7-2-1
7-2-1 is the podcast of the Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders (FWGBD).
Dr. Sweta Gupta has a passion for taking care of young women with bleeding disorders and heavy menstrual bleeding. 7-2-1 tackles some of the most pressing questions about periods and heavy menstrual bleeding faced by both healthcare providers and their patients: What is normal vs. heavy menstrual bleeding? Demystifying IUDS (LARCS). When should I see a specialist about my periods?
Join Dr. Gupta as she engages with the right expert(s) to help answer these questions. Each episode features conversations with leading medical experts, patients, and others who are involved in the field of blood disorders affecting women and girls. “The goal of this podcast is to provide engaging and useful content to healthcare providers, their patients, and others interested in learning more about this topic. The format of a podcast allows us to go more in-depth on these topics that are so critically important to healthcare professionals and our patients,” says Dr. Sweta Gupta, Pediatric Hematologist.
Episodes
14 episodes
H&T in Women with HHT: What the Clinician Needs to Know
In this episode of 7-2-1: All You Need to Know About Periods, Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow leads an insightful discussion with experts, Dr. Hanny Al-Samkari and Dr. Layla Van Doren, on Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) and it...
Repro Ready: The Essentials of Fertility Preservation
In this episode of The 7-2-1, Dr. Kemi Olaiya and Dr. Cheryl Mensah continue the conversation on fertility preservation in sickle cell disease with Dr. Leslie Appiah, a leading expert in fertility preservation. Together, they break dow...
Freeze Frame: Real Talk On Fertility Preservation
In this episode of The 7-2-1, Dr. Kemi Olaiya and Dr. Cheryl Mensah are joined by Dr. Leslie Appiah, a leading expert in fertility preservation, to discuss why fertility preservation matters for people with sickle cell disease. While o...
Menstrual Bleeding- is NOT a Stigma!
In our latest episode, we are diving deep into the real talk about periods - why stigma around menstrual bleeding exists, where it comes from, and how we can challenge it together. We’re thrilled to be joined by Dr. Angela Weyand, pediatr...
Unfolding IV Iron
Our guest for Episode 10 is Dr. Amanda Jacobson Kelly, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of hematology oncology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Jacobson Kelly wi...
Let's Iron It Out
In our ninth podcast, "Let's Iron it Out", Our guest is Dr. Amanda Jacobson-Kelly, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of hematology oncology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University College of...
Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease (Part II)
In our 8th episode, we continue the conversation from Episode 7: Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease. Joining our hosts, Dr. Sweta Gupta and Dr. Tricia Huguelet, are two guests – Dr. Zachary Ramsay and Dr. Christy Bemrich-Stolz...
Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease (Part I)
Although we have made leaps and strides in the treatment of sickle cell disease with the development of several disease-modifying medications and gene therapies, as physicians we still grapple with basic health issues, specifically for young gi...
Special Edition – How New Gene Therapies for SCD May Impact Women’s Fertility
As we closed 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). These potential curative therapies include CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]) from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incor...
Safe Hormonal Therapy in Thrombosis- One Size Does Not Fit All
As physicians taking care of young girls and women with HMB, we are often faced with a challenging patient who is at a high risk for developing thrombosis due to a family history, a past personal history of thrombosis or medical conditions that...
Destigmatizing The Pill
The pill aka “oral contraceptive pill, OCP “, “birth control pill” is a misnomer when used solely for HMB by a pre-teen or teenager and unfortunately, can be associated with a stigma. In the true sense, pill used for heavy period flow is in fac...
Demystifying IUDs Part 2
In this episode, your hosts continue to explore some great information and facts about the use of IUDs for heavy menstrual bleeding and are joined by a well-known expert in the fields of adolescent medicine and reproductive health, Dr. Claudia ...
Demystifying IUDs Part 1
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about IUDs. As healthcare professionals, we are seeing more and more providers prescribing them as hormonal therapy for bleeding disorders. In this episode, your hosts discuss demystifying IUDs with Dr. Pa...
Normal vs. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
For years, providers have heard their patients say, “But my period has always been this heavy. That’s normal for me.” But what does “normal” even mean when we talk about periods? In this episode, your hosts discuss how to differentiate normal v...
