Surgery: Katie Flynn Sep 9, 2026 4534 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining the girl chat this week is Katie Flynn, who waited 18 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, PMDD, chronic pain disorder and painful bladder syndrome. In her mid 30’s, Katie was referred to a gynaecology and met Mr James Tibbott at Leeds Hospital who was about to chan
My Ferritin Was At 5% From Fibroid Blood Loss: Dr Nneka Irechukwu
My Ferritin Was At 5% From Fibroid Blood Loss: Dr Nneka Irechukwu Aug 26, 2026 3217 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining us this week is Dr Nneka Irechukwu, a PhD physiologist and pharmacologist with over a decade in medical communications as well as lived experience of fibroids. 2 in 3 women will develop fibroids in their lifetime but black women and ethnic minorities are disproportionate
I Carried A Plant Pot In My Handbag To Vomit In: Laura Milward & Dr Margaret O'Hara
I Carried A Plant Pot In My Handbag To Vomit In: Laura Milward & Dr Margaret O'Hara Aug 12, 2026 4121 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! We’re delighted to be joined by Laura Milward; pregnancy sickness advocate, and Dr Margaret O’Hara; scientist specialising in Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). Up to 90% of all women will experience pregnancy sickness to some degree but for women like Laura and Margaret it can turn i
My Period Blood Was Black And I Was Bleeding Anally: Zoë Smyth
My Period Blood Was Black And I Was Bleeding Anally: Zoë Smyth Jul 29, 2026 4339 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining the girl chat this week is Zoë Smyth, whose life was turned upside down when she was told she needed a full hysterectomy and stoma. For years Zoë was left housebound as she experienced heavy menstrual and anal bleeding, forcing her to make her bathroom a second bedroom.
We Have 455 Years Less Research On Women Than Men: Karli Büchling
We Have 455 Years Less Research On Women Than Men: Karli Büchling Jul 15, 2026 3783 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Alexandra is delighted to be joined by Karli Büchling; nicknamed the Period Dealer, who is spearheading critical menstrual research and revolutionising women’s healthcare. Karli is bridging the gender health gap in medical research, where we have over 450 years less researc
My Endometrioma Grew To 25cm In A Few Months: Drew Collins
My Endometrioma Grew To 25cm In A Few Months: Drew Collins Jul 1, 2026 3837 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining the girl chat this week is Drew Collins, who reached out to us with one of the most shocking endometriosis diagnosis we’ve heard to date. After living with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome since a child, she is no stranger to pain so knew something was wrong when new s
Postpartum Psychosis Made Me Hear Voices: Hayley Thomson
Postpartum Psychosis Made Me Hear Voices: Hayley Thomson Jun 17, 2026 3523 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. **TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide & Mental Illness** Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! We are honoured and delighted to be joined by Hayley Thomson as she shares her story of Postpartum Psychosis. After the birth of her second child, Hayley’s world started to change when symptoms of postpartum depression creeped in. Fo
I Was Training 40 Hours A Week And My Period Vanished: Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
I Was Training 40 Hours A Week And My Period Vanished: Ashleigh Spiliopoulou Jun 3, 2026 3567 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! Joining Alexandra in the studio is women’s health journalist Ashleigh Spiliopoulou. After sharing her journey of RED-S and Secondary Hypothalamic Amenorrhea with Stylist magazine, she’s bringing these conditions to our girl chat. As a teenager Ashleigh trained as a semi profess
I Was Going To The Loo 10 Times A Day, It Was PCOS: Abbigale Bennett-Negahban
I Was Going To The Loo 10 Times A Day, It Was PCOS: Abbigale Bennett-Negahban May 20, 2026 3469 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode of It’s Not Just A Period Podcast. Welcome to It’s Not Just A Period! This week we’re joined by Abbigale Bennett-Negahban whose life was plagued by horrendous IBS symptoms. It wasn’t until her early twenties that she discovered she had Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (previously known as PCOS). Abbigale walks us through the complex journe

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