Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

Every single ophthalmologist knows about cataract.

So it would be rare for you to go to an ophthalmologist with cataract and not get diagnosed, correct?

Correct.

So why is it that the leading cause of infertility on this planet, 90% of women are not diagnosed?

Women's health is very different than other fields of medicine.

It's a different monster.

It's that cataract patient that goes to 20%

ophthalmologist, and she keeps saying, I can't see.

And the ophthalmologist says, you're crazy.

There's nothing wrong with you.

Thank you for having me.

First of all, before I go there, I want to tell you something.

I want to tell you how excited I am to be here today.

And I'll tell you why.

Because I've been in women's health for 30 years.

And one thing I learned is that women's symptoms get dismissed, minimized, or completely ignored, right?

It's normalized.

These women, every time they complain, they say, it's in your head, you're anxious, you're stressed.

You know, it's normal.

It's part of being a woman.