1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. Welcome to stuff. I 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: never told your protection have I heard you? 3 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: And you know what, We've been talking a lot about 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: our medical needs. Uh, and boy did that hit us 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: like a ton of bricks. From last week. I feel 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: like we were like coming into a point where we understood, yes, 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: it's time to see a doctor, and it's like, yeah, 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 2: it's too late. Yeah. Yeah. 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: We read a loud proclamation on Bridget when Bridget was 10 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: on the show We're. 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: Going to the doctor. 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: Then it was like, yes, you are right. 13 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: So currently my arm is going tingling and numb as 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: I write all of this good news. Not only have 15 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: I gotten some medical attention, yes, but I'll be going 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: to get even more specific help like a specialist, I guess. 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: But it did make me wonder has the healthcare system 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: specifically changed? Has it gotten better? So my recent experience, 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: I actually did do a virtual appointment because it was 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: the fastest I could do, even though I'm in the 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 2: system for one of our major medical systems here there's 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: only like three because they're slowly all coming together and 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: converging into one anyway. But with that, and it was 24 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: in an interesting experience because again it's over the computer, 25 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: so you can't get a physical examination, and she's asking 26 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,919 Speaker 2: a lot of questions. And I did get a doctor 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: that was like about an hour and thirty minutes away, 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: an hour maybe two hours from me, So it was 29 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: one of those like she is with the system, but 30 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 2: she may be very far away, which is kind of 31 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: why things like this work, because all the doctors close 32 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: to me were over booked or overscheduled. So it was interesting. 33 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: She did a great job. She was trying to help 34 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: me navigate the system because she was new to the 35 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: system as well, which is always interesting to tell. But 36 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: she was not new to being a doctor obviously, but 37 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: I was just like, oh my god, this is weird 38 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: because she's essentially as great she as she is. And 39 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: she was able to give me medication so I could 40 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: actually sleep through the night, which was part of the problem. 41 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: But like she was googling that's specialists for me, Like 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: I'm like, ma'am, And she was so sweet. She was 43 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: calling out to her like assistants and nurses and be 44 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: like call these people, all right, google these people. It 45 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: was an interesting thing because also I feel like she 46 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: may not have been very familiar with the virtual health 47 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: system or any that like being online on FaceTime or anything. 48 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: Maybe I'm wrong because they never muted me at any point, 49 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 2: not even when they first started the appointment. I could 50 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: hear them all bustling around to get to this call. 51 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: They never said anything mean. Yeah, like I didn't catch 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 2: any of that. But the funny part is like that 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: they would put me either they would turn the video 54 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: off without realizing I could still hear everything. And I 55 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 2: did have kind of a similar experience with when I 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: had COVID, but I was kind of delusional and had 57 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: a fever of one hundred and four at that point, 58 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: and I was like, I don't care, just give me 59 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: my TAXLOVID, which I think she felt the same way honestly. 60 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: But yeah, oh, with all of that, I think it's 61 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 2: interesting because in overall, with this type of care, and 62 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: we've talked a lot about with your friend Marissa, our 63 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: friend Marissa, who is in the nursing field in the hospitals, 64 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: and she has talked about her experiences and how close 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 2: to people that she's gotten even though she's never met 66 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: them personally. Is all been online, which is very again fascinating, 67 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: But with all of that, it has actually improved women's 68 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: health to a degree of course. So from doctor Caare 69 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: two four to seven dot com, it says telehealth is 70 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: enabling women to assert control over their health by offering 71 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 2: convenient access to health care services, broader access to specialists, 72 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: better management of chronic conditions, improved prenatal and postnatal care, 73 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: and invaluable mental health health support. By harnessing telehealth technologies, 74 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: women can prioritize their health and well being, paving the 75 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: way for healthier lives and enhanced overall quality of life. 76 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: So yes, they list off several of the better benefits 77 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 2: of this again, like managing chronic conditions and even enhanced 78 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 2: prenatal and post natal care. So about postnatal care and 79 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 2: prenatal care, it says telehealth plays a crucial role in 80 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 2: supporting women during pregnancy and postpartum, offering convenient access to 81 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: prenatal and post natal care services. Through telehealth platforms, pregnant 82 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: women can attend virtual prenatal visits, receive personalized guidance on 83 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: nutrition and exercise, and connect with blactation consultants and postpartum 84 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: support groups from home. This ensures that women receive comprehensive 85 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: care throughout their pregnancy journey. Leading to healthier outcomes for 86 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 2: both mother and baby. So again, we kind of talked 87 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: about this already in our post natal prenatal care postpartum 88 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: care for women in general or for people who can 89 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: get pregnant. This one talks about all of the benefits, 90 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 2: but we did talk about the fact that it also 91 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: kind of can isolate women. They felt like this experience 92 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 2: took away a little bit of what they were their expectations, right, right, 93 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 2: And I will say, for the longest time, we've been 94 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: using virtual counseling services, which again does feel more accessible. 