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Tales from the Stirrups
Join Dr. Steven Adashek, an OBGYN with over four decades of guiding patients through every stage of life. From first periods to menopause, from contraception to conception, from dating to relationship challenges, from illness back to health, everything your group chat won't explain correctly. These are the stories and real lessons my patients have trusted me to learn from. Smart, honest, a little irreverent, and definitely not your typical doctor talk.
Episodes
- Tales from the Stirrups
Should I get genetic testing for Cancer Risk?
This episode traces the evolution of cancer genetic testing, from early BRCA discoveries and costly, family-history–based screening to today’s more accessible…
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Is this perimenopause already?
Perimenopause doesn’t start on your 45th birthday—and for some women, the earliest signs may show up years before anyone thinks to call it perimenopause. In…
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Do I Have to Live with Heavy, Painful Periods?
Do you miss school, work, or family activities because of painful or heavy periods? Dr. Steven Adashek explains why these problems happen, how they're…
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Do I Have to Live with PMS?
PMS and PMDD can turn the second half of the cycle into a time of very real physical and emotional symptoms—bloating, fatigue, and mood changes that can feel…
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How to Talk to Your Children about Sex: Stories from home and the office!
Through memorable stories from the exam room and his own family, Dr. Steven Adashek reflects on the lessons that shaped his approach to parenting and medicine…
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How to Talk to Your Children about Sex: Coaching Instead of Controlling (Ages 14–18)
As teenagers become more independent, a parent's role changes from controlling behavior to coaching good judgment. Dr. Steven Adashek shares practical…
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How to Talk to Your Children about Sex: The Smartphone Years: Teaching Judgment (Ages 9–13)
Today's preteens don't just learn from parents—they learn from smartphones, social media, friends, and artificial intelligence. In this episode, Dr. Steven…
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How to Talk to Your Children about Sex: Curiosity Is Normal (Ages 3–8)
Young children are naturally curious, and their questions are opportunities—not emergencies. Dr. Steven Adashek shares practical ways to answer children…
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How to Talk to Your Children about Sex: The Myth of "The Talk"
Parents often ask, “When should I have ‘The Talk’ with my child?” Dr. Steven Adashek suggests we’ve been asking the wrong question. In this opening episode, he…
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How to talk to your children about Sex - Coming Soon!
This Thursday, tune into a new 5 part series: How To Talk to Your Children About Sex. It's the question Dr. Adashek gets more than any other and he has some…
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How to fix the leaking Part II
In Part II of our series on incontinence, join Dr. Steven Adashek and urogynecologist Dr. Joan Blomquist as they discuss the latest treatment options—from…
- Tales from the Stirrups
How to fix the leaking Part 1
When pelvic floor therapy, bladder training, and medications aren't enough, what comes next? Join Dr. Steven Adashek and urogynecologist Dr. Joan Blomquist as…
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Why do I pee when I sneeze?
Leaking urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh, or suddenly "have to go" isn't just common—it's treatable. In this episode, Dr. Steven Adashek explains the…
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Sex does NOT have to hurt!
Pain with intercourse is incredibly common — but it is not something women should simply “live with.” In this episode of Tales from the Stirrups, we talk…
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My stuff doesn’t work!! When sexual response hits the Snooze Button
In this episode, we take a broad look at sexual dysfunction across libido, arousal, and orgasm in both men and women, and how these concerns often overlap…
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Where Oh Where Has My Libido Gone?
In this episode, we explore libido—what a “normal” sex drive looks like and why there’s actually a wide range of healthy variation. We also break down the most…
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Vaginal Atrophy: "she ain't what she used to be!"
Vaginal atrophy is a common, often under-discussed change across the lifespan where declining estrogen can shift vaginal tissue from “pink, healthy…
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Dr. Adashek's Journey: Why OBGYN?
Before there were deliveries, surgeries, menopause care, and conversations about life's challenges, there was a vocal music major tending bar and trying to…
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Stress Hormones: Good or Bad?
In this episode, we unpack when stress hormones help, when they hurt, and simple mind–body tools you can use to help turn the volume back down. * Remember, a…
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Mental Health is part of health! Who Knew??
This episode takes a step back to explore how we’ve defined terms like anxiety, depression, and ADD—useful labels we’ve created to describe complex human…
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The Gynecologic Exam
In this episode of Tales from the Stirrups, Dr. Adashek and his wife, Aimée, unpack what a gynecologic exam is actually supposed to feel like—and what happens…
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PT 3: Menopause is NOT Natural and Hormones are a Good Thing!
Despite the provocative title, this 3-part series takes a thoughtful look at menopause and hormone therapy—starting with the history of hormone replacement and…
- Tales from the Stirrups
PT 2: Menopause is NOT Natural and Hormones are a Good Thing!
Despite the provocative title, this 3-part series takes a thoughtful look at menopause and hormone therapy—starting with the history of hormone replacement and…
- Tales from the Stirrups
PT 1: Menopause is NOT Natural and Hormones are a Good Thing!
Despite the provocative title, this 3-part series takes a thoughtful look at menopause and hormone therapy—starting with the history of hormone replacement and…
- Tales from the Stirrups
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