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We’ve been healthcare’s dirty little secret for far too long.
It's Not Just A Period Podcast is calling out the b***s*** in women’s healthcare, one honest conversation at a time.
Hosted by Alexandra, each episode brings together inspiring guests, leading experts and real women to unpack the realities of women’s health at every stage of life. From periods and reproductive conditions to fertility, pregnancy and menopause, we’re talking about the things that affect the 51%.
No shame. No sugar coating. Just the conversations women deserve to hear.
Because girls, it’s not JUST period!
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Endometriosis Should Be Treated As A Brain Disorder: Emilė Radytė
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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 how the brain controls every hormone in your body and why conditions like endometriosis and PMDD should also be treated as brain disorders.
We’re introduced to the Nettle, the world’s first at home brain stimulation device designed to retrain the brain to reduce period pain and improve PMS symptoms.
We discuss everything from why only 2% of medication reaches the brain and why period pain gets worse over time to the different levels of endometriosis pain and how our hormone sensitivity is impacted by trauma.
If you’ve lost hope, this is the conversation that could change everything.
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Emilė Radytė…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.em.neuroscientist/
Website: https://www.samphireneuro.com
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NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
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Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
7 Oct 2026
If You've Had A Hysterectomy, You Need HRT: Dr Nikki Ramskill
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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 training.
Dr Nikki walks us through each stage of menopause, what happens in the body and the wide range of symptoms.
They discuss the importance of HRT, why it can be so difficult to get hold of and what a personalised treatment plan can look like.
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Dr Nikki Ramskill…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femalehealthdoc/
Website: https://www.thefemalehealthdoctor.com
It's Not Just A Period...
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NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
23 Sept 2026
Who's Going To Pay For This? The Funding Crisis In Women's Health: Dr Zara Haider
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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 services.
We’ve heard from thousands of women who’ve experienced traumatic, barbaric and humiliating experiences around the coil and so Alexandra poses the question; what is the official line when it comes to pain relief?
They discuss the government’s health strategy, women’s health clinics and why sexual health services are a postcode lottery.
Get ready for a deep girl chat as this conversation covers everything from the coil and gynaecological waiting lists to post pregnancy contraception and emergency contraception.
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College of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare…
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosrh_uk/?hl=en
Website: https://www.cosrh.org
It's Not Just A Period...
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnotjustaperiod.uk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsNotJustAPeriod
NEW: The Guide To Diagnosis
Are you struggling to get a diagnosis?
Are you being dismissed, gaslit, and ignored in the doctor's office?
This guide will empower you to advocate for yourself, know your rights as a patient and get the answers you need.
Get the guide: https://stan.store/itsnotjustaperiod/p/hack-the-system-the-diagnostic-guide
Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is for general informational purposes only and should not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please speak to your GP or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, or before making changes to your healthcare routine.
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