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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bodies Podcast

    Allison Behringer was in a serious relationship with her boyfriend, Luke. Then she started experiencing pain during intercourse. It got worse.. And eventually they had to stop.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 26, 2018 • 1 min read

    Allison Behringer was in a serious relationship with her boyfriend, Luke. Then she started experiencing pain during intercourse. It got worse.. And eventually they had to stop. So she saw a gynecologist -- That gynecologist told her she was fine and that “lots of women have pain during sex.” She decided that was unacceptable and went to see another doctor, who told her the pain might be because of her birth control. Her own story became the inspiration for a new podcast KCRW debuted this week. It’s called Bodies, and it looks at how women are treated by the medical community.

    The full episode

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    Are storefront IV drips safe?
    1. 0:00Family Reunification Deadline
    2. 8:58Facebook Falters
    3. 14:36Bodies PodcastYou’re reading this
    4. 21:44Storefront IV drips
    5. 38:34Music Center offers an 8-hour show to sleep to
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Allison Behringer

      host of the podcast Bodies

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Are storefront IV drips safe?
    1. 0:00Family Reunification Deadline
    2. 8:58Facebook Falters
    3. 14:36Bodies PodcastYou’re reading this
    4. 21:44Storefront IV drips
    5. 38:34Music Center offers an 8-hour show to sleep to
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