The Vagina Doctor Podcast w/ Duncan Turner M.D.

The Vagina Doctor Podcast: Consult With Me with Duncan Turner MD & Karen Spaulding Pelvic Floor Health After Birth: Therapy, Kegels, and Non-Surgical Options In this episode, the host Dr. Turner & Karen Spaulding discuss common pelvic floor issues inspired by a new patient with four vaginal births who is also doing pelvic floor therapy. Dr. Turner explains the pelvic floor’s role in supporting abdominal organs and how factors like vaginal delivery, chronic coughing, gravity, and even excessive

Duncan Turner MD & Remi Drozd. Lucid Therapeutics’ New Insurance-Covered Ketamine Model, TMS, and the Coming FDA Shift on Psychedelics | Remi Drozd Remi Drozd returns to the Vagina Doctor podcast to explain how Lucid Therapeutics has evolved after treating thousands of patients, shifting from short, expensive out-of-pocket psychedelic integration to an insurance-covered, co-pay model focused on long-term programs and durability. He describes their patient journey: assessment, trauma- and psyche

The Vagina Doctor Podcast: Botox for Overactive Bladder: How It Works, Risks, and Who It Helps Duncan Turner MD discuss Botox injections as a treatment for overactive bladder and urge incontinence, prompted by a former patient who had excellent results and questions about dosing and injection placement. They explain that Botox is injected into the bladder muscle to reduce overactive contractions, is now FDA approved and generally covered by insurance, and is increasingly used by urologists via

Midlife Belly Fat Explained: Estrogen, Perimenopause, HRT & GLP-1s Sophie Mengele The Women's Health Edit on The Vagina Doctor Podcast explains why many women struggle to lose stubborn midline belly fat in perimenopause and menopause, emphasizing fluctuating and overall declining estrogen as a key driver. She describes how, starting about two years before the last period, estrogen shifts from rhythmic cycles to spikes and crashes, contributing to increased belly fat storage, reduced satiety sig

Is a GLP-1 Microdose Right for You? Sophie, a nurse practitioner at Turner Medical Arts, explains GLP-1 microdosing as using the same medication at a very small dose—about 25% or less of a traditional starting dose. She says microdosing may be appropriate for people who are highly sensitive to medications, those with less weight to lose, and those who experience stronger GLP-1 side effects related to slowed digestion, such as constipation or nausea. It can also help patients who already eat ver

Postpartum Leaks and Vaginal Laxity: VTone and Morpheus8 V OptionsSophie Mengele, nurse practitioner and women’s health lead at Turner Medical Arts on The Vagina Doctor Podcast, discusses common postpartum concerns for women in their 30s and 40s, including urinary leaking when laughing or sneezing, pelvic floor looseness, and reduced sexual sensation despite being told by an OBGYN that everything looks fine. She explains two in-office technologies for vaginal rejuvenation and pelvic floor streng