In this episode of 7-2-1: All You Need to Know About Periods, Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow leads an insightful discussion with experts, Dr. Hanny Al-Samkari and Dr. Layla Van Doren, on Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) and its complex relationship with thrombosis. Although HHT is widely recognized as a bleeding disorder, emerging evidence highlights an important and often underappreciated risk of clotting. This episode brings a focused lens to how HHT impacts menstruation and gyneco...

7-2-1 is the podcast of the Foundation for Women &amp; Girls with Blood Disorders (FWGBD).Dr. Sweta Gupta has a passion for taking care of young women with bleeding disorders and heavy menstrual bleeding. 7-2-1 tackles some of the most pressing questions about periods and heavy menstrual bleeding faced by both healthcare providers and their patients: What is normal vs. heavy menstrual bleeding? Demystifying IUDS (LARCS). When should I see a specialist about my periods?Join Dr. Gupta as she engages with the right expert(s) to help answer these questions. Each episode features conversations with leading medical experts, patients, and others who are involved in the field of blood disorders affecting women and girls. “The goal of this podcast is to provide engaging and useful content to healthcare providers, their patients, and others interested in learning more about this topic. The format of a podcast allows us to go more in-depth on these topics that are so critically important to healthcare professionals and our patients,” says Dr. Sweta Gupta, Pediatric Hematologist.