Menopause Management - Dr. Barbie Taylor
Dr. Barbie Taylor, also known as “Menopause Barbie,” is an Obstetrician / Gynecologist who retired from active practice in 2001 due to severe arthritis. Despite the fact that she had a law degree and a master’s in business at the time of her retirement (she’s a real nerd and loves school), her true passion has always been helping women.
Episodes
Benign Breast Diseases (YouTube Video 360)
Have you ever heard the term “benign breast diseases”? Do you know what constitutes a “benign breast disease”? Could you name some, … or even one? If you don’t know anything about what constitutes a benign breast disease, how in the world can you learn what constitutes a malignant breast disease? In this podcast, I’ll present the benign breast diseases so that you’ll be able to cont...
Dense and Fibrocystic Breasts (YouTube Video 359)
You’ve probably heard the terms “dense breasts” and “fibrocystic breasts.” But do you know what each means? And can you explain them in an anatomical way? Are they the same thing? Or do they differ somehow? Well, these are the topics of this podcast tutorial.
) Breast Hormones and Their Roles (YouTube Video 358)
Do you know which hormones constitute your “breast hormones”? Breast hormones are the hormones that act on your breasts in some way to enable them to perform their functions. So, what are they? Eenie, meenie, mighty mo? No, they aren’t the ones. This podcast will teach you what they are and what each one does to your breasts.
The Anatomical Evolution of Your Breasts Through the Ages (YouTube Video 357)
In this unit on Breast Cancer, it will be critical for you to understand the normal evolutionary anatomical changes of your breasts as you age. In this podcast tutorial, I will describe chronologically how your breasts evolve from puberty to pregnancy to breastfeeding to menopause.
Anatomy of Your Breasts (YouTube Video 356)
The first thing to understand in any conversation about Breast Cancer is the basic anatomy of your breasts. So this podcast tutorial will explain basic breast anatomy in a way you’ve never imagined it before. There will be nothing boring abut it. And it will form the foundation of the entire unit on Breast Cancer.
Take Pause for Menopause (YouTube Video 355)
Some women want quick-fixes for their menopause. Some even want this menopause education to be quick. But some things in life aren’t quick … like the menopausal part of your life that will last for about 40 to 50 years. In this podcast tutorial, I’ll explain why you should take pause for menopause
The Uterus & Cervix: One Organ; Two Very Different Cancers (YouTube Video 354)
Here we are at the end of the units on endometrial uterine cancer and cervical cancer. And now it’s time to reflect upon the fact that your uterus and cervix are part of the same organ. But, alas, the cancers that develop in the two are very different. In this podcast, I’ll shed light on the differences and similarities between endometrial uter...
Menopause Management After Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 353) airing on March 25, 2024
So what if you’ve had cervical cancer, treated it, and cured it. What now? How does the fact that you had cervical cancer affect your menopause management? Are there certain options that are no longer available to you? Or does your history of cervical cancer have no impact at all on your management options? Perhaps, it’s somewhere in betwe...
Prevention of Cervical Cancer With the HPV Vaccine (YouTube Video 352)
There are pro-vaccers and there are anti-vaccers. And that is pertinent to the fact that Cervical Cancer is one of the very few cancers for which we actually have a vaccine to prevent infection with the virus that causes it in the first place. Depending on whether you’re a por-vaccer or an anti-vaccer, you may or may not view that as a good thing. Either ...
Prognosis of Cervical Cancer & Pre-Cancer (YouTube Video 351)
What if you had to predict the 5-year survival rates for each stage of cervical cancer? Would you have any idea about that at all? How would the survival rates for cervical cancer compare to those for endometrial uterine or breast cancer? And what about the survival rates for cervical pre-cancer? This podcast will give you all this information. And some of it ...
Treatment of Cervical Cancer & Pre-Cancer (YouTube Video 350)
You’re probably not accustomed to hearing much about cervical cancer. So you may not have ever heard anything about treatment for cervical cancer. On the other hand, you’ve probably heard quite a bit about treatment for cervical pre-cancer. In this podcast, I’ll explain the treatments for each stage of the progression for cervical pre-cancer and every stage of...
Grading & Staging of Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 349
So, what happens if you get a diagnosis of cervical cancer? Then what? Well, that’s where grading and staging come in. These are ranking systems that designate the degree Tune in to this podcast to make it all simple.
Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer & Pre-Cancer (YouTube Video 348
I’ve taught you about how to do screening tests for cervical cancer and pre-cancer, but no screening test gives you an actual verified diagnosis. So, do you know how your doctor makes the actual diagnosis of cervical cancer or pre-cancer? You certainly wouldn’t want to surge ahead with treatment unless you were sure of the precise diagnosis, now, would you? In t...
Screening With Pap Smears versus Screening With HPV Tests (YouTube Video 347
We used to all get an annual pap smear to screen for cervical cancer and never stop doing so. Now you hear about guidelines that recommend a pap only every 3 years, or discontinuing pap screening at some point. You even hear about using a different screening test altogether, and getting it even less frequently than three-year intervals. What’s going ...
Cause of Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 346) -
Do you know the actual cause of cervical cancer? In previous podcasts, I’ve taught you about all the risk factors for it. But cause and risk factors are not one and the same. And, while it may see like I got the cart before the horse by teaching you about the risk factors first and the cause second, that’s precisely how it happened historically. Listen to this podcast to learn t...
Screening for Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 345) -
You are probably somewhat familiar with the common “pap smear” screening test for cervical cancer. In fact, you’ve probably had your fair share of them during your annual gynecologic exams. But, do you know anything about the history of the pap smear? And do you understand why it’s a success story among screening tests? In this podcast, I’ll teach you all these things. I t...
Symptoms of Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 344) -
Time to talk about the symptoms of cervical cancer! Go ahead, tell me what they are. And tell me which constitute early symptoms versus those that constitute late symptoms. … What? You aren’t sure? Well, that’s precisely the kind of thing that sets you up for missing the diagnosis early, or altogether. To prevent that, all you have to do is listen to this podcast.
Pathology of Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 343)
Understanding how a cancer becomes a cancer is critical to your understanding of that cancer. And all cancers do not develop in the same way. In this podcast, I’ll walk you through the process of how a cervical cancer develops. And that will set the stage for everything else you learn about cervical cancer.
Anatomy of the Cervix & Cervical Cancer (YouTube Video 342) -
What if you had to describe and explain the anatomy of your cervix? Could you do it? Would you be able to think of an analogy for the appearance of your cervix? And what about how it functions? More importantly, would you be able to cite the specific part of the cervix that is at the crux of cervical cancer? Well, I’ll do all these things in this podcast tuto...
How to Know if You’re at Risk for Cervical Cancer (YouTube video # 341)
Do you know the risk factors for cervical cancer? If not, how are you going to know if you need to prevent it? Knowing the risk factors for any cancer is critical to your ability to prevent it. And if you discover that you really aren’t at significant risk for it, that’s one fewer item on your list of concerns. Listen to this podcast to learn the risk fac...
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