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28 Mar 2022S1 Ep1: Is it Menopause? Or Some Other Pause?00:20:27
Unlike puberty, when your mother sat you down and explained what to expect with your first period, it is the rare mother who tells her daughter what to expect from her first hot flash, what to do about it, or even what menopause is. In fairness to moms everywhere, no one explained it to them. 
In this first episode, Dr. Streicher covers:
The frustrating disparity between help for mid-life men versus mid-life women
WHAT menopause is
WHEN it typically happens
WHY women enter menopause at different times
HOW long menopause lasts
Other Pauses such as Perimenopause, EARLY menopause, Premature menopause, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency  
How to Know if you are Officially in menopause
IF you should get a hormone test

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a  certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV


Dr. Streicher’s Books






28 Mar 2022S1 Ep2: Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!00:11:54
The impact of hot flashes goes far beyond being miserable. We now have a huge amount of scientific evidence that it’s not just menopause, but hot flashes specifically, that increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other serious medical conditions.  This is Inside Information every woman needs to know! 


In this episode Dr. Streicher covers: 

  • HOW hot flashes can hurt your HEART
  • WHY it is a MYTH that hormone therapy is bad for your heart
  • The impact of hot flashes on BONE HEALTH, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER
Further Information on this topic can be found in:

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV


Dr. Streicher’s Books






07 Apr 2022S1 Ep8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationship s with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg00:32:36
Women who are dealing with PAINFUL SEX not only need to medically eliminate the cause of the pain, but also need to repair the PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT of either avoiding or enduring agonizing sexual activity for months or years.

In this episode Dr. Streicher sits down with Sheryl Kingsberg PhD to discuss strategies for couples and individuals to navigate sex when there is pain. She also reveals exciting research in female sexuality.

Dr. Kingsberg is a clinical psychologist, a Professor of Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and one of the country’s foremost experts and researchers in human sexuality.  

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Kingsberg will discuss: 

  • WHAT happens to relationships when sex is PAINFUL
  • WHAT is vaginismus and why does it happen?
  • WHY it is sometimes important to temporarily stop having intercourse
  • How to have sex when intercourse is off the table
  • What is SEX THERAPY?
  • The difference between a general therapist and a sex therapist
  • How to have a therapist who specialized 
  • How to TALK to your partner about painful sex
  • Dr. Kingsberg’s Research: VIAGRA, TESTOSTERONE, LIBIDO drugs for women
More information about treating painful intercourse post menopause can be found in:
To find a certified sex therapist: 
 The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists 

 The Society for Sex Therapist &Research
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Dr. Streicher’s Books





10 Apr 2022S1 Ep9: Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Your Sleep? Sex?00:23:27
More than 1 in 4 menopausal women report that they use some form of cannabis to alleviate hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, mood swings, and brain fog. 

In this segment Dr. Streicher takes you through:
  • The components of the human endocannabinoid system
  • The role of ESTROGEN in the endocannabinoid metabolism
  • PHYTOCANNABINOIDS
  • The different ways to CONSUME cannabis such as SMOKING, VAPING, EDIBLES, TINCTURES and TOPICALS
  • Why menopausal women metabolize cannabis differently than men and young women
  • Need to know info about SAFTEY and DOSAGE
  • Why cannabis may help with 
Hot flashes
Sleep
Libido
Vaginal lubrication

If you use cannabis, Dr. Streicher, is doing research on the use of cannabis for relief of symptoms such as hot flashes, insomnia, libido or sexual function.
PLEASE take this anonymous survey to be part of this important research. If you complete the survey- (It will take around ten minutes) you can enter to win a copy of Hot Flash Hell  Dr. Streicher’s  ground breaking book on options to eliminate hot flashes.

You will find  lots more information on the use of cannabis in Hot Flash Hell  

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





21 Apr 2022S1 Ep12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe00:44:55
Vaginas are not the only part of the body that change mid-life! With age, muscles start to naturally atrophy- a condition called sarcopenia. Women can lose up to 10% of their muscles mass every decade.  Fitness expert Amanda Thebe’s best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! addresses the value and importance of exercise, diet, and lifestyle choices to thrive during menopause. Amanda Thebe, in her unique funny and engaging way, helps women achieve peak physical performance in mid-life and beyond.

In this episode, Amanda Thebe and Dr. Streicher discuss:
  • Amanda’s personal journey as a fitness expert who struggled when she entered menopause
  • The CHANGES that occur in our muscles after menopause
  • Why it is important to MAINTAIN MUSCLE MASS 
  • How you can maintain and even INCREASE MUSCLE MASS after menopause-without exercise! 
  • How to avoid FAILURE with an exercise routine
  • FUELING your body for exercise
  • Why FLEXIBILITY is also important
  • How weight training can reduce HOT FLASHES
  • And much more…

Amanda’s Book
Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV
DrStreicher.com

Dr. Streicher’s Books




30 May 2022S1 Ep23: Welcome to Peri-menopause!00:13:09
Years before estrogen production completely shuts down, HORMONE LEVELS start to FLUCTUATE wildly during that special time of life known as PERIMENOPAUSE. Waiting out bothersome hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia is not generally the best strategy since perimenopause can last for years. In addition, it’s not as if those symptoms magically go away when you enter menopause!  
In this episode Dr. Streicher discusses:
  • WHEN perimenopause typically starts
  • The difference between SYMPTOMS of perimenopause and menopause
  • SOLUTIONS to cope with perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations
  • If taking BIRTH CONTROL PILLS is a good idea or a bad idea 
  • HOW LONG you can safely take birth control pills
  • The difference between birth control pills and MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY (MHT)
  • Why it is a good idea to take birth control pills CONTINUOUSLY
  • When to start MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY
Further information on perimenopause can be found in Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




28 Apr 2022S1 Ep14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin00:34:28
Up to 70% of post menopause women have vaginal or vulvar changes which lead to difficulty with sexual function, but for many couples, that is far from the whole story. In this episode, Dr. Streicher has a frank conversation with Dr. Rachel Rubin, a board-certified urologist, and one of a handful of physicians with specific training in sexual medicine for both men and women. 
This episode will include topics such as:

  • How common is ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION and what are the causes?
  • Which men are at increased RISK? 
  • VIBRATORS for men? 
  • Does Viagra/Cialis always work?
  • Strategies to maintain an erection with a CONDOM?
  • PREMATURE EJACULATION- what is it and is it really a problem? 
  • Why does the penis always wake up in the middle of the night?
  • What are some post PROSTATE CANCER solutions? 
  • Is PEYRONIES disease as common as the commercials that pop up on TV? 
Twitter: @DrRachelRubin
Insta: @DrRachelRubin

To find a sexual medicine urologist: (gynecologists are also on this list so if you are looking for someone who takes care of men make sure it is a urologist)  

Sexual Medicine Society of North America  https://www.smsna.org/
Under the “resources” tab there is a “Find a Provider” Link

International Society for Sexual Medicine   https://www.issm.info/
Under the members tab there is a “Find a Provider” Link


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a  certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV


Dr. Streicher’s Books






09 May 2022S1 Ep17: Menopause and Work00:08:37
More than 60% of women say that their menopause symptoms decreased their productivity and quality of work and even though millions of corporate dollars are lost due to absenteeism, reduced quality of work, and health care costs, the US government and corporate America refuse to recognize or mitigate the problem. The time is way overdue to acknowledge and fix it. 
In this episode Dr. Streicher discusses: 
  • The PERSONAL and ECONOMIC impact of menopause in the workplace
  • RESEARCH on how often specific symptoms impact specific aspects of work
  • WHY women do not talk to their bosses about menopause symptoms
  • How the UK addresses and REDUCES the impact
  • Why the US needs to do what the UK is doing 
UK website on Menopause in the workplace: cipd.co.uk/menopauseforHR
To learn more about how hot flashes can impact productivity and longevity, take a listen to Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
For more information on this topic: 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




19 May 2022S1 Ep20: Is Non-monogamy Having a Moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin01:12:38
Prepare to rethink everything you have been taught about female sexuality. One in five couples practice open non-monogamy, yet cultural and societal expectations are that a woman have only one partner for life. Dr. Martin’s book, UNTRUE: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Adultery is Wrong-and how the new science can set us free “cuts through the junk science and regressive cultural narratives that have shaped our beliefs about female infidelity for centuries revealing, a truth both liberating and disconcerting: women are no more “naturally monogamous” than men; nor are their libidos shrinking violets.”

In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Martin discuss:

  • WHY the science of female sexuality is mis-represented, misunderstood, and usually wrong
  • Why there is so little INFORMATION on the CLITORIS
  • If MEN are biologically MORE SEXUAL and have higher libidos than women
  • The difference between spontaneous and RESPONSIVE DESIRE
  • The ORGASM GAP! Why female pleasure is such a low priority
  • What libido DRUGS are really medicating
  • Why the clitoris is “forward facing” instead of inside the vagina
  • Lessons learned from primate sexual behavior, and what animal to visit next time you go to the zoo
  • Why from an anthropologic point of view, woman are not BIOLOGICALLY programmed to have ONE PARTNER
  • When and why women LOSE INTEREST in sex with a long-term partner, assuming that the sex is still worth having 
  • Why monogamy is harder for women than it is for men
  • If women CHEAT as often as men 
  • All about “OPEN NON-MONOGAMY” What it is, how many people are monogamous, why the numbers are growing and how to broach the topic with your partner  
  • If JEALOUSY is inevitable with openly non-monogamous couples
  • Where in the world is the BEST PLACE to be a woman sexually


For more information on Dr. Wednesday Martin, visit: WednesdayMartin.com

Dr. Martin on Instagram: @WednesdayMartinphd

Dr. Martin’s Books:


