19 episodes
The Vagina Museum Podcast Vagina Museum
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- Society & Culture
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3.5 • 20 Ratings
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Yes, there's actually a Vagina Museum. Located in East London, the Vagina Museum is the world’s first brick-and-mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas, and gynecological anatomy. We have a vision of a world where no one is ashamed of their bodies, everyone has bodily autonomy, and all of humanity works together to build a society that is free and equal. This is our podcast. Spoiler alert, it's about vaginas.
Follow us on social media and visit the museum website, vaginamuseum.co.uk to learn more, get involved as a member, and support our work.
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Endometriosis: Lived Experiences
In the final installment of our endometriosis mini-series, we speak to two people with endometriosis about their journeys through and beyond a diagnosis of endometriosis and how they have harnessed these experiences to help others. Justyna Green is a UK-based illustrator and podcaster. She shares her personal journey as a cis woman using art to process her endo experiences and raise awareness for the public. Cori Smith is an American activist who shares his experiences as a trans man navigating severe endometriosis and the US healthcare system. This series is funded by the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics.
Show notes & transcript: http://tinyurl.com/vmendo4
"Endometriosis: Into the Unknown" will be open at the Vagina Museum in London from 4 Nov 2023 - 3 Mar 2024. An online version is also available at our website. You can find out more about Vagina Museum, get awesome merch from our online shop, and become a member of the Cliterati on our website: vaginamuseum.co.uk -
Endometriosis: Cutting Edge Research
In this episode of our endometriosis mini-series, we’re looking at the latest research being done into endometriosis diagnoses and treatment. We spoke to over a dozen researchers at the Endometriosis CaRe Centre at the University of Oxford about their ongoing work and how it could change the care endometriosis patients receive. This series is funded by the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics.
Show notes & transcript: tinyurl.com/vmendo3
"Endometriosis: Into the Unknown" will be open at the Vagina Museum in London from 4 Nov 2023 - 3 Mar 2024. An online version is also available at our website. You can find out more about Vagina Museum, get awesome merch from our online shop, and become a member of the Cliterati on our website: vaginamuseum.co.uk -
Endometriosis: Finding Answers, Getting Support
190 million people in the world have endometriosis. But despite how widespread the condition is, many people find themselves waiting years for a diagnosis and struggling to find support. In this episode, we’re chatting with the folks at Endometriosis UK about the diagnostic journey, support services, and how to advocate for yourself if you think you may have endometriosis. This series is funded by the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics. Show Notes & Transcript: tinyurl.com/vmendo2
"Endometriosis: Into the Unknown" will be open at the Vagina Museum in London from 4 Nov 2023 - 3 Mar 2024. An online version is also available at our website. You can find out more about Vagina Museum, get awesome merch from our online shop, and become a member of the Cliterati on our website: vaginamuseum.co.uk
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Endometriosis: A Brief History (with Dr. Camran Nezhat)
190 million people in the world have endometriosis. So why do we know so little about it? In this endometriosis mini-series, we’ll explore the condition—from ancient treatments to cutting-edge research. In this episode, we look at 2,000 years of history to explore how people with endometriosis symptoms were treated (and often dismissed). Then we talk to Dr. Camran Nezhat, a pioneer and leading practitioner in the field of minimally invasive surgery, who shares his 40-year journey advocating for endometriosis patients and advancing endometriosis research and awareness. This series is funded by the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics. Show notes & transcript: tinyurl.com/vmendo1
"Endometriosis: Into the Unknown" will be open at the Vagina Museum in London from 4 Nov 2023 - 3 Mar 2024. You can find out more about Vagina Museum, get awesome merch from our online shop, and become a member of the Cliterati on our website: vaginamuseum.co.uk -
Teaser: Endometriosis Mini-Series
The Vagina Museum is re-opening in London on Nov 4 with a brand new exhibition, "Endometriosis: Into the Unknown." And that means the podcast is coming back too with four new episodes about endometriosis: its history, current diagnoses and treatment options, support options for those living with the disease, and the cutting-edge research helping to demystify this under-studied condition. Stay tuned for the first new episode, coming Nov 8.
This exhibition and accompanying programming are produced in collaboration with Oxford EndoCare, part of the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, and the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics based at The University of Oxford. -
Space Gynaecology and Heavy Bleeding on Earth
First off, yes, space gynaecology is a real specialty. Second, yes, we interviewed a space gynaecologist on this episode. And third, there’s a whole lot we earth-bound menstruators can gain from research done on periods in space. In this episode, Varsha Jain MD, PhD talks about her research into menstruating astronauts and how that led her to study heavy bleeding on earth. She explains the causes and impacts of heavy bleeding and what she’s doing to develop new treatments for her patients suffering from this condition. Show Notes & Transcript: tinyurl.com/vm0203
Customer Reviews
Informative Podcast
This podcast is very informative and covers a wide range of topics. They discuss historical hygiene practices for people with vaginas, vagina-inspired art, terminology through the ages, and everything in between. The hosts spend a lot of time busting vagina myths as well! If you want to know more about vaginas, this is the podcast for you!
They achieve their goal of being inclusive while still encouraging proven hygiene practices. The hosts are fun to listen to and not condescending at all.
Some reviews dislike the second episode since it discusses vaginal steaming. The podcast mentions how this is a phenomenon through time and around the world, but it is an antiquated and potentially dangerous practice. They discuss the reasons why and mention what you can do to feel and be cleaner. Some reviewers think they degraded the practice and other cultures. I don’t believe that is the case. They definitely discouraged some practices since they are not scientifically proven to be helpful and in some cases have been proven to be harmful.
I see it like someone telling me to burn my hair to get rid of the split ends. Sure it might work but I could make things worse or get seriously hurt in the process.
Poorly researched, misinformation, “fake news”
Sorry not sorry - what a shame! This could have been a very interesting and informative podcast about a common traditional medicinal practice used in many cultures throughout history up to the present day.
Instead we get vitriol, sarcasm, superiority, racism, limited mainstream medical model viewpoints and disparagement of anyone who may want to look beyond that to take care of their feminine organs.
Just don’t bother.
Ignorance
While the people doing this podcast may like to think that they are doing their best to share researched advice to people with vaginas, their ignorance is palpable. Why on earth would you interview someone, and share a podcast labeled as Vaginal Steaming to only have an MD on there bashing what they say? The interviewers have the audacity to state how women who promote vaginal steaming and other “non medically sound” practices are exploiting the market of people who have reproductive related ailments, but yet what has the medical profession done for women with reproductive issues? Give them artificial hormones, cut their organs out or absolutely nothing. That Dr. Is clearly coming at the thought of Vaginal Steaming with her narrow vision of western medicine and has absolutely no business offering her advice on this topic.
Just because research is limited (people studying traditional wisdom can not afford the biased studies of pharmaceutical companies) does not mean these practices do not offer benefits.
Also, the interviewer clearly states that they have a tilted uterus but then scoffs at the idea of the wandering womb. Perhaps you need to broaden your idea of what wandering means, because your womb, has wandered, and what has your trusty OB offered for that?
I do believe that the list of benefits may have been a bit overkill, and I do also believe in the uterus being a self cleaning organ. But if your uterus is tilted in any way, it CAN NOT properly self clean and can cause symptoms that one may not even relate to their reproductive health.
If you are someone who does not like to think for yourself and who only listens to what the person in the white coat thinks is good for you, then this podcast is for you.