95 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: I did feel way more comfortable because I am a 96 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: pro when it comes to being on the counseling and 97 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 2: like patient I've been taking. Oh god, it's been twenty 98 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: five years of therapy. Yeah, hey, sometimes you know you 99 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 2: got to do it. But the difference between going in 100 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: weekly finding a care provider that I had to travel 101 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: twenty to thirty minutes away and that's without traffic, versus 102 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 2: being able to sit on my couch have my dog 103 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 2: next to me while I'm talking to someone. It's actually amazing. 104 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, it's really nice. And for people who for 105 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: whatever reason can't dry I don't want to drive it's 106 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: really nice, and it's usually like you can find an 107 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: Internet connection somewhere. But I do think that it's also 108 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: one of those things where I do see instances where 109 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: it would be better to see someone in person, and 110 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: then other instances where it's better to for some people 111 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: preferable to do it virtually. 112 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: Right like today, I'm gonna have to go in to 113 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: see a specialist that are going to probably have to 114 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: take X rays and like at least feel things, which 115 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: makes me uncomfortable anyway, but I know that's the better 116 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 2: way because essentially my camera vider was like, I can't 117 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: really do too much, and from what I understand, I 118 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: don't know if it's just the state of Georgia or 119 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: federally that they can't prescribe strong control substances. Not that 120 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 2: that's what I wanted, that's not necessarily, but you know, 121 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 2: like stuff like that that is really in need. Had 122 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: my current medications, which included I be profn and I'm like, yeah, 123 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 2: I've been taking that. Has that not been working, I 124 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: would have been in trouble, Like it would have been 125 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: a whole other conversation. And again in that same article, 126 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 2: it does talk about the overall empowering for women. They 127 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: say it empowers women in several critical ways, overcoming financial hurdles. 128 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: Telehealth often proves to be more cost effective than traditional 129 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: in person appointments due to reduced over expenses and potentially 130 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: lower fees. This affordability factor makes high quality healthcare more 131 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: attainable for women with limited financial means, ensuring equitable access 132 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: to essential health services. So I did see that there 133 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: are a lot of research papers. Of course this is 134 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 2: a mini so we're not doing the whole big thing, 135 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 2: but there are several research papers talking about how it 136 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: is cost efficient and does help people who may not 137 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 2: be insured be able to get care because we know 138 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 2: visits to urgent care emergency rooms that's really costly, right, Yeah, 139 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: And then it goes on to saying it also empowers 140 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: rural communities by linking women in remote or underserved areas 141 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: with specialized healthcare professionals. Telehealth bridges the geographical gap in 142 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: healthcare access, ensuring that everyone, regardless of location, has equal 143 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 2: opportunities to thrive. And again this is where we talked 144 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: to a friend of the show, Marissa, and she was 145 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: talking about specialists that were out of Texas and they 146 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: were able to practice in Georgia because of telehealth advancements. 147 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: I know for my family, they were able to get 148 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 2: care from my parents through emergency services that weren't necessarily 149 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: we have to wait till the doctor comes in and 150 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 2: you know, two days from now or any of that. 151 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 2: They were able to access and find somebody that could 152 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: read specific charts. Of course, it's not always the case 153 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: because you're not an emergency, they still might wait, but 154 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: it does have access to more specialists than if you 155 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 2: could had to be in like Gilmore County, Georgia, where 156 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: they're just an emergency room and you have to be 157 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 2: sent somewhere else. 158 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: Anyway, Yeah, it's a real real mess that whole like 159 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: getting to the hospital when you're in rural areas. 160 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: Sometimes when I was young and had broken my leg 161 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 2: three places below the knee, I was in so much pain. 162 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 2: They just bubbled it up and told them that I 163 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 2: had to go forty five minutes away. 164 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was crying in the back of the car, 165 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: which is not great if you're having a real emergence. 