7-2-1
Episodes
Repro Ready: The Essentials of Fertility Preservation
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The 7-2-1, Dr. Kemi Olaiya and Dr. Cheryl Mensah continue the conversation on fertility preservation in sickle cell disease with Dr...
Freeze Frame: Real Talk On Fertility Preservation
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The 7-2-1, Dr. Kemi Olaiya and Dr. Cheryl Mensah are joined by Dr. Leslie Appiah, a leading expert in fertility preservation, to di...
Menstrual Bleeding- is NOT a Stigma!
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we are diving deep into the real talk about periods - why stigma around menstrual bleeding exists, where it comes from, and how...
Unfolding IV Iron
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest for Episode 10 is Dr. Amanda Jacobson Kelly, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of hematology oncology at Nationwid...
Let's Iron It Out
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our ninth podcast, "Let's Iron it Out", Our guest is Dr. Amanda Jacobson-Kelly, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the d...
Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease (Part II)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our 8th episode, we continue the conversation from Episode 7: Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease. Joining our hosts, Dr. Sweta Gupta and D...
Reproductive Health and Sickle Cell Disease (Part I)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Although we have made leaps and strides in the treatment of sickle cell disease with the development of several disease-modifying medications and gene...
Special Edition – How New Gene Therapies for SCD May Impact Women’s Fertility
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we closed 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). These potential curative the...
Safe Hormonal Therapy in Thrombosis- One Size Does Not Fit All
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As physicians taking care of young girls and women with HMB, we are often faced with a challenging patient who is at a high risk for developing thromb...
Destigmatizing The Pill
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pill aka “oral contraceptive pill, OCP “, “birth control pill” is a misnomer when used solely for HMB by a pre-teen or teenager and unfort...
Demystifying IUDs Part 2
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, your hosts continue to explore some great information and facts about the use of IUDs for heavy menstrual bleeding and are joined by ...
Demystifying IUDs Part 1
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about IUDs. As healthcare professionals, we are seeing more and more providers prescribing them as hormonal the...
Normal vs. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, providers have heard their patients say, “But my period has always been this heavy. That’s normal for me.” But what does “normal”...