Season Finale - The one where Cuterus got interviewed!

[00:00:00] Hello, Hello, Hello and welcome to the Season Finale of the Dr. Cuterus Podcast.

[00:00:09] Hanji, we have come to the final of the series.

[00:00:13] And while in this season we have learnt so much starting from skin to brain to penis to semen

[00:00:19] to period, we have learnt a little bit about the topic.

[00:00:23] We will turn the tables and ask me some uncomfortable questions.

[00:00:28] Some people who have either been on the podcast or worked on my podcast.

[00:00:32] Very much so.

[00:00:34] And to begin this super special episode I have an uncomfortable question from my mother.

[00:00:40] The great Dr. Abhilasha Chaturvedi, who is probably going to ask me something super uncomfortable.

[00:00:45] So mummy, what do you want to ask me?

[00:00:47] Hello, dear.

[00:00:48] I want to ask you that you are a doctor after taking so much studies and you are being made on the internet.

[00:00:58] Is there any hope to come back to the hospital?

[00:01:04] So mummy has taken a lot of effort.

[00:01:07] So I have a very interesting job description.

[00:01:10] I am a doctor and I am a content creator and I am an author.

[00:01:13] I am a podcaster and my mother thinks this is hilarious.

[00:01:17] So back in Alahabad we have a hospital, we have our own centre and mummy wants to know why I decided to leave that and do a podcast.

[00:01:26] So Anza is not so much fun with the series.

[00:01:30] Basically I really like to learn and to share with people why our bodies are amazing.

[00:01:37] I went to medical college for the first time and I said, this is also my body.

[00:01:42] This is also our brain.

[00:01:44] It is very cool.

[00:01:46] And it just instills the sense of wonder in me.

[00:01:49] And I feel like every time I think about the human body, I get to see a 5 year old child.

[00:01:53] And I say wow!

[00:01:55] I am quite pathetic but I am really in love with medicine and I wanted to share that love with more people.

[00:02:01] And I thought that today we have all our dreams.

[00:02:04] We have also our own mind.

[00:02:05] We can do podcasts on that and social media.

[00:02:08] I just wanted to share my passion with the world.

[00:02:10] I am very happy with the world.

[00:02:12] That's it. Sorry mummy, sorry I will be in hospital and I will be back soon.

[00:02:16] Now this is the question from the most special question asked by mummy.

[00:02:20] I would have to make a podcast without my mother.

[00:02:23] But the next question we have is from Krish Ashok.

[00:02:26] His episode aired on the 31st of May, it is the 9th episode called Food and Science,

[00:02:31] The Secret to Healthy Eating.

[00:02:33] And we talked about some really fun things about the science of eating.

[00:02:38] And his question is...

[00:02:40] My name is Krish Ashok, author of Masala Lab, Science of Indian Cooking,

[00:02:45] Instagram handle, underscore Masala Lab.

[00:02:48] My question to Dr. Kutaris is that a lot of people in India currently believe

[00:02:54] that the current kind of lifestyle and food and diet is causing early puberty in girls.

[00:03:02] Is this true? Are there any other reasons for this? That's my question.

[00:03:07] Oh wow, that's a wonderful question and I am so glad he has asked this.

[00:03:10] Because today we also say that you know our food habits are changing

[00:03:14] that's why women are getting periods... girls are getting periods earlier.

[00:03:17] Some people say that they are less age than the age of the Chaumin Khak.

[00:03:20] So the answer is a little bit complicated.

[00:03:22] Basically yes, periods have gotten earlier but there are a number of reasons for it.

[00:03:26] The first thing is that our history of mankind has never been so food security.

[00:03:31] Historically we have never had such good access to food.

[00:03:34] So basically we understand that periods are very metabolically intense process.

[00:03:41] When you have something less then your body doesn't want to waste its resources.

[00:03:45] That's why during prehistoric times when I had food less,

[00:03:49] security less, then the body periods started from late at night.

[00:03:53] We were not well fed, we were not good at hormonal status.

[00:03:56] The periods started from late at night and the problem was that we were pregnant.

[00:04:01] So periods were not that bad.

[00:04:03] Never before in human history have people menstruated for this long without any interruption.

[00:04:10] So better nutritional status is definitely a big contributor to why periods are happening early.

[00:04:16] There are things called endocrine disrupting chemicals, EDCs.