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





26 May 2022S1 Ep22: Dreaming of SLEEP with Dr Stephanie Faubion00:42:14
Overall, women are 40% more likely to experience insomnia than men and the numbers are even higher during perimenopause and menopause. There are many reasons for sleepless nights mid-life (beyond hot flashes!) that often go undiagnosed. In this segment, I am joined by Dr. Stephanie Faubion, the Director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health, and the medical director for The North American Menopause Society. 
Dr. Streicher and Dr. Faubion cover:
  • If FRAGMENTED sleep is restorative sleep
  • MEDICAL CONDITIONS that can occur because of chronic insomnia
  • The impact of mid-life STRESS on sleep
  • The role of ALCOHOL and CANNABIS on the ability to sleep
  • OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
    • What it is
    • Atypical symptoms that occur in women
    • Risk factors
    • How it is diagnosed
    • Treatment options 
  • RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
    • What it is
    •  Risk factors
    •  How it is diagnosed
    •  Treatment options 
  • The pros and cons of various SLEEPING AIDS
  • How an OVERACTIVE BLADDER contributes to insomnia
  • Tips to improve your SLEEP HYGIENE
  • How to find an expert in MENOPAUSE and WHY so many doctors are not trained in menopause
Stephanie Faubion, MD
Professor of Medicine, The Mayo Clinic
Director of the Mayo Center for Women's Health
Twitter: @StephFaubionMD

North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 
To find a certified menopause practitioner:

For more information on this topic: 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





02 Jun 2022S1 Ep24: A Mid-life Manual If Your Kid is College Bound00:45:37
With women delaying pregnancy, the year you start flashing just might coincide with the year you are sending your son or daughter off to college. If you are a mid-life woman who has college-bound kids, you need to know that things have changed …a lot…since you left home and went off to school. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jill Grimes, a family physician and the author of The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: your guide to everything from Hangovers to Homesickness

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Grimes discuss:
  • How CANNABIS has changed since you went to college
  •  How to make sure your student knows when something is an EMERGENCY 
  • DATE RAPE- what you need to tell your daughters and sons
  • Common issues with ALCOHOL that were not common when you were in school
  • The role of CONSENT in sexual activity
  • PIERCING Problems
  • How to make sure your student has information on SEXUALLY TRANSMIITTED INFECTIONS without you having to talk about it
  • MARGARITA dermatitis (who knew?) 
  • The essential FIRST AID KIT to send with your student
  • Why this book is so much better than DR. GOOGLE
  • How often should a student CALL home? 
  • Skills and information your students need to ACCESS HEALTH CARE
  • MENTAL HEALTH and depression in college
Jill Grimes, MD, is a nationally recognized medical media expert, award-winning author, and proud mom of two awesome collegiate daughters. After two decades of private practice, Dr. Grimes now splits her time between writing, speaking, vaccinating, and seeing patients. She also enjoys speaking at The American Academy of Family Physicians, Pri-Med®, and Harvard Medical School conferences. Her latest book, The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: your guide to everything from Hangovers to Homesickness, reveals what college students (& their parents) REALLY need to know about common anxieties, illnesses, injuries and so much more!


Books by Dr. Grimes

RAINN: Rape, Abuse &Incest National Network
National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





16 Jun 2022S1 Ep23: The Impact of Systemic Racism in Mid-life Women's Health00:46:38
Relatively minimal research is devoted to menopause even though menopause affects literally 100% of women that live past the age of 50. For women of color, the situation is far more dire.. Not only do we know less about the impact of medical conditions or therapies in mid-life black women but it is incredibly challenging for many black women to access appropriate care. My guest is Dr. Fenwa Milhouse, a urologist who is not only a talented surgeon, but uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. 

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Milhouse discuss:

  • DISEASES that disproportionately affect Black women
  • How HYSTERECTOMY impacts cardiovascular disease in Black women
  • Why Black women are less likely to take HORMONE THERAPY
  • BLACK CELEBRITIES and increasing awareness of health conditions
  • BARRIERS to health care in Black underserved community
  • Micro and Micro AGRESSIONS in the health care system
  • The reason for and impact of IMPLICIT BIAS
  • The challenges of a BLACK WOMAN UROLOGIST practicing in a white hospital
  • The importance of DIVERSITY EQUITY and INCLUSION initiatives in our health system
  • What impacts racial disparity and potential action steps to improve health in the Black community
  • How SYSTEMIC RACISM impacts on health


Dr Fenwa Famakinwa Milhouse is a fellowship-trained, board certified urologist. Originally born in Nigeria, her family immigrated to the US when she was a young child. She grew up in Texas and ended up at the University of Texas at Houston for medical school. She trained at the University of Chicago for residency and then completed a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. 
She is a wife and mother of 3. Dr. Milhouse is passionate about introducing the public to the world of urology, mentoring underrepresented minorities, and diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. 
She uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. 

 IG: @drmilhouse
TIKTOK @yourfavoriteurologist
Twitter: @FMilhouseMD


The Black Women's Health Imperative- nonprofit organization created by Black women to help advance the health and wellness of Black girls and women.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





30 Jun 2022S1 Ep28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin00:48:31
It used to be so simple. Women were just advised to get a mammogram every year. But now we have not just x-rays, but ultrasound, MRI, digital breast tomosynthesis, screening mammograms, and diagnostic mammograms. Women are confused, and frankly, a lot of doctors are also confused. I am joined by Dr. Lisa Larkin, a board-certified internist, a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society, and a nationally recognized expert in breast cancer risk assessment and prevention. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Larkin discuss: 
  • The LIKLIEHOOD of developing breast cancer in different populations
  • WHO is getting MISSED when it comes to early detection 
  • Who should have genetic screening
  • The problem with using over-the-counter testing such as 23 and Me
  • When should someone start -and stop- breast cancer screening
  • What is TOMOSYNTHESIS
  • Who should have an MRI
  • Who should have an ULTRASOUND
  • Need to know info on DENSE BREASTS and why you should look at your report
  • If it matters WHERE someone goes to get their mammogram
  • RISK FACTORS for breast cancer that you can’t change
  • Risk Assessment models to PREDICT your lifetime risk of breast cancer
  • What it means when you are called back for ANOTHER VIEW
  • RISK REDUCING drugs many women do not know about
  • MODIFIABLE risk factors for breast cancer
  • Why ESTROGEN is not a risk factor for breast cancer
  • Why a PLANT-BASED DIET is beneficial
  • Dr. Larkin’s new model for patient care, MS. Medicine
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models

Twitter: @LisaLarkinMD
Facebook: @MsMedicine
Instagram: @DrLarkin
Website: MsMedicine.com

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD







20 Jul 2022S1 Ep31: The Truth About Estrogen Therapy and Breast Cancer00:21:05
The number one reason women give for not taking estrogen is fear of breast cancer. This fear is based on the 2002 study which has been reevaluated and shown to be flawed in a number of ways. Despite solid proof that estrogen therapy does not cause breast cancer and other serious illness, most doctors continue to exaggerate the risks and undersell the benefits of hormone therapy. The goal of this episode is not to convince you to take estrogen. The goal is to present the data so that you can make an informed decision. 
In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: 
  • The original PURPOSE of the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) and how the study was designed. 
  • The INITIAL RESULTS of the WHI study
  • Why the design of the study was PROBLEMATIC
  • Why the results of the WHI were NOT REPRESENTATIVE of the women who take hormone therapy today
  • The results of the RE-ANALYSIS of the WHI
  • How the age of women in the study, the timing of therapy, and the use of statins altered CARDIOVASCULAR data
  • Why the use of PROGESTIN and the kind of progestin in the study changed the results. 
  • Why TRANSDERMAL estrogens have less risk and who should use one
  • The FACTS about the relationship of estrogen and BREAST CANCER
  • The risk of hormone therapy COMPARED to other known risks for breast cancer
  • The medical impact of women NOT taking HT
  • GUIDELINES for taking hormone therapy safely
For more information on this topic:
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat has a more complete discussion of the results of the WHI and includes pros and cons of every type of estrogen currently on the market. 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD






27 Jul 2022S1 Ep32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy? Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki00:50:53
If you are peri or post-menopausal and can’t remember the name of your next-door neighbor or why you walked in a room, you are not crazy, you are not heading towards dementia, and you are not alone.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Dr. Pauline Maki, a Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology. For over 25 years, Dr. Maki has led a program of NIH-funded research on women and cognition, with a focus on cognitive change in menopause. She is THE expert when it comes to what happens to your brain on menopause. 

*Due to a technical problem, there are periodic growling noises in this episode which could not be removed! 

In this episode, Dr. Maki and Dr. Streicher discuss: 
  • How common is it for women to be FORGETFUL when they are going through peri menopause 
  • WHY this happens
  • The relationship between hot flashes and cognition
  • How long COGNITIVE CHANGES from hormonal changes last
  • If cognitive problems during peri-menopause are predicative of getting ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
  • The impact of MOOD on cognitive changes during the peri-menopause
  • Which DIET, VITAMINS, EXERCISE, ALCOHOL and other lifestyle choices help 
  • The relationship between ADHD and cognitive changes in peri-menopause 
  • Specific things you can do to maintain BRAIN HEALTH
  • What the SCIENCE says about the benefit of hormone therapy in terms of cognitive function?
  • If women who do NOT HAVE HOT FLASHES BENEFIT from hormone therapy
  • If hormone therapy decreases the risk of DEMENTIA down the road
  • HOW LONG someone should stay on hormone therapy to get the full cognitive benefit 
For more on this topic: 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews, 20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD







10 Aug 2022S1 Ep34: Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow00:47:58
How is it that some women are sexier, more productive, more fulfilled, and even more relevant after the age of 50 than then when they were younger? In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Iris Krasnow, a renowned journalist, a New York Times bestselling author of 7 books, and an expert when it comes to smashing stereotypes around aging.  
In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Iris Krasnow discuss:
  • Why the first 5 decades are not necessarily your best when it comes to personal and professional fulfillment
  • How sex and intimacy change as life changes
  • Secrets to maintaining a long-term marriage or relationship
  • The power of female friendship
For more information about Iris Krasnow 
IrisKrasnow.com
Books by Iris Krasnow:
https://iriskrasnow.com/_pages/books_by_iris_krasnow.htm
  • Sex after…Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes
  • The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What it Really Takes to Stay Married
  • Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage and Loyalty
  • I am My Mother’s Daughter: Making Peace with Mom Before it’s Too Late
  • Surrendering to Yourself: You Are Your Own Soul Mate
  • Surrendering to Marriage: Husbands, Wives and Other Imperfections
  • Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul
The ETHEL
http://aarpethel.com/
To subscribe (free!)  to The Ethel
 https://cp.email.aarp.org/TheEthel
To join the Ethel Facebook Community
https://www.facebook.com/aarpethel