166 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: They literally put down the backseat, put a pillow in, 167 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: and then like like took like a hole gurney. It 168 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 2: just pushed me in the back of the blazers on 169 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: my hands zoned. Oh school memories. Oh that's why I 170 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: don't go skating roller skating anyway. But of course there 171 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 2: are downfalls and according to a published article in the 172 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 2: National Library of Medicine, they say, quote, despite its advantages, 173 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 2: the implementation of telemedicine is fraught with challenges. Data security, 174 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 2: patient privacy, and regulatory compliance are paramount concerns to ensure 175 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: telemedicine services sustainability. And additionally, the variability in telemedicine practices 176 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 2: and senators across different regions pose a challenge for widespread adoption. 177 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: There is a pressing need to standardize guidelines and best 178 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 2: practices to optimize telemedicine delivery and ensure high quality care. Again, 179 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 2: this is more of like the professional aspect of like 180 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 2: they see the downfalls of these and this could be 181 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 2: a problem. And I could see that because even in 182 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 2: the hospitals in the same state, if they're in different systems, 183 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: they don't share information, which makes sense to a certain degree, 184 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: but also makes it really inefficient in other ways, because 185 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: of guidelines, because of standards, practices, because of privacy settings, 186 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 2: Like in itself is a whole thing. Not every system 187 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 2: uses the same system, not every hospital uses the same tests, 188 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 2: or they use whatever they're being sponsored by and whoever 189 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 2: sells them the best deals. So that does cause a 190 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 2: lot of problems in itself. Again, the privacy data, that's 191 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: a huge concern. If everything is online, you get hacked, 192 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: people are watching. Yeah, you know. 193 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: Well, I have to say I did recently go to 194 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: the emergency room and it was chaos, but in a 195 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: you know, they kept telling me. Everyone kept telling me, 196 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,599 Speaker 1: which by the way, I must have met like fifteen 197 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: people and they all told me like we have a 198 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: new system. 199 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: And I was like, oh boy, it. 200 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: Was fine and it worked out, but I was really 201 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: out of it, and I can't remember if I told anybody. 202 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: But when I got home, I had all these text 203 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: messages from them. I had all these emails from them, 204 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: and I'm like, where when did I give you my phone? 205 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: Was it? 206 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 2: Oh? I mean I might have had to. You had 207 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: to have because when you signed the floor at the beginning, 208 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 2: they usually have all that. There were no forms. 209 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: It was very fast. 210 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 2: It it had like specific concerns or like yeah, get 211 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 2: her back here now. So yeah, I could see that 212 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 2: and yeah, there's that so much too. My stuff is 213 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 2: already in that system, and some of it is wrong. 214 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: So you knew what I don't know. Again, Like when 215 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: it comes to the medical professionals, they see a lot 216 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 2: of barriers. As we talked about the policies, restrictions and 217 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: guidelines and communications, the requirements for certain people versus other people. 218 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 2: E prescriptions apparently a thing. All these things are very 219 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 2: very concerning, But it is interesting that there's also been 220 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: a lot of focus on using technology and telehealth for 221 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 2: specific women's issues like menopause and perimenopause. I've seen several 222 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 2: things that jump out at me. It may just be 223 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: my algorithm though. From an article's title Telemedicine and Women's Health, 224 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 2: they say specific to women are femtech diagnostic tools, products 225 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 2: and service, wearables, and software that use technology to address 226 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 2: women's health issues including minstrel health, reproductive health, sexual health, 227 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: maternal health, and menopause. Several femtech startups are specifically focused 228 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: on menopause. These groups aim to deliver perimenopause and menopause 229 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: consultations provide better communications between motivated menopause doctors and patients 230 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 2: share evidence based menopause information via their websites, webinars, and 231 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 2: social media channels. Work medicare for rebase for telehealth services, 232 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 2: increase themIn apulse awareness, educate and empower women and train 233 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: healthcare professionals. Now, there are several conversations that we've had 234 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: about what's called fintech, which we really haven't like dug 235 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 2: deep into that specific term, but we have talked about 236 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 2: being wary of that and how great it could be. 237 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 2: But because of the overall concerns of privacy data all 238 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 2: of that, we are not wanted to be like, yes, 239 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 2: you should use this. 240 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. We get a lot of what we call cold 241 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: call emails from companies like this, and there are some 242 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: of them where I'm like, yeah, this sounds great, but 243 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: we just can't recommend anything. 