[00:04:21] That kind of mimic how natural hormones work.

[00:04:24] These are environmental polluters, these are plastic and there are a lot of things we get.

[00:04:29] A little limited evidence on how these work and how they cause early puberty.

[00:04:34] But hair roll, I can say so much.

[00:04:36] But there is no such a big role that it's the same problem.

[00:04:39] Our food, our overall better nutritional status and overall better health.

[00:04:46] And overall better security, all of these things have made us basically prepared to have a baby earlier on.

[00:04:54] Because puberty is in the heart.

[00:04:55] The start of puberty is your body getting ready to have a baby.

[00:04:58] And yes, it's very stupid but human beings get ready to get ready for everything.

[00:05:02] Which has all of these things together have led to periods coming on a little bit earlier.

[00:05:08] But it's not like we eat this period early.

[00:05:12] So this was a big science question.

[00:05:15] Now let's answer a very big question.

[00:05:18] This question is coming from my friend Dr. Riddhima Shetty,

[00:05:22] who is known as Friendly Neighborhood OBGYN.

[00:05:25] She was on the 11th episode of the podcast aired on 23rd June.

[00:05:29] Taps, mirrors and period science featuring Dr. Riddhima Shetty.

[00:05:33] So Riddhima what's your question?

[00:05:35] Hey Dr. Q. Triss, I'm Dr. Riddhima Shetty, also known as Friendly Neighborhood OBGYN on Instagram

[00:05:43] and I want to ask you what is the weirdest DM you've ever received on Instagram from a random stranger.

[00:05:51] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

[00:05:52] This is a very weird question.

[00:05:56] I think there's a new one every day.

[00:05:58] Every day I'm blown away by the sheer creativity of the question asked us in my DMs and in my Gmail inbox.

[00:06:03] But out of these all, one that really stands out is something that I got in my email,

[00:06:08] I think two years back.

[00:06:09] So in two years my email also gets sent to me and I see that email.

[00:06:12] The email said that the subject was written in this incest, okay?

[00:06:16] And in the body I really want to bang my mother.

[00:06:20] And today I think that I wanted to inform my person, ask me or troll me.

[00:06:30] I used to go to the hospital for a lot of weird questions but I could make an Excel sheet out of the weirdest questions I receive every day

[00:06:39] and it would be strange.

[00:06:44] Now why this stuff happens is I don't know...

[00:06:47] The first thing is I'm a woman creator on the internet so that already makes me an easy target.

[00:06:52] Secondly, I'm a woman creator on the internet who talks about sex which makes me an easier target.

[00:06:57] And yeah, I guess it could be trolling.

[00:07:01] It could be that there is genuinely no sex education in this country and it could also be not just this country, this world.

[00:07:07] And it could also be the fact that article porn is very popular in this incest.

[00:07:11] So maybe people usually think of this as a genuinely unique thing.

[00:07:14] I don't know why it happens but this is a very common question that I get very often.

[00:07:19] But no judgement if you're asking me this question but this particular email was freezing it so much.

[00:07:24] I really want to bang my mom.

[00:07:26] It just stands out really funny in my head.

[00:07:29] So thank you Rhythmav for this question although this answer is a little philosophical but no one else.

[00:07:35] The next question is from our guest Dr Agni.

[00:07:39] Dr Agni was one of the first few guests on my podcast.

[00:07:44] You can hear him on the fourth episode which aired on 29th of March.

[00:07:50] A dermatologist gets under your skin.

[00:07:52] So Dr Agni, what do you want to ask?

[00:07:55] My question to you Thaneya, Dr Qutris is that I get a lot of patients with pigmentation over the generals

[00:08:02] and they come to me for procedures such as vaginal lightening, that is skin lightening

[00:08:07] and vaginal tightening, Dr Childbirth and delivery.

[00:08:10] So my question to you is because you know you specialize in that area

[00:08:13] and your area of expertise is that anatomy.

[00:08:15] How do you deal with such requests?

[00:08:17] And where do you draw the line between you as a doctor

[00:08:20] and your medical ethics and morals and for patient safety?

[00:08:24] And you as a service provider because at the end of the day

[00:08:27] we have to cater to our patients needs and wishes.

[00:08:30] So how do you go about it?

[00:08:31] Oh that's a wonderful question Agni.

[00:08:33] Thank you for asking that because genuinely hospital people ask a lot of patients

[00:08:36] how to do vaginal lightening and pigmentation is good.

