Sarah Has Questions

Sarah Has Questions

When it comes to life, wellness, health and medicine, we all have questions. Sarah King is not afraid to ask ANYTHING.

Is THIS normal? Is THAT a problem I should see a doctor about?

What can I do RIGHT NOW to keep fill in the blank from happening in the future?

Sarah King has questions, but instead of a 10-minute doctor’s appointment where she comes away without answers, she gets to sit down with world-class physicians for candid conversations. And she’s not afraid to ask anything! No topic is off limits from sex, infertility and menopause to mental health, exercise and "Do I really need probiotics?” Doctors from WakeMed in Raleigh, NC answer her questions...ALL of her questions!

Sarah has questions, and admit it, you do too! Sarah Has Questions is produced by MIX 101.5 in Raleigh, NC.

Most Recent Episode

Sarah Has Questions

Setting healthy boundaries – the self-care task you can’t ignore!

Life without healthy boundaries can result in anger, dread or frustration. Setting boundaries is a learned skill and if you’re a people pleaser who doesn’t like to say no, it’s probably a skill you find challenging.

Dr. Micah Krempasky from WakeMed answers Sarah’s questions about boundaries and self-care, including how to start examining your own relationships for triggers that signal your boundaries need some work.

Find Dr. Krempasky at wakemed.org. Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

May 22, 2024 4:0 AM

More Episodes

Sarah Has Questions

What is PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and how does it affect fertility?

PCOS affects up to 15% of women and is usually diagnosed in the teen years. The hormonal imbalance can be tied to insulin resistance, high triglycerides, metabolic syndrome and an increase in the male hormone, androgen. You can bet Sarah King has a lot of questions about this one! Dr. Darlene Esper from WakeMed covers the causes, symptoms and treatments.

Find Dr. Esper at wakemed.org. Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

May 15, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Does cranberry juice cure a UTI? Causes, symptoms & treatments for urinary tract infections

Most women will get a urinary tract infection (or UTI) at some point. Yes, men can get them too, but they’re more common for women. With the rectum, vagina and urethra in close proximity, there’s bound to be some cross contamination.

So how can we avoid UTIs? Nurse Practitioner Emily Shama Barnes answers Sarah’s questions about causes, symptoms, treatments and whether cranberry juice is a cure all. We also discuss the symptoms of UTIs in older people. They’re not at all the same as for younger people!

Find Emily Shama Barnes (who specializes in urogynecology) at wakemed.org. Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

May 8, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

What is endometriosis, and why is it so hard to diagnose?

Endometriosis sucks! It affects 10-15% of women and there is no cure. It’s a painful condition where cells from the uterine lining end up outside of the uterus. Those cells can attach to your cervix, bladder, bowel or other organs. And they continue to be affected by your monthly cycles just like regular uterine tissue.

Sarah King talks to Dr. Adam Kansagor, an OB-GYN with Wake Med Health and Hospitals about symptoms, treatments, and why simply getting a diagnosis can be difficult.

Find Dr. Kansagor at wakemed.org. Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

May 1, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

What’s up DOWN THERE? A lesson on female sexual anatomy and which feminine “hygiene” products to avoid

WTH is a boric acid vaginal suppository? If you've been down the “female hygiene” aisle at the drug store lately you've probably seen them. And there are hundreds of products out now that claim to tackle vaginal pH balance and reduce odor. Do we really need these things? Are soap and water not enough?

Dr. Victoria Fashakin, an OB-GYN from WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, answers Sarah’s questions on vaginal health. And side note: the whole region includes a lot more than the vagina. Dr. Fashakin walks us through the vulva and why it’s important to call things what they are!

Find Dr. Fashaskin at wakemed.org. Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Capitol Broadcasting Company or WakeMed Health and Hospitals.

Apr 24, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Let’s talk about sex, again! Q&A on orgasms, libido, “dysfunction” & more!

We could ask questions about sex and sexual dysfunction all day. We tackled the first round of questions in an episode in season one. Now Dr. Jenna Beckham is back to answer more of Sarah’s questions, including:

What exactly happens during an orgasm?

Is wanting less sex really a dysfunction, or is every human just built different?

Do straight and lesbian women bring up different sexual concerns? What about different generations?

Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions. Find Dr. Beckham at wakemed.org.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

Apr 17, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Is being fat bad for us, or can we really be “healthy at any size”?

We’ve been conditioned to believe “obesity is an epidemic,” but can a person be healthy AND overweight? Are the old standards of obesity and BMI really applicable when human beings come in all shapes and sizes?

Sarah talks with Dr. Tiffany Lowe Clayton, a bariatrician with WakeMed, about body image, obesity, weight loss and the idea that we can be “healthy at any size.” They also dive into weight loss medication (especially the current fad of semaglutides) and how they work.

Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

Apr 10, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Are our shoes to blame for all of our foot pain, even plantar fasciitis?

Plantar fasciitis can take months to resolve. If you’ve ever had it (and 1 in 10 of us will at some point), you know it’s an ordeal. Sarah tackles plantar fasciitis, bunions and bone spurs with Dr. Corey Thompson, an orthopaedic surgeon at WakeMed who specializes in feet and ankles.

Sarah and Dr. Thompson will also assess several types of women’s shoes for stability, comfort and how much strain they put on our feet.

Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

Apr 3, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

How do our bodies change AFTER pregnancy?

Pregnancy takes a major toll on the human body. Those nine months are tough enough, and even when it’s over most of us never revert to our pre-baby shapes and sizes.

In this episode Sarah asks totally unfiltered questions about everything from nipples and hair loss to permanent changes in shoe size after having a baby. And you know, we’re gonna talk about pelvic floors...again.

Answering Sarah’s questions is Dr. Jessica Schloesser an OB/Gyn at WakeMed.

Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

Mar 27, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

It's time to talk about seasonal allergies!

In North Carolina spring pollen is a situation! Yellow pine pollen blankets everything. And guess what...that's not even the pollen that irritates most of us. It's the pollen we can't see that causes the most trouble.

In this episode Sarah asks totally unfiltered questions about seasonal allergies and how to deal with them.

To answer all her questions is Dr. Gita Fleischman an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor from WakeMed.

Send your questions to Sarah at wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast is intended to be educational and nothing said by the host or guests should be taken as medical advice. The information presented here is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Your health is important, and seeking the advice of your own healthcare provider is always the best course of action.

Mar 20, 2024 4:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Why are the signs and symptoms of menopause such a mystery?

If you have a uterus, menopause is coming for you. But most of us don't really know what to expect. We've heard of hot flashes (heck, I'm fanning myself as I write this) but there are a ton of other symptoms people don't talk about. On this topic, Sarah has even more questions than usual.

Her totally unfiltered menopause-related questions include:

What's the deal with hot flashes and how can we mitigate them?

Why is is so hard to lose weight in menopause? And why am I gaining more weight in different places?

Other than not having periods, is there anything to look forward to?

What changes are happening to my lady parts?

Is this the result of my uterus dying? (Spoiler: no, it's not.)

The guest for this episode is Dr. Amantia Kennedy, an OB-GYN from WakeMed who thinks we should all be talking more about our vaginal health! Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Dec 12, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

OMG, what's happening in my pants? (The period episode)

People have been having periods since the world began. But where you fall generationally has a great impact on how you talk about it, and what questions you feel comfortable asking. Sarah is a solid Xennial, but she’s asking questions we can all relate too, including:

What causes cramps and why are they so bad for teenagers?

Besides pregnancy, what are other reasons for skipping periods?

WTH is up with…blood clots, toxic shock syndrome, big boobs and upset stomach during your period?

Does a super heavy period mean you could have had twins? (SPOILER ALERT: NO, but Dr. Fleischman lets Sarah down easy.)

Do we need any special soaps or cleansers?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Anna Fleishman, an OB-GYN from WakeMed who was the fourth doctor (at least) to remind us no one needs to douche! Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.
Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Dec 5, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Why am I wide awake in the middle of the night?

One in four Americans has insomia each year. That's a lot of sleepless nights. Sarah is a master sleeper, but with her schedule on morning radio, she gets up super early, and likes a daily nap. Is that a normal sleep pattern?

Her totally unfiltered sleep-related questions include:

Why is it so hard to go back to sleep after we wake up?

What is good "sleep hygiene"?

How do depression, stress and anxiety affect sleep patterns?

Can a nap be "too long"?

Who needs more sleep: babies, teens, adults or seniors?

Should our bedrooms be totally dark?

When should we see a doctor about those sleepless nights?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Nerissa Price, a psychiatrist from WakeMed who says we should use our bedrooms for two things...sleep and sex! Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Nov 28, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

How do I know if I'm having a heart attack?

We've all heard it before: The signs of heart attack can be different for men and women. So why are men's symptoms considered "typical"?

Sarah's totally unflitered questions about women's heart attack symptoms include:

What are the signs for women?

How can seemingly random symptoms like jaw pain or sweating be related to the heart?

What about heartburn and acid reflux? How are those mistaken for heart attack?

What role does genetics play in heart health?

What causes heart palpatations and is it cause for worry?

What can we do to prevent all this mess?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Chelsea Ngongang, a cardiologist from WakeMed who is a big fan of getting plenty of water every day (64 oz to be exact). Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Nov 21, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Let's talk about SEX!