Other episodes on this topic: 

Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Episode 10:Dating After 50- Make it Awesome Not Awful- With Bela Gandhi
Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV
Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

17 Aug 2022S1 Ep35: Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly00:28:11
It used to be that the term “bioidentical hormone therapy” referred exclusively to compounded hormone products. But today, the term bioidentical includes FDA approved commercial products and compounded products. A legal loophole combined with aggressive marketing has resulted in women believing that compounded hormone creams and pellets not only work better but are safer than commercially produced products. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses:
The following common MISCONCEPTIONS about compounded hormones:
  • Misconception #1 Compounded hormones are NATURAL but all commercial hormones are synthetic or made of horse urine
  • Misconception #2 The estrogen in compounded hormones is DIFFERENT from the estrogen in commercial pharmaceutical products
  • Misconception #3 Compounded hormones are SAFER than commercial hormones
  • Misconception #4 Compounded PROGESTERONE will PROTECT your uterine lining
  • Misconception #5 Compounded hormones undergo the same QUALITY CONTROL as commercial products
  • Misconception #6 Compounded HT is CUSTOMIZED based on your hormone levels
  • Misconception #7 PRESCRIBERS of compounded hormones are hormone experts
The Problem with PELLETS
When it is OK to prescribe a compounded hormone

For more information on this topic: 
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

24 Aug 2022S1 Ep36: How to Know You Are in Menopause If You Never Get Periods00:10:56
Google, “when does menopause start" and you will learn that you are post menopause when you haven't had a period in 12 months. But the 12 months without a period definition is totally MEANINGLESS for the millions of women who DON'T GET PERIODS. 
In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses:
  • Scenarios in which women don’t get periods
    • Hysterectomy
    • Progestin Intrauterine Device 
    • Endometrial Ablation 
    • Hormonal contraception such as birth control pills 
  • How to know when to START TREATMENT for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness
  • When to REMOVE an IUD
  • When to STOP birth control pills  

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

07 Sep 2022S1 Ep38: Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP! 00:15:47
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s an important one. Dropped bladders, dropped rectums, and/or a dropped uterus are common occurrences that are uncommonly talked about 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:
  • The Definition of PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
    • UTERINE Prolapse 
    • Cystocele (BLADDER prolapse) 
    • Rectocele (RECTAL Prolapse) 
  • RISK factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • SYMPTOMS of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • SPLINTING- what it is and why women do it
  • HISTORICAL treatments for POP
  • The likelihood it will get WORSE
  • TREATMENTS
    • Pessaries 
    • Estrogen therapy 
    • SERM 
    • Pelvic floor PT (Episode 39 -A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor) 
    • Surgery
  • uterine prolapse
  • cystocele
  • rectocele
  • splinting
For more information on this topic: 
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




14 Sep 2022S1 Ep39: A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Janelle Howell00:44:05
The key to eliminating incontinence, sexual pain and pelvic pain is to work one on one with a pelvic floor physical therapist. But while most women have a pretty good idea of what a physical therapist does when it comes to hips, and shoulders, it’s a mystery to most women what to expect from PELVIC FLOOR PT. In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Janelle Howell, AKA The Vagina ReHAB doctor, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and is board certified in women’s health PT.  
Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howell discuss:
  • How one becomes a pelvic floor physical therapist
  • Why LOW BACK PAIN and pain in other parts of the body impact pelvic pain
  • What makes someone an EXPERT PHYSICAL THERAPIST
  • How CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES can impact on adult pelvic health
  • Why Your PT Needs to Take Complete MEDICAL HISTORY
  • Why a pelvic floor PT does INTERNAL vaginal work
  • WHAT to EXECT when you go to pelvic floor physical therapist
  • The problem with PELVIC FLOOR TENSION
  • HOW LONG it typically takes to eliminate pelvic problems
  • Why it is important for the therapist to COLLABORATE with the gynecologist
  • Why POSTURE is so important when it comes to pelvic floor health
  • What CONDITIONS a pelvic floor physical therapist TREATS
  • How pelvic floor PT helps with ORGASM
  • What it means when someone has pain AFTER SEX
  • How to FIND a good pelvic floor PT
  • If PT be done VIRTUALLY
  • TOOLS that women can use on their own
  • Why the phrase TIGHT VAGINA should never be used
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More on Janelle Howell:
Website: https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/
Instagram acct: @vaginarehabdoctor 
Next Vaginal Fitness Masterclass: https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/next-masterclass-f3/
Affordable Vaginal Fitness & Food E guide: https://the-vagina-rehab-academy.sellfy.store/products/

How to find a Pelvic floor PT
https://pelvicrehab.com/
https://specialization.apta.org/find-a-specialist
https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/woc-pfpt-directory/

For more information on this topic: 
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Episode 8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships
Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come!
Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell
Episode 38
Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






21 Sep 2022S1 Ep40: Don’t Go With This Flow: Post Menopause Bleeding00:25:29
Post menopause bleeding. It’s not just about making the midnight run for tampons, it’s that stomach-dropping fear that “blood equals cancer” that causes women to spend hours consulting Dr. Google for some reassurance. Although most women imagine the worst, in the overwhelming majority of cases, postmenopausal spotting or bleeding is not, is not, an indication of anything serious.

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:
  • How to know WHERE the blood is coming from
  • The 3 causes of Post Menopause VAGINAL WALL BLEEDING
  • What causes Post Menopause CERVICAL BLEEDING
  • Causes of UTERINE BLEEDING Post Menopause
  • Uterine POLYPS
  • Uterine FIBROIDS post menopause
  • Uterine ATROPHY
  • Post menopause “PERIODS” 
  • Endometrial HYPERPLASIA
  • Uterine CANCER and Pre-cancer
  • The role of ULTRASOUND and saline ultrasound
  • What to expect if you need an endometrial BIOPSY
  • When and why a D and C /HYSTEROSCOPY is needed
For more information on this topic: 
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter      @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




29 Sep 2022S1 Ep41: Why Men Go Missing in Bed with Dr. Steven Snyder00:54:35
Dr. Steven Snyder, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and the author of Love Worth Making - How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship is “the expert” when it comes to sex and male-female relationship issues.  Dr. Streicher spent two days with Dr. Snyder filming segments for the Today Show and particularly loved his explanation of “why men go missing in bed”
In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Snyder discuss:
  • How men are different from women
  • What we can learn from the sex lives of rats (as in rodents, not awful men) 
  • If SEX DATES are a good idea
  • The advantage of Dr. Snyder’s “2 step” technique 
  • The Concept of the “SEX KNOT”
  • If MEDICATIONS to improve female sexual desire are helpful
  • What do women say or do that “kills the moment” in bed
  • Unusual emotional responses to orgasm such as laughing or crying

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Snyder on The Today Show
https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2019/12/the-today-show-sex-after-fifty
https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2019/12/the-today-show-celebrates-hodas-50th-b-day-in-new-yorks-museum-of-sex


Dr. Snyder’s Web site:
https://www.sexualityresource.com/ 

Love Worth Making - How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship   https://www.amazon.com/Love-Worth-Making-Ridiculously-Long-Lasting/dp/1250113113

Dr. Snyder Twitter- @2Sexualitytoday

For more on this topic: 

Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg

Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon 
Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






13 Oct 2022S1 Ep43: THE POWER of the PILLOW: The Ergonomics of Sex ... with Dr. Heather Howard00:26:51
For people with a physical challenge, such as back pain, a hip replacement, arthritis, or generalized weakness, the mechanics of having sex make it seem out of the question. But no matter the physical challenge, both solo, and partnered sex can be not only possible but pleasurable. In this episode, Dr. Streicher chats with Dr. Heather Howard, a clinical sexologist, the founder of The Center for Sexual Health and Rehabilitation, and the developer of ERGOEROTICS, which facilitates sexual pleasure for people with those physical challenges that make sex...challenging. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howard discuss:
  • The definition of ERGO-EROTICS
  • Why THE BED is not always the best place to have sex
  • The power of the PILLOW
  • Post HIP replacement ergonomics
  • Tips for those with ARTHRITIS
  • Why a sex “DRESS REHEARSAL “is helpful
  • DEVICES for those with arthritis to hold a vibrator
  • VIDEOS to help those with physical challenges
  • How to make ergonomic ADJUSTMENTS

For more information on this topic: 
https://heatherhoward.com/
 https://ergoerotics.com/

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter       @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


26 Oct 2022S1 Ep45: Religion, Culture on Sexual Practices with Dr. Sameena Rahman00:41:37
The impact of religion and culture on sexual function…and dysfunction is fascinating and complex. In this episode I am joined by Dr. Seemena Rahman, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ob-Gyn at Northwestern University and one of the few experts in the study of the impact of religion on sexual function.   Dr. Rahman published a pivotal scientific paper in Sexual Medicine Reviews about female sexual dysfunction among Muslin women

 Dr. Streicher and Dr. Rahman discuss:

  • The impact of colonialism on sexual expression in the Muslim world 
  • In general, the impact of religion on sexuality
  • If religious women tend to have more sex, or less sex
  • The impact of maintaining virginity prior to marriage on sexual satisfaction later in life
  • Religions that emphasize that female pleasure is as important as male pleasure
  • If the timing of intercourse is dictated in religions other than Judaism 
  • Buddhism and sexual practices
  • The attitude of various religions on oral sex, anal sex, and masturbation?
  • Religious attitudes towards post menopause sex when reproduction is no longer possible
  • If pleasure or reproduction is emphasized in most religions 
  • Sexual dysfunction and sexual abuse in Muslim women
  • If observant women get better care from a doctor who is the same religion
For more information on Dr. Rahman

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

17 Nov 2022S1 Ep48: Fabulous AND Fashionable with Lauren Dimet Waters00:49:33
For once I am not going to talk about vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, a dropping uterus, or brittle bones! I am chatting about fashion and style for the over-40 crowd with Lauren Dimet Waters, the Host of The Beauty is a Bitch Podcast, and founder of Fountain of 30.

