In this episode, Melissa and I talk about where the origins of the word "hysterical" comes from, and its modern translation- which is calling women "hormonal". As we travel back through the pages of history with tales from the oldest empires in the world to modern civilization, women's reproductive health has been used against us, but not anymore. As we talk about the representation of menstruation in history, film, and social media, one thing remains certain- we must give power to the period.

There are so many aspects of hormones and reproductive health that we don't necessarily think of when introducing these conversations, for example, the intersections of law, medicine, technology, literature, and environmental health. Health is so much more than what we make it out to be-- especially hormonal health. Join Zarah Khondoker as she talks about her journey with the different angles of endocrinology and their presence in multiple sectors of society, to explain how hormones are everywhere, if we look a little closer.

In The Hormonal Podcast's first episode, Zarah Khondoker and Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein speak about their common interest in hormones and its inception. As Dr. Epstein talks about her book, Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything, one thing is inherently clear: throughout history, hormones have remained under the radar. How can these hormonal narratives help influence our conversations about reproductive health?