What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? In this award-winning podcast India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.
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Through this series we have demonstrated how inequalities in research and persistent myths about women's bodies have led to inequalities in healthcare. In this episode, India talks to someone who has ...
Day Twenty-Seven: The Lessons We Learn (00:14:00)
India travels back to the Victorian Age to probe at the use of the vaginal speculum and considers its link to menstrual shame and embarrassment, particularly in education. India then meets Chella Quin...
Day Twenty-Six: The Shock (00:14:00)
India considers the role of the femcare industry in perpetuating menstrual stigma and single use products with Chris Bobel, an Associate Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the Unive...
Day Twenty Five: Why 28 Days? (00:14:00)
How long is too long for a menstrual cycle? And what can be the causes of irregular periods? India talks to Dr Anita Mitra and Dr Dornu Lebari about what's 'normal' as well as the hormonal imbalance t...
Day Twenty Four: To Bleed or Not to Bleed (00:14:00)
Millions of women across the world take hormonal contraception either as birth control or to help with problem periods - but do we know how much they might be affecting our brains? In this episode Ind...
Day Twenty Three: Exercycle (00:14:00)
India meets performance physiologist Dr Stacy Sims who offers key advice on how best to tailor your eating and exercise routine to certain points of your cycle whether you’re a regular cycling women, ...
Day Twenty-Two: Love and the Cycle (00:14:00)
India sits down with her husband Mark to talk about the cycle and their relationship. They also meet a couple - Bill and Amy - who tailor their life based around Amy’s cycle. India and Mark try to dec...
Day Twenty-One: In the Moonlight (00:14:00)
We find India at the top of the cliffs of Folkestone in South East England to meet a group of women who swim under the light of the full moon. Meanwhile. on the other side of the world in Australia, ...
Day Twenty: Chemical Disruption (00:14:00)
India meets with the founder and director of Chem Trust, Elizabeth Salter Green, and Shruthi Mahalingaiah Assistant who is a Professor of Environmental Reproductive and Women's Health at the Harvard T...
Day Nineteen: Kenny (00:14:00)
India speaks with Kenny Ethan Jones, the first transgender man to front a period product campaign. They talk about Kenny’s experience with menstruation, and transitioning. As well as Kenny's work as a...
Day Eighteen: Second Spring (00:14:00)
The perimenopause is a challenging time for many women but there is help and there are ways you can prepare. In this episode, India sits down with her mum to discuss her own transition to menopause. ...
Day Seventeen: PMS (00:14:00)
India and Dr Anita Mitra discuss the causes and symptoms of Premenstrual Stress (PMS), and Maisie Hill offers up advice for PMS in the autumn season of the cycle. We also hear from two women who live...
Day Sixteen: Oh Progesterone (00:14:00)
We've entered the luteal phase and welcome a fascinating temporary organ into the reproductive system. It only lasts 14 days and it's one big job is to pump out progesterone. India also finds out what...
Day Fifteen: Baby Steps (00:14:00)
On day 15 of the cycle, India looks at fertility and the process of trying to conceive - and explores the tragic reality that not all pregnancies are successful. Dr Dornu Lebari takes us through a fer...
Day Fourteen: Ovulation (00:14:00)
Oestrogen has peaked and ovulation is imminent. Professor Evelyn Telfer from the University of Edinburgh discusses the formation and release of eggs, as well as key new research into whether women can...
Day Thirteen: Get It On (00:14:00)
It’s day 13 of the cycle and India rides the first oestrogen wave and chats all things cervical mucus with the Gynae Geek Dr Anita Mitra from its texture to its many functions. Maisie Hill, author of ...
Day Twelve: Hysteria (00:14:00)
Professor Richard Legro, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, tells his story of attempting to test the effectiveness of sildenafil (aka Via...
Day Eleven: The Gap (00:14:00)
India meets Emily Jacobs, an Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at University of California Santa Barbara, to discuss sex bias within medical science. Emily shares with India her ...
Day Ten: Tracking (00:14:00)
The world of tracking apps has grown in the last decade, but where does all that data go? India speaks to the Chief Medical Officer of Clue, Dr Lynae Brayboy about the importance of tracking periods, ...
Day Nine: Finding Power (00:14:00)
This episode is all about the experiences across life that can shape how we view our cycle - particularly our first bleed. India is joined by author and creatrix Lisa Lister who tells a story of empow...
Day Eight: Hack it to Win it (00:14:00)
For years the female body in athletic performance has gone understudied, until recently. India meets Richard Burden from the English Institute of Sport who is researching the effect of hormones on fem...
Day Seven: Oestrogen Rising (00:14:00)
India introduces the series to oestrogen, the hormone of sass, sex and energy. Dr Jackie Maybin explains the role of oestrogen in preparing the body for ovulation and Dr. Sarah Hill explains her resea...
Day Six: The Stories We're Told (00:14:00)
Joined by Alec Mills, Chella Quint and Dr Camilla Rotsvik, India investigates the impact of images on the way women feel about their periods. From menstrual shame to scented tampons, India assesses t...
Day Five: Blood and Bears (00:16:25)
Ever heard of bears eating people who were on their period? Maybe sharks eating menstruating swimmers? These sort of myths are everywhere. India is joined by Caroline Byrd who’s job was lost due to a ...
Day Four: Winter (00:13:48)
India and the author of Period Power, Maisie Hill, discuss the best way to manage and interact with your cycle. Specifically looking at the bleed, or rather the season ‘winter’, Maisie offers advice, ...
