This week the Gal Pals talk about Period/Cycle Tracking. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432133/ ACOG committee opinion and recommendations: https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2015/12/menstruation-in-girls-and-adolescents-using-the-menstrual-cycle-as-a-vital-sign ..read more

This week the Gal Pals talk about Pap Smears.  *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”   Resources: Ontario Screening Pathway: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/system/files_force/derivative/OCSPScreeningGuidelines.pdf ..read more

This week the Gal Pals talk about Fertility Awareness Based Methods (aka. Natural Family Planning). *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”  Resources:  https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/familiarizing-yourself-fertility-awareness-birth-control-option https://www.naturalcycles.com https://fertilityfriday.com https://femmhealth.org https://www.fertilitycare.ca https://www.vitaefertility ..read more

This week the Gal Pals talk about Non-Hormonal Birth Control. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to”  Resources:  https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/hw237864  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control ..read more

This week the Gal Pals talk about Hormonal Birth Control. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/birth-control https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/facts/birth-control https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/tw9513 ..read more

This week the Gal Pals discus What is Sex Education. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: Global review on comprehensive sexual education (2015) https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000243106 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406865/ https://www.ontario.ca/document/health-and-physical-education-grades-1-8/human-development-and-sexual-health-education-grade ..read more

This week the Gal Pals Talk about losing Tampons and TSS Myths. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: Types of Hymen: https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/hymen-variants TSS: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/tss.html ..read more

This week the Gal Pals Talk about Swimming when Menstruating Myths. *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: More on Myths Debunked: https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/womens-health/2016/june/swimming-and-your-period-5-myths-debunked Exercising on your period (summarizes studies): https://www.evidentlycochrane.net/exercise-for-period-pain/ Shark Info: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl ..read more

This week the Gal Pals Talk about Scented Feminine Hygiene Product Myths. *Please bear with us, we had some audio issues this episode and are working to fix them :)  *Disclaimer*: This is for educational purposes only, please seek a medical professional if you have concerns. We do our best to provide up to date information backed by evidence based medicine. “We do the research, so you don’t have to” Resources: Office on Women’s Health (US): https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/douching Cleveland Clinic on scented products: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/are-scented-tampons-and-pa ..read more

This week the Gal Pals Talk about Us. What is a Physician Assistant? What do we mean by "Science Master"? How did we meet? Why did we start this podcast? Why do we say "people with vaginas"?  Resources: What is a PA?: https://canadianpa.ca/whatisapa ..read more