We discuss: 
  • If you need to dress differently when going through menopause
  • The difference between fashion and style
  • Best and worst trends in fashion right now
  • What colors are best
  • Why Zara is a great place to shop
  • Consignment shopping! 
  • What Queen Elizabeth did right- and what she did wrong
  • Mistakes women make when it comes to fashion
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Lauren Dimet Waters 
 Fountain of 30.com
FB /Twitter/Insta: @fountainof30

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





01 Dec 2022S1 Ep50: Dating in a Digital Age. The Kinsey Report on Match with Dr. Justin Garcia00:54:18
Since 2010, the relationship company Match has enlisted the help of experts from the Kinsey Institute of Sexual Research to conduct and publish a scientific study on the attitudes and behaviors of single people in the United States. Today, my guest is Dr. Justin Garcia, the Executive Director of The Kinsey Institute, and the Scientific Advisor to Match. He’s the scientist who knows the secrets of why people fall into relationships, and if online dating has salvaged or… sabotaged the whole process.

In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Garcia discuss the just-released data from the 12th annual Singles in America study including:
·      The legacy of DR. ALFRED KINSEY
·      The most UNEXPECTED FINDINGS from this year’s study
·      How the PANDEMIC has changed relationships across America
·      What TRAIT people want most in a relationship
·      If love is blind and PHYSICAL ATTRACTION still primarily drives online dating
·      The impact of POLITICS, and specifically the overturning of ROE v WADE
·      Dating TRENDS in women OVER AGE 40
·      If women over 40 are searching for SEX or looking for LOVE? Marriage or companionship?
·      Dating trends in SINGLE PARENTS
·      DEALMAKERS and DEALBREAKERS- what’s more important
·      How the ECONOMICS of dating has shifted
·      How likely it is for a woman OVER 50 to meet a LONG-TERM PARTNER online
·      How to INCREASE THE ODDS of meeting someone online
·      What is “VANILLA SEX” and is it the most typical sex practice today?
·      Is Digital Dating HERE TO STAY?
·      THE KINSEY ART COLLECTION

About Dr. Garcia and the Kinsey Institute
Dr. Garcia is a world-renowned biologist and sex researcher focusing on the evolutionary and biocultural foundations of romantic and sexual relationships across the life course. Professor Garcia has a dual faculty appointment with the Kinsey Institute and the Department of Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also Co-Chair of the Interdepartmental Graduate Committee on Human Sexuality. Since 2010, Garcia serves as Scientific Advisor to the relationship company Match. In this role, Garcia provides expertise to Singles in America (SIA), the online dating company's annual study on the attitudes and behaviors of single people in the United States.

The Kinsey Institute 
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Match
Insta: @Match
Twitter: @Match
Facebook: @Match
OurTime: Dating over 50
Stir: where single Parents Meet

Other episodes of interest:
This episode is supported by SoulSource.
In addition to helping women regain sexual function across America, Soul Source donates thousands of vaginal dilators a year to African women who are recovering from vaginal fistula surgery. 
https://www.soulsource.com/pages/global-community

For information on why and how to use vaginal dilators, 
Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Twitter            @DrStreicher

Facebook        @DrStreicher

YouTube         DrStreicherTV

 Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

 Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

 Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

 The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



08 Dec 2022S1 Ep51: Transdermal vs Oral Estrogens- What’s the Difference?00:35:22
Systemic estrogen, unlike local estrogen, affect every single cell in the body which means there is an impact on not only hot flashes but also your bones, your brain, your bladder, and your cardiovascular system along with your vulva and vagina. While there is a long list of benefits with both oral and transdermal systemic estrogen, the potential complications are where the differences come in. So, the decision to take an oral estrogen versus using a patch, spray, or skin gel is not just about personal preference, insurance coverage, and convenience, it’s also about safety. It’s about potential risks. It’s about your personal medical history.

In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: 
  • The BENEFITS of oral and transdermal systemic estrogen
  • The DIFFERENCE between oral and transdermal estrogen
  • RISKS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products
  • BENEFITS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products
  • BENEFITS that are specific to TRANSDERMAL estrogen products
  • Why the FDA label lists risks for estrogen products that are NOT TRUE
  • TRANSVAGINAL systemic estrogen
  • PROS and CONS of specific transdermal estrogen products
    • Estrogen PATCHES 
    • Estrogen GELS 
    • Estrogen SPRAY 
  • TOP TEN QUESTIONS my patients ask about transdermal estrogen
For more information on this topic: 
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Links to other episodes on this topic: 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

15 Dec 2022S1 Ep52: How to Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yeager00:58:57
According to The American Institute for Cancer Research, 33% of breast cancer is preventable.  I am joined by Selene Yaeger, a health and fitness journalist and major influencer in the menopause world to discuss TEN ACTION STEPS that women can take to significantly DECREASE their personal risk of risk getting not only breast CANCER, but other cancers as well. 
We discuss our top 10 tips to reduce your risk:
  • How and why PHYSICAL ACTIVITY decreases cancer risk
  • The relationship between RED MEAT and cancer
  • New approaches to maintaining a HEALTHY WEIGHT and the impact it can have on cancer risk
  • How to incorporate WHOLE GRAINS, fruits, and vegetables in your diet, and why it matters
  • Why PROCESSED FOOD is the devil
  • SUGARY DRINKS and cancer risk
  • Why cutting down on ALCOHOL may prevent breast cancer
  • The importance of FAMILY HISTORY and getting screened for genetic mutations
  • Why cancer preventing SUPPLEMENTS are not helpful, and may even increase the risk of cancer
  • The stats that support taking ESTROGEN to reduce the risk of breast cancer, and the progestogen connection 


Selene Yeager
Website: seleneyeager.contently.com
https://www.feistymenopause.com/
Facebook: FitChick - Selene Yeager
Twitter: @FitChick3
Instagram: @FitChick3
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-play-not-pause/id1533088916
Hit Play Not Pause, Episode 16- Sex Solutions with Dr. Lauren Streicher. 
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b22d0214-06da-4105-bdd3-2ba92b821b8c/episodes/1d4bd5bd-184e-42d9-be99-efb4f40887ba/hit-play-not-pause-sex-solutions-with-dr-lauren-streicher-episode-16

Also of Interest:

Episode 19: Menopause and Muffin Top: why women put on pounds
Episode 28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin
Episode 30: Weight! Weight! Can a Pill Help Take Off the Pounds? With Dr. Kushner
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:  

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


29 Dec 2022S1 Ep54: WHAT HAPPENS DURING SEX THERAPY00:49:18
If you have ever wondered what it’s like when a gynecologist mother and a sex therapist daughter hang out – you are about to find out! My guest (and daughter) Rachel Zar LMFT, CST, has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is an AASECT-certified sex therapist. We are going to chat about what happens behind the closed doors of a sex therapist.

Rachel and I talk about:
  • The WORST and BEST thing about growing up with a gynecologist mom
  • What kind of education and training someone needs to be a CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST
  • What does NOT HAPPEN during a sex therapy session
  • Who BENEFITS from seeing a sex therapist
  • What ACTUALLY HAPPENS during sex therapy
  • How a therapist approaches couples with sexual medical problems
  • Therapy for DESIRE DISCREPANCY
  • If FANTASY is a red flag that a relationship is in trouble
  • KINK!
  • What it means to be SEX POSITIVE and why is it important as a therapist  
  • The sex therapy approach to ORGASM issues
  • The advantages of VIRTUAL Therapy as opposed to in-person therapy
To find a certified sex therapist: American Association of Sexuality Educators, counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) : https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory

More about Rachel Zar LMFT, CST
Website https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/
Articles https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/#publications
Practice Spark Chicago Therapy  https://www.sparkchicagotherapy.com/
Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/rachelzartherapy/
https://www.facebook.com/rachelzartherapy

Other Episodes on This Topic
Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Episode 41 Why Men go Missing in Bed with Dr. Stephen Snyder 
Episode 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business
Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




05 Jan 2023S1 Ep55: BUSTING THE MYTHS BEHIND CONSENSUAL NON-MONOGAMY00:56:11
Consensual non-monogamy is not only more mainstream than you think but has scientifically proven relationship benefits.  My guest today is Dr. Amy Moors, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Chapman University and a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. She is an internationally recognized expert on polyamory, swinging, and other forms of consensually non-monogamous relationships. 

