Thinx Tank
The Thinx Inc. editorial team is dedicated to providing you with medically accurate, inclusive, and well-researched content — because we know it’s necessary, and not always easy to find. Our Thinx Tank consists of accredited healthcare professionals who review our health articles for integrity, authority, and trust.
Our process is simple: After extensive research and writing, we route our content to one of our experts for medical review. Additional sources, studies, and statistics are linked directly within each article, and we regularly revisit our blogs to make sure they reflect the latest in research and medical advancements.
Our Experts
Dr. Jennifer Conti, MD
Dr. Jennifer Conti, MD is a medical journalist and Ob/Gyn physician. She is passionate about reproductive health advocacy, both clinically and on the national level. She received her M.D. from the University of California San Francisco and holds Master's degrees in both Journalism from Columbia University and Epidemiology from Stanford University. You can find her work on Slate.com, The Guardian, ABC news, SELF, and other online outlets; and she speaks regularly in a variety of other online, radio, and television news outlets, setting the record straight about women's health. She's also the Founder and Co-Host of The V Word, a... women's health podcast that works to de-stigmatize all reproductive health issues. When she's not doctoring, she loves writing, crafting, memorizing British royal history facts, and responsibly educating congresspersons about bodily autonomy on social media.
Dr. Brandi Jones, DO
Dr. Brandi Jones, DO is a board certified Obstetrician Gynecologist serving some of the most vulnerable residents of the District of Columbia in a community health center based practice. She is a graduate of Hampton University, and earned her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jones is an outdoor cycling novice with big goals, and enjoys international travel experiences.
Dr. Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG
Dr. Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG is a practicing gynecologist in Westchester County, New York. She provides care to women of all ages; she has delivered thousands of babies. A graduate of Barnard College, she has a Masters Degree in Human Nutrition from Columbia University and her Medical Degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, now named Drexel University. Dr. Dweck trained at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where she was Chief Resident in 1994. Dr. Dweck practices in Mount Kisco, NY and admits to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY. She has been voted “Top Doctor”... in New York Magazine and Westchester Magazine. She is proficient in minimally invasive surgery. She has a special interest and expertise in female sexual health and medical sex therapy. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a consultant at Massachusetts General Hospital, Vincent’s Memorial Ob/Gyn Service. Dr. Dweck is co-author of three books, including The Complete A to Z for Your V (Quarto Press 2017). She has appeared on The Today Show and Good Day LA. She is on the Health Advisory Board of Family Circle Magazine and contributes regularly to multiple in print and online media outlets.
Dr. Rachel Gelman, DPT
Dr. Rachel Gelman, DPT is a clinician, writer, and educator with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt University. She specializes in treating pelvic floor dysfunction and is passionate about sexual health/dysfunction. A member of the International Pelvic Pain Society, the International Society for the Study on Women’s Sexual Health, the Sexual Medicine Association of North America, and the International Society for the Study on Sexual Medicine, Dr. Gelman is also an adjunct instructor at Samuel Merritt University where she teaches the pelvic health curriculum in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
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