{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Endocrine Matters","title":"Women Are Not Being Dismissed in Healthcare by Accident — It Is Structural","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":795,"description":"Women are not being dismissed in healthcare by accident — it is structural.\n\nOne of the most universal transitions in a woman’s life, menopause, remains one of the most under-taught topics in medical training.\nAnd the consequences are showing up in exam rooms every single day.\nIn this episode of Endocrine Matters, Dr. Arti Thangudu breaks down a critical and often unspoken gap in medicine: the lack of menopause education, the legacy of outdated research, and how medical training environments shape the way physicians care for women.\nThis episode explores:\n🧠 Why only a small percentage of physicians feel prepared to manage menopause\n📉 The long-term impact of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) on hormone therapy and medical education\n⚠️ How gaps in training contribute to dismissed symptoms and misdiagnoses in women\n📚 Why women’s health is still underrepresented in medical curricula\n🤝 The shift from paternalistic medicine to collaborative, patient-centered care\n🌐 How social media and online health information are reshaping the doctor-patient relationship\n🤖 The role of AI in medicine — and what it still cannot replace\nDr. Thangudu also discusses how medical culture, training environments, and systemic healthcare structures contribute to the experience many women have of not being heard.\nThis is not about blaming individual physicians.\nIt is about understanding the system — and building something better.\nYou will walk away with a clearer understanding of why menopause care often feels fragmented, why your symptoms may have been dismissed, and what true collaborative, evidence-based care should look like.\nYour health is not the problem.\n The system was never designed with you at the center.\nAbout the Host\n\nDr. Arti Thangudu is a board-certified endocrinologist specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, with additional certification in Lifestyle Medicine and menopause care. She focuses on evidence-based care, metabolic health, hormone health, and improving...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LA3-Z5npWAfURN2OcbeyEztCIcEpLMnD4wEPWOmRhWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjJl/MDMyMzEzMTRiNDAz/NzI3NDYwYjIyNWQ3/N2M5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}