We discuss:
  • HOW COMMON consensual non-monogamy is in the general population
  • The definition of consensual NON-MONOGAMY, POLYAMORY AND SWINGING
  • The AGE RANGE of people that are openly non-monogamous
  •  FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS regarding consensual non-monogamy
  • Typical MOTIVATIONS behind consensual non-monogamy
  • The difference between CHEATING and consensual non-monogamy
  • PARENTING and open non-monogamy
  • United States data compared to European data
  • The NEGATIVE aspects of consensual non-monogamy
  • How to DISCUSS consensual non-monogamy with a partner or spouse
Amy Moors PhD
Social Media: @ACMoors 
Website: www.amycmoors.com

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Episode 34 Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow
Episode 37 Having a Positive Sexual Experience Without Testing Positive
Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:  

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





12 Jan 2023S1 Ep56: Too Young for Menopause?00:41:41
Every day women tell me they were blindsided when they started having perimenopause symptoms in their mid-40’s since they assumed that menopause was years, or even a decade away. And they are pretty much shocked when I tell them that mid-forties is the normal time for estrogen levels to waver, or tank all together. But imagine if you enter menopause when you are in your 20’s or 30’s?  This situation is more common than most people appreciate occuring in up to 3% of women. 
In this episode I am joined by Dr. Hannah Short, a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a specialist in premature menopause recognized by the British Menopause Society. She is the author of The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause
We discuss: 
  • The difference between EARLY MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE MENOPAUSE and PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY, otherwise known as POI 
  • WHY Premature Menopause occurs
  • Why POI occurs
  • The impact of ENVIRONMENTAL factors
  • Why SMOKING increases the risk of premature menopause
  • Why it is so important to DIAGNOSE and TREAT women who enter menopause early
  • If HORMONE THERAPY is prescribed in different doses or in a different amount than for women who go through menopause at a typical time
  • HOW LONG women should take hormone therapy
  • NON-HORMONAL options for women who cannot take hormone therapy

                                                    Dr. Hannah Short
Website: https://drhannahshort.co.uk/ 
Twitter: @drhannahshort
The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60382898-the-complete-guide-to-poi-and-early-menopause?
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-POI-Early-Menopause/dp/1399801244/ 
The Daisy Network (a charity for women with POI) https://www.daisynetwork.org


For more information on this topic: 
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause
      Episode 29: Has Your Hysterectomy Hijacked Your Sex Life? 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





19 Jan 2023S1 Ep57: Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk00:26:15
Uterine cancer, also known as endometrial cancer, is the fourth most common cancer in women and the most common gynecologic cancer. 66,000  US women that are expected to be  diagnosed in 2023. Over the last fifteen years, while rates for colon, lung and other cancers have decreased, rates for uterine cancer have increased. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:
  • RISK FACTORS for uterine cancer
  • Why women who have obesity are at increased risk 
  • Why young women with PCOS are at increased risk
  • Why perimenopausal women are at increased risk
  • Why compounded hormone therapy and pellets increase risk
  • Other risk factors that are not as well known
  • Why Black women are twice as likely to die from uterine cancer
  • Steps you can take to reduce your risk
  • The #1 sign that you might have uterine cancer or pre-cancer
  • What to know if you have been diagnosed with hyperplasia
  • What to know if you have been diagnosed with uterine cancer
For more information on this topic:
      Episode 40 Don’t Go with This Flow- Post Menopause Bleeding
     Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
     Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it          PREVENT Breast Cancer?
       Episode 52 Yes, You CAN Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yaeger

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





26 Jan 2023S1 Ep58: Two Experts- Two Timely Topics00:50:57
This is a rare opportunity to be a fly on the wall of a medical conference and hear two lectures from nationally acclaimed experts! 

Melissa A. Simon, MD MPH is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is the Founder and Director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative. Dr. Simon will be discussing women’s health care in view of the recent Dobb’s decision. 

Twitter: @DrMelissa Simon
LinkedIn: 2Melissa-simon
https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=16856

Fenwa Milhouse MD is a Chicago based urologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon, who uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. Dr. Milhouse will be speaking about equity in sexual health medicine in underserved populations as well as systemic racism in medical education. 

IG: @drmilhouse
TIKTOK @yourfavoriteurologist
Twitter: @FMilhouseMD
Website: www.yourfavoriteurologist.com
The Black Women's Health Imperative- nonprofit organization created by Black women to help advance the health and wellness of Black girls and women.
https://bwhi.org/

Episode 26: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care, and Why it Matters with Dr. Fenwa Milhouse


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

02 Feb 2023S1 Ep59: BONING UP ON BONE HEALTH: PART 100:40:10
In the United States, there are 10 million women with OSTEOPOROSIS and 43 million women with OSTEOPENIA. Most of these women have no idea that they are at risk for a potentially life-changing or even fatal fracture.  One reason for this lack of concern and lack of awareness is that osteoporosis is usually a “silent disease”. Today, I am going to break that silence. My guest is Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri, an internist with a specialty and expertise in women’s bone health.
This topic is in 2 parts. This episode will focus on WHY YOU SHOULD CARE about bone health, RISK FACTORS for osteoporosis, and SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS. Episode 61, Part 2 will focus on prevention and treatment. 

We discuss:
  • Why there is so little awareness of osteoporosis
  • The consequences of osteoporosis
  • Symptoms and early warning signs of bone loss
  • The difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis
  • How common osteoporosis is
  • When someone should get their first screening
  • Risk factors for osteoporosis
  • Why women are more likely to get osteoporosis than men
Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri
boneandbodywh.com

For more information: Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





16 Feb 2023S1 Ep61: BONING UP ON BONE HEALTH: Part 200:47:57
In the United States, there are 10 million women with OSTEOPOROSIS and 43 million women with OSTEOPENIA. Most of these women do not know they are at risk for a potential life-changing or even fatal fracture.  My guest is Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri, an internist with a specialty and expertise in women’s bone health.
This topic is in 2 parts. If you haven’t already, please start with Part 1, Episode 59, which focuses on WHY YOU SHOULD CARE about bone health, RISK FACTORS for osteoporosis, and SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS. 


This episode will focus on PREVENTION and TREATMENT including: 
  • What specific kinds of EXERCISE build bone and why CROSS TRAINING is important
  • The importance of BALANCE
  • Why women with INCONTINENCE and osteoporosis are at exceptionally high risk for fracture
  • If YOGA is good for your bones
  • How to get enough CALCIUM 
  • If supplemental calcium is bad for your HEART
  • Why you should test your VITAMIN D and how much you need
  • If you have low bone mass (OSTEOPENIA) how to prevent further bone loss
  • Why ESTROGEN is beneficial for bones
  • The benefit of RELOXIFEN (Evista™)
  • If HEAVY METALS are beneficial?
  • Options to treat OSTEOPOROSIS
  • Who is at highest risk for FRACTURE
  • When a BONE BUILDING medicine is appropriate
  • When medications, such as bisphosphonates, that PREVENT BONE RESORPTON are appropriate
  • If OSTEONECROSIS of the jaw is something to worry about

                                         For More Information
 

Dr. Tough DeSapri's Website
https://boneandbodywh.com
Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation: 
https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/
Buff Bones: 
https://buff-bones.com/
Bone Fit Training:
https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/bonefit-find-a-professional/

Osteoporosis Canada 
https://osteoporosis.ca/exercise-recommendations/
Calcium calculator: 
https://osteoporosis.ca/calcium-calculator/


Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe 
Episode 21:  Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 59- Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
14 May 2023S2 Ep77: FEZOLINETANT! The New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug00:15:01
This week the FDA approved FEZOLINETANT, a new NON-HORMONAL drug to get rid of HOT FLASHES. In this episode I am going to start by reviewing the science behind a hot flash, then move on to how this new drug works, how well it works and the side effects. And then, the big question: 

“Is fezolinetant the way to go, or is hormone therapy the way to go?”

In this episode Dr. Streicher reviews: 
  • The SCIENCE behind a hot flash
  • Why lack of estrogen causes hot flashes
  • HOW fezolinetant works
  • HOW EFFECTIVE fezolinetant works is
  • SIDE EFFECTS of fezolinetant
  • Should women take ESTROGEN or FEZOLINETANT?
  • Benefits of estrogen that have not been demonstrated in fezolinetant

For more information on this topic: 

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 9:Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Sleep? Sex?
Episode 17:  Menopause in the workplace
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



23 Feb 2023S1 Ep63: Are Current Screening Guidelines HELPING women or HURTING Women? Controversies in Public Health Policy with Dr. Melissa Simon00:43:03
Today I am talking to Dr. Melissa Simon. Dr. Simon served on the US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Committee (USPSTF), the government organization that shapes public policy and sets recommendations followed by doctors all over the country. So, when your doctor says you only need a Pap test every 3 years and that you no longer need a Pap test at all after age 65,  it is based on the recommendation of this committee. 
How do they come up with these guidelines? And, are they always right? In this episode I challenge Dr. Simon on some controversial Task Force recommendations that have informed the way your doctor practices medicine, and dictated the health care you receive. And if you listened to Episode 58 Two Experts Two Timely Topics, you know what an amazing guest Dr. Simon is! 

We discuss: 
  • The role of the National Institute of Health (NIH) 
  • The role of the National Institute of US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Committee (USPSTF)
  • Problems with the current Pap test recommendations
  • If women over 65 should get a pap test, and if so, who would benefit
  • Who should get genetic testing for the BRCA mutation 
  • Why urinary incontinence is a public health issue
  • The public library and public health
  • How you can influence public health policies 
US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Committee https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/

Health for All Library Project: https://healthforallproject.org/ 

To leave a comment on cervical cancer screening: (comments periodically close but often open up again) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents

 Final plan for cervical screening  which will also post for public comment: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents

To find out what preventative services you should have: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/apps/


                                                  Melissa Simon MD
Twitter: @DrMelissa Simon
LinkedIn: 2Melissa-simon
https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=16856

For more information:
Episode 26: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  in Health Care, and Why it Matters with Dr. Fenwa Milhouse
Episode 39 A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Janelle Howell 
Episode 44 A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI
Episode 58 Two Experts Two Timely Topics


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
 Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





09 Mar 2023S1 Ep65: Crazy Products and Menopause Myths 00:41:22
The annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, otherwise known as ISSWSH, is a medical conference where sexual medicine and menopause experts gather to present research and educate other health care professionals. At this year’s meeting, I decided to grab some of those world-renowned EXPERTS on the fly and ask them the following 4 questions: 

  • “Of all of the RIDICULOUS PRODUCTS that are being sold to treat sexual function, menopause symptoms or bladder control, what is at the top of your list as something that just needs to go away?”

  • “What is the most common MYTH you hear again and again when it comes to HORMONE THERAPY

  • “If given the opportunity to educate a room full of men about SEXUALLY PLEASING a female partner, what is the one thing, as a sexual medicine expert, you would tell them?”

  • “You are often asked to give a lecture to a room full of primary care clinicians, who generally know next to nothing about sexual medicine and menopause. If you only had time to address ONE TOPIC, what would that be?”

