What Thais Aliabadi has said about Patient self-advocacy
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Thais Aliabadi, OB-GYN and fertility expert previously interviewed on the podcast, has been quoted on Patient self-advocacy 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Aliabadi argues that most women are dismissed by the current healthcare system, with their pain minimized or attributed to anxiety or stress.
“I want you to know that majority of women get dismissed in the current healthcare system. Their pain is minimized. They're told it's in their head”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Silent Signs of Breast Cancer & How to Know Your Cancer Risk With World-Renowned OB-GYN (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 4:39
Aliabadi urges women who are dismissed by doctors to seek second and third opinions.
“If you get dismissed, go get a second opinion. If you still get dismissed, go get a third opinion. No one said you need to be stuck”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Silent Signs of Breast Cancer & How to Know Your Cancer Risk With World-Renowned OB-GYN (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 53:01
Episodes
The Silent Signs of Breast Cancer & How to Know Your Cancer Risk With World-Renowned OB-GYNThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Nov 12, 2026 · 57 min
OB-GYN and breast cancer survivor Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi tells Mel Robbins how women can assess cancer risk, which screenings to request by age, and how to self-advocate.
Thais Aliabadi on other topics
- Breast cancer · 3 quotes
- Polycystic ovary syndrome · 3 quotes
- Medical dismissal of women · 3 quotes
- Mastectomy · 2 quotes
- Combined oral contraceptive pill · 2 quotes
- Endometriosis · 2 quotes
- Apolipoprotein B · 1 quote
- Apolipoprotein E4 · 1 quote