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Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI): A Physician's Journey Through Cancer, Hormones, and Healing with Dr. Esra Shermadou
In this powerful episode of the Love and Science Podcast, Dr. Erica Bove sits down with Dr. Esra Shermadou, a board-certified family medicine physician, to explore premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) through both a medical and deeply personal lens.
Diagnosed with cancer at just 21 years old, Dr. Shermadou shares how chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant led to POI, shaping her understanding of hormone health, fertility, and long-term wellbeing. Together, Erica and Esra unpack why POI is often misunderstood, how outdated hormone narratives have left many women under-treated, and what women…
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