Social stigmas are commonplace in Egypt, but this particular stigma affects women's health. In this episode we're looking at going to the gynecologist and whether or not it's an easy decision to take, especially under certain circumstances. We talk to an interviewee who feels anxious every time she goes for a checkup because she's not sure if her hymen is intact and she's worried she might get found out.This episode is produced by Abdullah Ghanem and myself Mariam Ismail.Gender Bender is an arcast production.* arcast.fm: arcast.fm

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Fear of the gyno

When tango dancer, Salma El Ghandour, was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to put on a brave face for the sake of her daughter. With tango out of the picture for a while, Salma started looking for new outlets but always let her anticipation to get back on the dancefloor fuel her mental state. She was hopeful and ambitious, and now she's fully recovered. Hear her story and explore with us the link between mental health and breast cancerResources: https://www.atlantis-press.com/journals/jegh/125905564/view#bibr-B6https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846715/This episode is produced by Abdullah Ghanem and myself Mariam Ismail. Co-hosting by Lamees Kamal and audio editing by Hazem Mohamed.Gender Bender is an arcast productionTango Music Copyrighted to ℗© 2012 Viamas GmbH

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We're diving into the deep end of Egypt's societal issues and taking the band-aid off of gender issues. This is not a podcast that believes in the word taboo. We're talking about all the underlying realities of the country that no one else believes is acceptable to bring up. Bending the lines and breaking the barriers, this is Gender Bender.

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