The Experts
  • Dr. Andrew Goldstein -Ob-Gyn, Clinical Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Director of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, Past President of ISSWSH     https://www.vulvodynia.com/about
  • Dr. Leah Milheiser Ob-Gyn, Clinical Professor Stanford University, Chief Medical Officer Evernow @DrLeahM
  • Dr. Irwin Goldstein Urologist, Founder, and past president of ISSWSH. Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine 
  • Dr. Lori Burkholtz Family Medicine and Fellow Trained Women’s Health Specialist, Associate Medical Director for Ms.Medicine, a national health care organization dedicated to advancing women’s health
  • Dr. Alyssa Dweck Ob-Gyn, New York, with an expertise in sexual medicine and menopause. Co-author of three books, including The Complete A to Z for Your V 
  • Dr. Miriam Greene Ob-Gyn, New York University, host of the Doctor Radio Sexual Health and Well Being Show on Sirius XM Radio 
  • Dr. Brooke Faught women’s-health nurse practitioner in Tennessee, specialty training in female sexual and pelvic floor medicine, and urology.
  • Dr. Diane Bitner Ob-Gyn, Grand Rapids, Michigan, North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2015 Menopause Practitioner of the Year. Author of I Want to Age Like That – Healthy Aging Through Midlife and Menopause”.
  • Dr. James Simon Reproductive Endocrinologist, Past president of ISSWSH, Past President of North American Menopause Society. Washington, DC
  • Dr. Corinne Menn OB-GYN specializing in menopause, cancer survivorship, Medical Advisor for Alloy
  • Dr. Melissa Dahir Family Medicine, Omaha, NE specializes in women’s sexual health and vulvar pain disorders
  • Dr. Sameena Rahman-Ob-Gyn and specializes in sexual pain and sexual dysfunction. Instagram @ Gynegirl 
  • Jennifer Romanello- Medical Student, Founder of The Medical Student Forum on Female Sexual Medicine
  • Dr. Becky Lynn an Ob-Gyn, the founder of Evora Women’s Health, and a North American Menopause Society certified physician.
  • Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg-Psychologist, Chief of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals ,Cleveland Medical Center  
  •  Barb Dehn Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Vice President of Women’s Health at Peppy Health, Author
  • Dr. Tammi Rowen Ob-Gyn, sexual health and gynecological care for women with disabilities, women with cancer, and transgender individuals. Medical Director- Sexual Medicine Program at the University of Southern California
  • Dr. Rachel Rubin Urologist ,sexual medicine specialist , associate editor for the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews and Washington DC’s  “premier clitorologist”
  • Dr. Terry Gibbs Ob Gyn, Ohio, specializing in Sexual Medicine and Menopause

Related Episodes
Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 
Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 33 A Walk Down the Feminine Hygiene Aisle
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen 
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness 


Hear More From the Experts
Episode 8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Episode 14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Episode 45 Religion, Culture and Sex with Dr. Sameena Rahman


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





16 Mar 2023S1 Ep65: The Dilemma of Dealing with Menopause AND Breast Cancer with Dr. Corinne Menn00:42:26

Essentially all women eventually enter menopause, and while most end up not taking hormones to treat their symptoms, they at least have the option to do so. Women with a breast cancer diagnosis, on the other hand, generally don’t have the same choices at their disposal and are told, or assume, they are not candidates for estrogen therapy. Millions of women are expected to just put up with hot flashes, brain fog, insomnia, and bone loss, not to mention all the changes below the belly button. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Corinne Menn, a board-certified gynecologist, with expertise in menopause and sexual medicine who was diagnosed with estrogen-positive breast cancer in her 20s.  We will have a radical discussion about options, INCLUDING ESTROGEN to manage hot flashes and insomnia. 
In this episode, we discuss:
  • The impact of PREGNANCY on women with breast cancer
  • Non-estrogen prescription options to treat HOT FLASHES
    • SSRI, SNRI 
    • Gabapentin 
    • Oxybutynin 
    • Fezolinetant
  • ESTROGEN THERAPY as an option for women with breast cancer
    • The lack of studies that show estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence or mortality 
    • The 25 scientific studies that support the safety of taking menopausal estrogen therapy in women with breast cancer 
    • Why physicians continue to tell women to avoid estrogen
    • If it is worth taking herbal or other over-the-counter hot flash remedies
Article Dr. Menn references: Bluming AZ. Introduction: Estrogen Reconsidered: Exploring the Evidence for Estrogen's Benefits and Risks. Cancer J. 2022 May-Jun 01;28(3):157-162. 

MORE INFORMATION

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 

Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison

Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




27 Mar 2023S1 Ep67: How Long Can You Safely Take Hormone Therapy?00:08:56
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 1 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter. 
                                                    Today’s Question 
“I started taking estrogen when I was 48 after my hysterectomy. I love my estrogen gel and feel great. But I have been on it for 6 years and my gynecologist wants me to stop. I don’t know what to do. “
  In this episode I discuss: 
  • Why so many women are told they need to stop hormone therapy  after 5 years or after age 65
  • What the data shows
  • The recommendation of the North American Menopause Society on this issue
  • What to do if your doctor will not refill your prescription 
To ask a question, go to  DrStreicher.com/podcast, scroll down, and start talking!
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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Instagram       @DrStreich

Twitter            @DrStreicher

Facebook        @DrStreicher

YouTube         DrStreicherTV

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


28 Mar 2023S1 Ep68: Q and A Week! Fibroids and Hormone Therapy00:12:09
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 2 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.
                                                    Today’s Question 
“I have uterine fibroids. My periods finally stopped.  But now I have terrible hot flashes. I am interested in hormone therapy, but I am worried. Will taking estrogen make my fibroids grow again? “
 In this episode I discuss: 
  • What fibroids are
  • What generally happens to fibroids during perimenopause and post menopause
  • What the studies show about the impact of hormone therapy and fibrodis
  • What to do if fibroids are growing post menopause
  •  Why someone might bleed if they have fibroids and are taking HT post menopause
To ask a question, go to  DrStreicher.com/podcast, scroll down, and start talking!
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The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy by Lauren Streicher

Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause
Episode 40 Don’t Go with This Flow- Post Menopause Bleeding

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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30 Mar 2023S1 Ep70: Q and A Week! The O-SHOT?00:10:26
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 4 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.

                                               Today’s Question 
"What's the scoop on the O-Shot? Is it a viable option for women having a difficulty with orgasm?" 


  In this episode I discuss: 
  • Why women have difficulty with orgasm post menopause
  • What the O-shot is
  • Claims made on the O-Shot Website
  • Articles cited regarding the O-shot and if they are valid
  • Why a placebo-controlled trial is important
To ask a question, go to  DrStreicher.com/podcast, scroll down, and start talking!

                   
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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.


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                                         Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy








31 Mar 2023S1 Ep71: Hormone Therapy to Help With Cognitive Function? 00:07:49
Today is day 5 of Question-and-Answer week. I am answering questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com, my newsletter, or social media. 
Today’s question: 
“I am 70 years old and would like to start hormone therapy since my understanding is that it will help with cognitive function. But I can’t get anyone to give me a prescription. What do you think? “

  In this episode I discuss: 
  • The impact of perimenopause on cognitive function
  • What the data shows regarding HT and cognitive function, including the WHIMS trial and the KEEPS trial
  • The concept of the critical window when it comes to starting HT
  • Why it is not advisable to start HT at age 70 to help with cognitive function
To ask a question, go to DrStreicher.com/podcast

More Information
Episode 32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


08 Aug 2024S3 Ep140: Stress Incontinence- You Go Girl- But Only When You Want To ( A Hot Flash-Back Episode) with Dr. Rachel Rubin00:51:01
The market for adult diapers in the US is almost as large as the market for baby diapers. Part of this trend is because birth rates have slowed and longevity continues to lengthen. Still, the other reason why almost 50% of adults experience some form of urinary incontinence is due to an increase in risk factors. Today, with my guest, urologist Dr. Rachel Rubin, I am taking on the taboo topic of urinary incontinence- why it happens and how to make it go away.
This episode originally aired during Season 1

We discuss:
  • The difference between urge, stress, and mixed incontinence
  • Risk factors for developing stress incontinence
  • Ways to manage incontinence.
    • Diapers and pads 
    • Urine absorbent underwear 
    • Pessaries and other vaginal support devices
  • The impact of local vaginal estrogen on incontinence
  • The impact of systemic estrogen on stress incontinence
  • Why it is important to have an exam when treated for incontinence
  • Strategies to treat a dysfunctional pelvic floor
    • Pelvic floor physical therapy 
    • Kegel exercises- and why they rarely work
    • Over-the-counter devices
  • Why medications for overactive bladder do not work to treat stress incontinence
  • Urethral bulking agents as an option
  • When surgery is appropriate
  • If a hysterectomy increases the risk of incontinence
  • If Botox in the bladder will help
  • How to find an expert in incontinence
RachelrubinMD.com
Twitter: @DrRachelRubin
Insta: @DrRachelRubin

                                            Other Episodes of Interest
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 
Episode 6: Your Post Menopause Urethra and Why You Should  Care- with Dr. Kelly   Casperson
Episode 15 Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Episode 38 Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!
Episode 39 A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Janelle Howell 

                                  To find a pelvic floor physical therapist
https://pelvicrehab.com/
https://specialization.apta.org/find-a-specialist

                                 To find a specialist in urogynecology
American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS.org)
Society of Urodynamics, female pelvic surgery and urogenital reconstruction -sufuorg.com

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 
 

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 Menopause Masterplan Sessions.

Dr. Streicher offers one one-on-one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions. For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan


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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
 

·       Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

·      Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

·      Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

·      The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 


                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician
 Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 
 
The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
 To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 
 
 
Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors that have an interest and expertise in menopause. 
If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org
 
 


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04 May 2023S2 Ep75: Hot and Bothered with Jancee Dunn01:01:42
New York Times health writer, Jancee Dunn, is a connoisseur when it comes to writing about cutting-edge research and scientific information. Her articles and books are based on exhaustive interviews with multiple experts, yet she manages to make them read like edgy sitcoms. Her new book, Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again is anything but dry. And as an investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids,- it’s no surprise that she has once again, gotten it exactly right. In this episode, I sit down with Jancee to discuss her experience when she entered perimenopause how she was blindsided by being "hot and bothered", and what she learned along the way. 

