Find a Doctor Who Will Listen! with Erin Ferguson (Episode 186)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Boy, oh boy, we women can really struggle to find good medical care–especially when we hit the menopause transition. And this week’s guest Erin Ferguson has experienced that firsthand. Erin went through multiple gynecological complications, surgeries, and hormonally-driven symptoms, including panic attacks, anxiety, weight gain, painful periods, severely disrupted sleep, hot flashes, night sweats, and complete lack of mojo for months (and for some symptoms, years) before finally finding a doctor who helped her with hormone therapy. Her message for every woman: If you know something is wrong with you, don't stop looking for help until you find it. Keep searching for help, because there is someone who will help you.

Erin Ferguson is a competitive triathlete, who despite suffering through spells of really awful symptoms and some truly terrible medical care, has managed to succeed in her sport with multiple age group podiums and overall wins and has represented Team USA as a competitor six times in Long Course World Championships. Most recently she has earned a slot to compete in The World Triathlon Multisport World Championships, Long Course in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia this August.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.3	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:34.2	So, boy, oh boy, we women can really struggle to find good medical care, especially when we hit the menopause transition.
0:45.2	And this week's guest, Aaron Ferguson, has experienced that in spades.
0:50.7	Aaron went through multiple gynecological complications, surgeries, and hormonally driven symptoms,
0:57.0	including panic attacks, anxiety, weight gain, painful periods, severely disrupted sleep,
1:03.0	hot flashes, night sweats, complete lack of mojo, you name it, for months and for some symptoms,
1:09.0	years before finally finding a doctor who helped her with hormone
1:13.2	therapy.
1:14.2	Her message for every woman is if you know something is wrong with you, don't stop looking for
1:20.2	help until you find it.
1:22.0	Keep searching for help because there is someone who will help you.
1:26.3	And I just, man, these shows are like stories from the
1:30.9	trenches, right? I'm going to be providing a series of these because I think it's important
1:37.2	for every woman who is going through something similar to know. She is not alone and help is out
1:43.9	there. And it can really, it can, it can be transformative.
1:47.4	You know, Aaron is a competitive triathlete and despite all that suffering, because women are amazing,
1:53.0	despite all that suffering and the awful care that she received early on, she has managed to
1:58.7	succeed in her sport and has represented Team USA as a competitor six
2:03.0	times in long course world championships. And most recently, she has earned a slot to compete
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