Think back to the first thing you learned about sex. Maybe it was misinformation from a friend, or very clinical information from a parent or teacher. Maybe you saw porn when you were a kid (and that image stuck with you forever). Does your first image of sex relate to what you do in the bedroom today? Maybe not...

On this topic, you know Sarah has questions. Her totally unfiltered questions on sex include:

Should the goal of sex always be orgasm? And what exactly happens to us during an orgasm?

How do medicines alter sex drive? Is there a female version of Viagra?

What the heck happens in sex therapy?

Are STDs still a thing? (Turns out, yes they are!)

Does sex without a condom result in vaginal pH imbalance?

Can a guy feel your IUD during sex?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Jenna Beckham, an OB-GYN from WakeMed who says NO to douches and YES to lube! Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Nov 14, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Is it OK to crack my knuckles?

What's the first sound you hear every morning? Perhaps you wake up to chirping birds like Snow White, but if you're like us it's popping ankles and crackling knees. Is all that internal noise normal?

Sarah King's totally unfiltered bone and joint questions include:

Do men have to worry about bone density loss like women do?

How can we maintain bone density?

Is milk the cure for all bone and joint problems?

What's the #1 thing we can do to prevent arthritis?

How much damage does sitting do?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Michael Ruffolo, an orthopaedic surgeon from WakeMed who admits his own joints snap, crackle and pop just like everyone else's. Find out more about him at www.wakeortho.com.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Nov 7, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

Is mom brain real?

If you've had a baby, you know. Your brain just can't hold all the things it held before. But maybe that's a good thing. So what if you're forgetting things. Your baby is now taking up a lot of space in your head, right.

Sarah King's totally unfiltered mom brain questions include:

Is mom brain real, and if it's not what the heck is wrong with me?

How does your brain actually change before and after having a baby?

Will it ever go back to the way it was before?

How can I work around this and boost my memory capacity?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Nerissa Price, a phychiatrist from WakeMed who would like us all to practice more self-compassion as we work through the very normal state of "mom brain." Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Oct 31, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

How does birth control work?

When it comes birth control, Sarah King has a wild origin story. According to family lore, she was born clutching her mom's IUD. From that outrageous beginning to today, Sarah has had quite a history with birth control.

Her totally unfiltered birth control-related questions include:

How do estrogen and progesterone work together...or apart?

What are the side effects of birth control?

Why isn't there a birth control pill for men? (Spoiler alert: There is...sort of.)

Is it OK to skips periods if you're on the pill?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Chantel Roedner, an OB-GYN from WakeMed who wears her birth control on her name tag, literally. Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions.

Oct 24, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

What the heck is a pelvic floor?

You may think “leaking bladder” is something that happens only to very old women, but just wait until you’re 41 and you attend a kid’s birthday party at a trampoline park. Now it's real! And this very unpleasant problem has everything to do with your mysterious pelvic floor.

Sarah's totally unfiltered pelvic floor-related questions include:

What exectly is a pelvic floor? (And if there's a pelvic floor, is there a pelvic ceiling?)

Why are we just hearing about this in the last decade or so?

What causes pelvic floor disorders?

Other than peeing when you sneeze, what are other effects of a weak pelvic floor?

What can we do about it?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Andrea Crane, a urogynecologist from WakeMed, who has heard every euphamism for "vagina," and isn't shy about sharing. Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

Oct 17, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

What is normal poop?

Let's begin this podcast with the end in mind. When it comes to poop, what's normal, what's abnormal and what does your poop say about you in general?

Sarah's totally unfiltered poop-related questions include:

What can we learn from our poop?

Is there a normal when it comes to regularity, color, shape, etc.?

Why is sitting on the toilet for a long time bad for you?

Why are digestive problems such a mystery?

Is there a difference in poop health for men and women?

The guest for this episode is Dr. Breanna Houlihan, a colorectal surgeon from WakeMed who loves Metamucil and recommends it for everyone. Find out more about her at www.wakemed.org.

Send us your questions at www.wralfm.com/sarahhasquestions

Oct 10, 2023 1:0 AM

Sarah Has Questions

INTRODUCING Sarah Has Questions

When it comes to life, wellness, health and medicine, we all have questions. Sarah King has plenty of questions too, and she is not afraid to ask. Luckily, she doesn't have much of a filter, so she's asking the most personal, embarassing questions about sex, aging, periods, poop...nothing is off limits. Answering her questions are world-class physicans from WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Episodes are published weekly.

Sarah Has Questions is presented by WakeMed. The show is a production of MIX 101.5 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Sep 29, 2023 12:41 PM

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