[00:08:42] So first I want to explain that vaginal is the most important thing but I am pedantic.

[00:08:48] So let's move ahead.

[00:08:49] I think it's at the end of the day a personal decision if someone is to do it, then they will do it.

[00:08:55] I don't think there is going to be anything to do with it.

[00:08:57] But if somebody does come to me asking about pigmentation in their genital parts

[00:09:02] and how they can get rid of it, I usually just sit down and I counsel them.

[00:09:06] Look at our body, there are some natural changes in the time of puberty

[00:09:11] which are pigmentation.

[00:09:13] But this is very normal especially in Indian tones.

[00:09:17] And there is no need for treatment for this.

[00:09:19] I also try to explain to them that sometimes this treatment can be harmful.

[00:09:23] It's a very strong, aggressive bleaching agency used.

[00:09:26] It has a very intense exfoliation.

[00:09:29] It's funnily enough that it's the side effect of which skin can't be dark.

[00:09:33] They might end up complicating the problem further.

[00:09:36] I'll explain all this.

[00:09:38] If they want to listen then they will listen.

[00:09:40] Sometimes people are very caught up in their insecurity and they are unable to receive this message.

[00:09:45] And if it happens like this then I just tell them to go to somebody who will offer that service

[00:09:49] because I can't offer it.

[00:09:50] It just doesn't sit right with my ethics.

[00:09:53] It doesn't sit right with what I believe in because in my medicine we learn

[00:09:58] and first of all we do know how.

[00:10:00] So this is a little bit of a do know how to do it for me.

[00:10:02] But yeah thank you for asking this question.

[00:10:05] Okay so that was all the questions from our fabulous guests.

[00:10:09] But Abhiv Meerepar is behind the scenes question.

[00:10:12] The next question is from Aditya Matu.

[00:10:15] Aditya is the producer of this podcast and a good friend of mine.

[00:10:19] Aditya what do you want to ask me?

[00:10:21] Hey Tanayya thank you so much for having me here.

[00:10:23] And first of all congratulations to us on a great season.

[00:10:26] I want to speak to you about being a content creator.

[00:10:30] We have talked about science and society in this season.

[00:10:34] We have talked about bodies in this season.

[00:10:36] We have talked about well-being.

[00:10:38] I have a question to you about your work as a social media creator and educator.

[00:10:43] You have been on Instagram for a long time.

[00:10:46] You are on YouTube and now podcasting.

[00:10:50] First tell me what did you think it would be like and what it was like?

[00:10:56] And then number two what kind of differences do you see between other formats and audio?

[00:11:01] Bye!

[00:11:05] It was a lot of fun.

[00:11:08] I think what it was like so I expected it to be that we will talk about serious studies in the studio.

[00:11:15] But no I think I really enjoy it.

[00:11:17] It's good to have a team because the biggest difference for me is that in my work on social media

[00:11:23] I do everything on my own because my flow is like this.

[00:11:27] I started my own and I still do my own.

[00:11:30] I have some interns that help me out but some very nice interns by the way.

[00:11:34] I shout out to Uttar and Priya and I really make my life easier and also big shout out to Srishti

[00:11:38] And also big shout out to the whole idea of Roost team.

[00:11:41] But the podcast was a very different medium.

[00:11:46] I did not know that voice modulation is so important to me.

[00:11:51] I did not know how energy comes into my mind.

[00:11:55] I did not know how much your inflection and the way you are saying things can change the whole message.

[00:12:02] So it was a fun learning experience that way.

[00:12:06] And engagement doesn't come in such a good way.

[00:12:10] Social media is a good photo and everyone is fine.

[00:12:14] So that would be my only complaint but I really love it.

[00:12:17] Thank you for that question.

[00:12:18] Okay I am going to throw one more question.

[00:12:20] When is the next season coming out?

[00:12:22] So with this amazing question I am going to end this amazing episode

[00:12:26] because the next season of the Dr. Qutra's podcast comes out in October

[00:12:30] and I can't wait to share it all with you.

[00:12:33] So remember, if you haven't followed me then please follow me.

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[00:12:42] and infotain you and educate you with some even more fun questions

[00:12:47] in the next season of the Dr. Qutra's podcast.

[00:12:50] See you in October. Bye!

[00:13:00] Thank you.