On this episode of Sludge, host Caitlin Durante chats with two people who have elected to get sterilized, Megan Koester and Allen Strickland Williams, and examines their different experiences.
Read Megan's article "Sterilization was my choice. It felt like everyone else's." Here is the Committee Opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists entitled "Sterilization of Women: Ethical Issues and Considerations" that was quoted during the episode.
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On this episode of Sludge, host Caitlin Durante reads a story from Conrad, who shares their healthcare experience with being trans -- follow them at @conraddest on Twitter.
National Geographic article referenced in the episode: "What It's Like Being Transgender in the Emergency Room"
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On this episode of Sludge: An American Healthcare Story, host Caitlin Durante chats with special guest Seven Graham about being intersex.
Follow Seven on Instagram at @angelsareintersex and follow the film they executive produced, Pony Boi at @ponyboi_film. Follow Sludge at @sludgepodcast and email us at sludgestorypodcast@gmail.com
On this episode of Season 2 of Sludge: An American Healthcare Story, host Caitlin Durante sits down with special guest Kenice Mobley to discuss her experience with having uterine fibroids.
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On what is hopefully the final episode of Season One, host Caitlin Durante tells guests Samee Junio and Nikki Flores about the final steps of the sludge journey... the surgery and recovery.
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Caitlin prepares for her upcoming operation and doesn't necessarily have the easiest time.
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Article mentioned / quoted in the episode: "The Grim Lottery of Surprise Medical Bill Stories" - https://newrepublic.com/article/155334/grim-lottery-surprise-medical-bill-stories
As Caitlin waits for her upcoming surgery, she shares other people's sludge stories, which show a bias that many healthcare professionals are harboring.
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In this episode, host Caitlin Durante reveals another major update about her ongoing sludge dilemma.
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Host Caitlin Durante is back with Samee Junio to share some important updates.
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Host Caitlin Durante pops in for a mini bonus episode to reveal some breaking news.
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Host Caitlin Durante chats with friend Samee Junio about her consultation with a surgeon.
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On this week's episode, host Caitlin Durante describes several conversations with medical professionals, some that happened, and some that she wish had happened.
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This week, host Caitlin Durante talks about finally being able to see a specialist, though things do not go as planned...
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The saga continues on this episode of Sludge, in which host Caitlin Durante describes someone in the medical field making a big blunder.
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Host Caitlin Durante continues to tell friend Samee Junio about her gruesome story about sludge and the broken American healthcare system.
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Host Caitlin Durante continues telling her sludge story to friend Samee Junio, describing the aftermath of her visit to the ER.
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On this episode of Sludge: An American Healthcare Story, host Caitlin Durante starts to relay the events of her story, including an "attack" and a trip to the ER.
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The trailer for the new podcast, Sludge: An American Healthcare Story, hosted by Caitlin Durante and featuring Samee Junio. Sludge tells Caitlin's story of (eventually) being diagnosed with a common and easily treatable medical ailment... and all the hoops she's had to jump through since.
