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Podcast: the pip podcast
Episode: Medical Invalidation is Real ft. Allyson Bontempo, PhD Candidate
Description: This week, Amanda and Veronica are joined by PhD Candidate, Allyson Bontempo. They three talk about Allyson’s research on medical invalidation with endometriosis, and why, as someone with endometriosis herself, she set down this path to research endometriosis and medical invalidation on such a deep level. Sharing her personal endo and research journey, Allyson explains the background of her PhD program and the research she has carved out for herself in communication between medical providers and endometriosis patients, and how researching something so close to home can feel. They talk about how medical dismissal can make patients feel, ho...