 Jancee Dunn is the columnist for Well at the New York Times. She is also a New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids, which was published in twelve languages. She writes about health and science for publications such as Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.

Jancee Dunn Instagram: @JanceeDunn

Jancee Dunn Books:
 https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jancee-Dunn/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJancee+Dunn

Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again
https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Bothered-Tells-Menopause-Yourself/dp/B0BBWN4F9P/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1682533616&refinements=p_27%3AJancee+Dunn&s=books&sr=1-3


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





11 May 2023S2 Ep75: The Great Wall of Vulva00:51:37
Imagine an art installation composed of 400 casts of vulvas -a sea of white plaster labia that stretches across an entire wall. An installation that is provocative, and beautiful, but also celebrates genital diversity and is a powerful antidote to genital anxiety. Meet Jamie McCartney, the artist behind The Great Wall of Vulva! 

We discuss:
  • How Jaimie came to start casting vulvas
  • The insecurity both men and women have regarding the appearance of their genitals
  • How Jaimie recruited models for the project
  • What motivated most models to have their vulva casted
  • The casting process
  • The educational impact of the work
  • The impact of the work on individual models 
  • The societal impact of the wall
  • Censorship and negative reactions
  • Casting your own vulva
  • How you can have a piece of the wall 
  • Next projects
           More about Jaimie McCartney and the Great Wall of Vulva
GreatWallofVulva.com
Instagram  @Mcc.art.ney
 JamieMcCartney.com

                                To See the Exhibit in Miami
Wilzig Erotic Art Museum
https://www.weammuseum.com/

                           For More Information on This Topic

Episode 18:   The Itchy Vulva with Dr. Jill Krapf

Episode 33 A Walk Down the Feminine Hygiene Aisle



Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





25 May 2023S2 Ep78: When Menopause Makes You Moody00:12:41
This episode was prompted by the following question:

“Will hormone therapy help with emotional lability, dysthymia, and crying jags? “

  In this episode, I discuss: 
  • How common it is to have depressive symptoms during perimenopause
  • The difference between depressive symptoms and depression
  • The difference between cognitive symptoms and mood symptoms 
  • The psychosocial impact of perimenopause on mood
  • The biologic reason that a lack of estrogen causes emotional lability, sadness and other mood symptoms
  • When hormone therapy helps..and when it doesn’t
  • Non-hormonal options to alleviate mood symptoms
                            National Suicide Prevention Hotline
                                                     Dial 988

If you are feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and thinking about suicide or self-harm, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.

To ask a question, go to
 DrStreicher/com/podcast
scroll down and start talking! 

                        
Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause
Episode 32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki
Episode 71  Hormone Therapy for Cognitive Function?

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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01 Jun 2023S2 Ep79: Gender Magic with Rae McDaniel00:50:53
As a sexual medicine expert, I interact with people every day who are confused, mystified, and often put off by the very idea that someone does not define themselves by the sex they were assigned at birth. My guest is Rae McDaniel - a non-binary therapist, certified sex therapist, transgender diversity and inclusion educator, and the author of Gender Magic- Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy and step into Your Most Authentic Self.
Gender Magic is not only a road map for individuals that do not neatly fit into a binary world but also for those who want to support a child, colleague, or loved one, or want to understand the transgender non-binary world better. 

We start by defining the following terminology:
  • Cis Gender
  • Non-binary
  • Binary
  • Transgender
  • Transsexual
  • Queer
We then go on to discuss:
  • How a parent ideally would respond if either a very young child or an adult child reveals that they are non-binary or trans
  • Appropriate pronoun use
  • When the school doesn’t tell parents that their child identifies as non-binary or trans
  • The best way to come out to parents and other family members and friends
  • Frequency of regret after transition
  • Why a name change is important
  • The importance of solo sex and fantasy
  • The importance of therapy when transitioning
  • The concept of ethical curiosity 
  • Why doing burlesque can be empowering! 
  • What gender freedom is

Gender Magic- Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, and Step into Your Most Authentic Self https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Magic-Shamelessly-Reclaim-Authentic/dp/1538724898/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=


 Rae McDaniel

Instagram: @theraemcdaniel and @practicalaudacity
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raemcdanielgendermagic

Websites 
http://www.rae-mcdaniel.com
 

https://www.gendermagic.com
https://www.practicalaudacity.com


Look Down There Podcast with Michelle L’amour and Dr. Streicher
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/look-down-there/episodes/Menopause-A-New-Hope-with-Dr--Lauren-Streicher-e1p7drs/a-a8mcqrh


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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





08 Jun 2023S2 Ep80: WHEN PROGESTERONE is a PROBLEM00:30:00
Your progesterone questions…Answered! 

If estrogen is the good witch, for a lot of women, progesterone is the bad witch that causes bloating, weight gain, and moodiness. Some types of progestogens may also increase the risk of breast cancer.  In this episode, I am going to go through the good, the bad, and all the options when it comes to protecting your uterus when using systemic estrogen therapy.  
And since I get so many questions about progesterone, I included them all. 
In this episode, I cover

o   Why a progestogen is prescribed when a woman takes estrogen post menopause
o   The difference between a Progesterone, a Progestin, and a Progestogen
o   FDA Approved stand-alone progestogens
§            Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Provera™)
§            Micronized Progesterne (Prometrium™)

o   FDA Approved ORAL Progestogens combined with estrogen
o   FDA Approved TRANSDERMAL Progestogens combined with estrogen
o   BAZODOXIFENE-The only FDA approved non-progestogen to protect the uterine lining (and is back on the market!) 
o   OFF-LABEL options used to substitute for progestogens.
§           Levonorgestrol IUD
§           The problem with taking unopposed estrogen
§          The problem with compounded transdermal progesterone
§          The problem with transvaginal progesterone 

For more information on this topic: 
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference?

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina
-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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22 Jun 2023S2 Ep82: Journal Club with Mary Jane Minkin MD00:51:50
In this episode, I sit down with menopause maven Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a clinical professor of Ob-Gyn at Yale University, to discuss articles published in the most recent edition of Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society.

We discuss the following 5 articles*: 

Treating where it hurts—a randomized comparative trial of vestibule estradiol for postmenopausal dyspareunia

Goetsch MF, Garg B, Lillemon J, Clark AL. Treating where it hurts-a randomized comparative trial of vestibule estradiol for postmenopausal dyspareunia. Menopause. 2023 May 1;30(5):467-475. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002162. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36787525.

The association between hormone therapy and the risk of lung cancer in postmenopausal women: a 16-year nationwide population-based study

Wu CC, Chung CH, Tzeng NS, Wu MJ, Tsao CH, Wu TH, Chien WC, Chen HC. The association between hormone therapy and the risk of lung cancer in postmenopausal women: a 16-year nationwide population-based study. Menopause. 2023 May 1;30(5):521-528. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002165. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 36854166.

Effects of menopausal hormone therapy on the risk of ovarian cancer:

Yuk JS, Kim M. Effects of menopausal hormone therapy on the risk of ovarian cancer: Health Insurance Database in South Korea-based cohort study. Menopause. 2023 May 1;30(5):490-496. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002176. Epub 2023 Apr 4. PMID: 37022299.

Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women

Streicher LF. Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2023 Jun 1;30(6):635-649. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002179. Epub 2023 Apr 11. PMID: 37040586.

Menopause hormone therapy and urinary symptoms: a systematic review

Christmas MM, Iyer S, Daisy C, Maristany S, Letko J, Hickey M. Menopause hormone therapy and urinary symptoms: a systematic review. Menopause. 2023 Jun 1;30(6):672-685. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002187. Epub 2023 May 16. PMID: 37192832.

*Please note: I have provided links to the articles, but they are behind a paywall, meaning you will only see a summary. 

Mary Jane Minkin MD
Website: madameovary.com
Mary Jane Minkin, MD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the Yale University School of Medicine, and has been in private practice in New Haven (CT) for more than 40 years. Dr. Minkin is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and she practices at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She earned her medical degree from Yale Medical School and her undergraduate degree from Brown University. She did her internship and residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, the former in internal medicine, the latter in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG) and has been a North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP) since 2002. Dr. Minkin has been Director of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Menopause clinic in the Division of Gynecological Oncology, in the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven Hospital since 2008. She has also been Director of the Yale Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (YOGS) since its inception in 2006.


Other episodes that address these topics:

Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things

Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison

Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell 

Episode 44 A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI

Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away 



Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


15 Jun 2023S2 Ep81: I’m Almost 81 and Couldn’t Be Happier with That Number and My Life: A conversation with Kathryn Leigh Scott00:45:50
It is no longer unusual for a woman to live well into her 80s or 90s, allowing for multiple career chapters.  Today, my guest is 80-year-old former Playboy Bunny, actor, and author Kathryn Leigh Scott. 
Kathryn Leigh Scott is best known as the actor who was the leading lady of NBCs Dark Shadow, the gothic vampire drama that is now a cult classic. 

In this episode, we discuss what keeps someone youthful and productive from decade to decade. :
  • Why being in her 80s is an exciting time of life
  • Kathryn Leigh Scott’s experience as a Playboy Bunny, and how it changed her
  • The story behind the Gloria Steinem article
  • Kathryn’s years as the lead actress in Dark Shadows
  • Her acting life post Dark Shadows
  • Kathryn’s writing career
  • What comes next
                                                  Kathryn Leigh Scott
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Best known for playing multiple roles in the classic Gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows Kathryn Leigh Scott has also appeared in many other movies and TV shows. She is a prolific author and a former Playboy Bunny. She’s appeared in The Eleventh Green, Three Christs (2020) with Richard Gere and Juliana Margulies and Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York (2020). In addition to The Bunny Years (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told through the women who worked as Bunnies), Katherine has written four novels, September Girl, Jinxed, Down and Out in Beverly Heels, and Dark Passages; a memoir, Last Dance at the Savoy (Cumberland Press), and a trilogy of books on caregiving: Now With You, Now Without, The Happy Hours and A Welcome Respite  

                                         Articles by Katherine Leigh Scott
I’m turning 80 and Why I Couldn’t Be Happier with That Number and My Life
https://www.aarpethel.com/fulfillment/im-turning-80

Why This May Be the Best Time of the Day to Have Sex
https://www.aarpethel.com/relationships/why-this-might-be-the-best-time-of-day-to-have-sex


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





06 Jul 2023S2 Ep84: Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease00:15:21
An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia and woman are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease as men.   So does hormone therapy increase the risk of Alzheimers, decrease the risk or have no effect? That question has been in the news this last week because of a new study that suggests that hormone therapy increases the risk..a finding that is exactly opposite to other studies. But is this new study valid? 

