What Your Period Can Reveal About Your Health: A Game-Changer in Women’s Diagnostics with Ridhi Tariyal

What if the most overlooked data in medicine was hiding in plain sight?In this episode, Cat sits down with women’s health innovator & NextGen Jane Co-Founder,  Ridhi Tariyal to unpack the massive gaps in women’s health data—and why they matter more than most of us realize. The discussion revolves around the vast potential of menstrual blood ("menstrual effluence"). Ridhi & NextGen Jane are essentially turning what’s normally discarded into a non-invasive window into reproductive health. What can this data potentially help uncover? Think offering an earlier, non-surgical path to diagnosing endometriosis,even generating crucial data regarding infertility, & transforming diagnostics and personalized care for women.How incredibly cool is that?! This was truly one of the most fascinating conversations to date. Together, Cat and Ridhi also explore:The importance of building a robust data infrastructure. This will even help with unanswered questions such as why women have higher rates of Alzheimer's and autoimmune conditions.NextGen Jane’s future goals..hint, something BIG is coming in the next 12 months!Patient Advocacy and AI The importance of "noticing" one's body as a critical step toward better healthWhat it really takes to fund, commercialize, and scale solutions built for womenAnd so much more.This episode is a call for proactive, not reactive, healthcare—and a reminder that empowering women with knowledge early can change health outcomes for generations.For more on NextGen Jane, https://www.nextgenjane.com/Follow along for the latest @nextgenjane on InstagramWant to be a part of the innovation?! NextGen Jane is currently recruiting to Unlocking the differences and overlaps between infertility with and without endometriosis, To learn more about participation, qualifications, etc., visit https://www.nextgenjane.com/fertilityCheck out Ridhi’s favorite scrub, subscribe to Off With Your Coat, and follow @genwellofficial for more!