244 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 2: Like that, right. And that's so sad to me because 245 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 2: there's so many great ideas that have been corrupted by 246 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 2: overall capitalism and or fascism. I couldn't say like that, 247 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 2: I guess, but it really on it, but that you 248 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 2: really don't want to use that. 249 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 250 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: And again it also kind of comes into like, is 251 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 2: this like the pink tax thing? Is this like they're 252 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 2: using this to profit off of something that we are 253 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 2: suffering from instead of actually helping us. So there's a 254 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 2: lot of questions to this. And from another article openloophealth 255 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 2: dot Com, they write, telemedicine is uniquely suited for menopause 256 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: services like hormone replacement therapy. Given the nature of care, 257 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 2: something as inconvenient as a video or a telephone visit 258 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 2: has been proven to be effective. Authors of once they 259 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 2: reported high levels of patient satisfaction, noting that patients even 260 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 2: preferred this modality. So I really understand this again when 261 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: it comes to like they talked about sexual health for women, 262 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: they talk about hair loss for women, they talk about perimenopause, menopause, 263 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 2: and how this is way more convenient than coming in 264 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 2: and having to like deal with all of the procedures 265 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 2: just to talk about I need help with HRT, I 266 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: need these things. These are things I'm concerned by. But again, 267 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: it really is not effective when it comes to like 268 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 2: having to do tests, having to run your cholestero all, 269 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: having to run your blood work. So it doesn't always work, 270 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 2: but overall, try to get a consultation, which is I 271 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: feel like the initial step, which is what my virtual 272 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: telehealth was, was like I just need to get in here 273 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 2: to tell me what I need to do for today 274 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 2: and then who I need to go see essentially, and 275 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: if you can give me a referral. 276 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, And sometimes that's that's all you need. And sometimes 277 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: that's why it's great to I try not to use 278 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: this too often, but have a friend like Marissa Nursing. 279 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 2: I used to once I'm waiting, I'm holding in my card. 280 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm trying to hold it too, because you don't want 281 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: to be that person. But it is nice because one 282 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: time she told me, like, just skip all of that 283 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: and go to your ian and whatever that one and 284 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: I was through, yeah, and it was nice because I 285 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, thank you. 286 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 2: But again, a lot of systems, you have to have 287 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 2: a referral process. You can't go to a specialism unless 288 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: you go through the primary and they tell you who 289 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: to go to and they set up those appointments for you. 290 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 2: Like there's so many things. Because even with my Mamograham, 291 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 2: I went and got my physical with my gout in 292 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 2: college and she's like, I scheduled your appointment, like they 293 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: did it for me, and they got me in very quickly, 294 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 2: as opposed to like if I did it and it's 295 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: six months out, which is part of the problem as well. Yeah, 296 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 2: so there you go kind of a yes kind of 297 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: answer to has it improved, but also be wary conversations. 298 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 2: And again this also talks about the fact that people 299 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 2: who are lacking technology at home, whether they're able to 300 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 2: access whether they have a computer. You know, usually people 301 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 2: have phones, but you know, that can be a whole 302 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 2: other problem. Holding For me this week when I did 303 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 2: the virtual meeting, being at a laptop was painful, but 304 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 2: being in a car was also painful, and holding up 305 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 2: a phone would have been even more painful. So there's 306 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: so many like yes, but. 307 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm glad it exists as an option, and I 308 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: think we should be educated about it and the risk 309 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: about it. But I do like that it is an option. 310 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: Like during COVID, I remember you would just go on 311 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: and they would try to be like, yes, it's COVID, 312 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: No it's not COVID. Like it was so fast they're like, okay, cool, 313 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 1: So I shouldn't come in. 314 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 2: Right, like these are the symptoms. Don't come in right, yes, 315 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 2: and we have no medicine for you. Take this instead. 316 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 2: It was a long time coming, like three years, and 317 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: even after that, it's like still not great, it does 318 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 2: cut it down, but it doesn't necessarily stop it. Yeah. 319 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, but yeah, that was that was a wild time. 320 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: And now now I was looking at my own follow 321 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: up appointment, and now that it'll say like whether the 322 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: doctor takes virtual appointments or whether they don't, which I 323 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: thought was interesting. 324 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, like I said, there's a big divide when 325 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 2: it comes to the professional's opinions on this. 326 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: Yes, which is fair. I mean that I can see 327 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: why you would be like, I actually want to see 328 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: the person in person, because sometimes you can really pick 329 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: up on things when you see someone in person. But anyway, 330 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: we're both going to the doctor wanting to doctors people. 331 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: It's happening our bodies. 332 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Finally, we're like, yep. 333 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: If you don't, you're gonna regret it. Got it. 334 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: So listeners, please let us know if you have any 335 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: thoughts about this. 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