<p>Welcome to episode five of the IAPMD podcast: Surgery for PMDD. We met with <a href="https://iapmd.org/youth-advisory-board" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youth Advisory Board</a> member Rachel and PMDD Warrior Anna</p><p>to talk about going through surgery for PMDD at a young age, and the experiences they had that led to them making their irreversible decisions to enter <a href="https://iapmd.org/surgery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">surgical menopause</a>.</p><br><p>You can find out more about surgery, chemical menopause, and surgical menopause <a href="https://iapmd.org/surgery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and join our support groups for young people living with a premenstrual disorder <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/youngpmdsupport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and for those considering surgery <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/pmddthbsolifeafter/?multi_permalinks=2090419927774082" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>A transcript of this podcast is available <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yom5Klq10cwczpnNWLyuGxwIG5FMkXIC/view?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>The International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD) is a lifeline of support, information, and resources for women and AFAB individuals with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME).</p><br><p>Visit iapmd.org and for tools, resources, support, and information.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>