In this episode, I break down:

  • The difference between perimenopause brain fog and dementia
  • What happens in the brain with Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Risk factors 
  • Why estrogen is important 
  • What the data shows in terms of the impact of taking hormone therapy
  • Strategies to decrease risk
Other relevant episodes: 

Episode 32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki
Episode 71  Hormone Therapy for Cognitive Function?


For more information:  

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


13 Jul 2023S2 Ep85: Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes00:49:08
The 2023 Menopause Society  (NAMS) position statement regarding the non-hormonal treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms- hot flashes and night sweats- was just released. Position statements are expert analyses of current studies in order to determine recommendations based on science, as opposed to what the latest Tik Tok star or celebrity is promoting. Because new studies are constantly being published, there is always new information to inform those recommendations, which is why position statements need to periodically get updated. 

Because the position statement is very extensive and long, I have divided it into 3 episodes. 

Part 1- Non-hormonal prescription options
Part 2 -Over the counter botanicals and dietary supplements 
Part 3- Lifestyle; mind-body techniques; acupuncture and cooling devices. 

In this episode, I am covering non-hormonal prescription options. My guest is one of the authors of The Menopause Society position statement, Dr. Chrisandra Shufelt. Dr. Shufelt is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society, the Chair of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Senior Consultant at the Mayo Clinic Women's Health, and Associate Director of Women's Health Research Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

The drugs discussed include:
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) such as Paroxetine, Citalopram, Escitalopram
  • Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) such as Desvenlafaxine, Venlafaxine
  • Gabapentin 
  • Pre-gabalin
  • Clonidine
  • Oxybutynin
  • Suvorexant 
  • Fezolinetant
And stick around for the wrap-up at the end. I summarize the recommendations.

Other relevant episodes: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 77 Fezolinetant! A New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug 


For more information:  
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






20 Jul 202386: When Hot Flash Hell Meets Headache Hell: Migraines and Menopause00:13:48
It is beyond unfair that when someone with menstrual migraines is finally heading into menopause and no longer must worry about monthly migraines, those same women often experience an uptick in frequency of headaches due to the peri menopausal hormone roller coaster. 
In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: 
  • The relationship between hormones and migraine headaches
  • Why birth control pills are often not prescribed to women with migraines with aura
  • If it is safe for women with migraines to take hormone therapy
  • If hormone therapy will decrease the frequency of migraine headaches
  • What kind of hormone therapy is best for women with migraines
Other relevant episodes: 
Episode 67- How Long Can you Safely Take Hormone Therapy?
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 78 Is Menopause Making You Moody?  

For more information:  

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



27 Jul 2023S2 Ep86: Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? The TRUTH About The Impact of Lifestyle and Other Interventions00:26:52
Many women are highly motivated to manage their hot flashes without hormones, drugs or sketchy herbs and spices.  But before investing in a pricey cooling device or signing up for a year’s worth of unlimited yoga, it helps to know what works—and what doesn’t. This is part two of a three-parter on non-hormonal strategies to treat vasomotor symptoms. Part one, Episode 84, included non-hormonal prescription options. Part 3 will consist of herbal and botanical preparations. 

This episode includes a discussion of the following interventions when it comes to helping hot flashes: 
  • Cooling devices
  • Wardrobe adjustment 
  • Cooling sprays
  • Avoidance of triggers
  • Exercise
  • Yoga
  • Weight Loss
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness
  • Relaxation
  • Hypnosis
  • Acupuncture
  • Paced Respirations
  • Stellate Ganglion Block
Other relevant episodes: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe 
Episode 19:  Menopause and Muffin Top: why women put on pounds
Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes

For more information:  

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

03 Aug 2023S2 Ep88: VAGINAL LASER -Hoax or Helpful?00:25:23
Not only can you laser your face smooth, laser your pubic hair away, and laser off regrettable tattoos—you can also laser your vagina. But should you? Vaginal laser is highly controversial in medical circles. Here’s why it gets mixed reviews, along with need-to-know info if you do choose to sign up. 

This episode will include: 
  • The science behind the CO2 laser and how it works
  • Why many doctors and medical organizations do not recommend laser
  • Why the term “vaginal rejuvenation” should never be used
  • Why it is critically important to only have a laser procedure  from an expert
  • What laser will..and won’t do
  • Effectiveness and safety considerations 
  • What to expect during a laser procedure
  • Why someone might choose laser over established safe and effective treatments of GSM
  • The disadvantages of laser
Other relevant episodes: 

Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 
Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?
 Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 
Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell 
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness 
Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things

For more information:  

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





10 Aug 2023S2 Ep89: Faking Orgasm00:39:48
While not every woman fakes orgasm, and most don’t do it routinely, it’s the rare woman who hasn’t done it at least once. Early research indicated that roughly 55% of women have faked orgasm at least once in their lifetime. This general pattern has since been confirmed in more recent studies, some reporting rates as high as 74%. In this episode I am joined by certified sex therapist Rachel Zar, LMFT. 
We discuss: 
  • WHY women fake orgasm
  • What factors predict the likelihood of faking orgasm
  • If it’s ever OK to fake orgasm
  • What a woman should say to her partner instead of faking
  • How often, and why, men fake orgasm

Rachel Zar LMFT, CST, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist with a master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Northwestern University.  She is currently in private practice in Chicago and is completing a PhD in Clinical Sexology.
RachelZarTherapy.com

Other relevant episodes: 

Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come!
Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz
Episode 70- Is the O Shot a Good Idea?

For more information:  

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





17 Aug 2023S2 Ep90: The Connection Between ACHING JOINTS and ESTROGEN00:23:53
It’s no secret that there is a connection between menopause and hot flashes, but there are many other symptoms that are consequences of a lack of estrogen beyond night sweats, vaginal dryness, and bone loss. And joint pain is definitely on that list. So, what is the impact of menopause on arthritis and joint pain? Is estrogen therapy the answer? 

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Stephanie Faubion, the Director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, the medical director for The Menopause Society, and the author of The New Rules of Menopause: A Mayo Clinic guide to perimenopause and beyond 

We discuss:
  • The relationship between JOINT ACHES and ESTROGEN
  • If it is the CARTILEDGE, BONE, or BOTH that appears to be impacted by the loss of estrogen 
  • Why so many women are diagnosed with FIBROMYALGIA at the time of menopause
  • Why SLEEP APNEA also increases in Menopause and contributes to fatigue
  • If HORMONE THERAPY should be prescribed to help achy joints and arthritis
  • The increased prevalence of CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME and FROZEN SHOULDER
  • If joint pain is an indication of OSTEOPOROSIS
  • If most DOCTORS are aware of the relationship between joint aches and estrogen
  • When joint aches are NOT RELATED to MENOPAUSE
  • The impact of estrogen therapy and JOINT REPLACEMENT
  • OTHER FACTORS that contribute to achy joints post-menopause and what can help
  • The importance of ERGONOMICS and joint pain
  • Why I do SQUATS while I brush my teeth

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy







31 Aug 2023S2 Ep92: The Estrogen and Cancer Conundrum00:26:28
                          Uterine? Ovarian? Cervical? Lung? Breast? Colon?
Hormone therapy really needs a PR firm. Most people think it is right up there with cigarettes and asbestos as something that will more likely than not, give you not only breast cancer, but also other life-threatening cancers. In this episode, I am going to set the record straight and tell you the facts when it comes to using systemic estrogen (both birth control pills and menopause hormone therapy) and your risk of getting ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer and the three most common non-gynecologic cancers. If you already have one of those kinds of cancers, I’m going to give you the latest data on when it is OK to take estrogen, and when is not OK to take estrogen. 

In response to listener questions, I discuss if estrogen therapy is associated with: 
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Women with a BRCA mutation
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Tubal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colo-rectal Cancer

If you would like to record a question:
https://www.drstreicher.com/podcast#ask

Other episodes of interest:

Episode 28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 
Episode 52 Yes, You CAN Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yaeger 
Episode 57 Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
Episode 65- The Dilemma of Menopause and Breast Cancer with Dr. Corrine Menn
Episode 67- How Long Can you Safely Take Hormone Therapy?
Episode 80 When Progesterone is a Problem 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



14 Sep 2023S2 Ep94: HORMONES and the VOICE00:37:53
Have you ever wondered why so many women professional singers retire in their prime, but the guys keep on going?  I googled “musicians over the age of 70 who are still performing” and Paul McCartney, Elton John, Marvin Gaye,  Mick Jagger, and dozens of others popped up. The list was really long for guys, and really short for women. 
One reason is that when estrogen levels take a plunge, the change in hormones has a significant impact on vocal frequency and range. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Cheryl Kinney, an expert on the impact of hormones on the voice.  

  • How estrogen and progesterone influence voice throughout life
  • Why testosterone lowers the voice
  • Why thousands of boys were castrated in the 1700s
  • How voice changes during a menstrual cycle
  • Why some birth control pills alter voice
  • What the cervix and throat have in common 
  • The impact of menopause on the voice
  • The impact on professional vocalists and voice-over actors.
  • How and why obesity influences hormonal impact on voice
  • Medical conditions and specific medications that alter voice
  • How to find a specialist who treats hormonal vocal changes
  • New research showing that voice changes can be a biomarker for hormonal changes and other health conditions

About Dr. Kinney
www.drcherylkinney.com

Dr. Cheryl Kinney is a gynecologist in in Dallas, Texas where she is Director of the Center for Female Health and Hormone Disorders.  Dr. Kinney is on the Board of Trustees of The Menopause Society and is on the Editorial Board of the journal Menopause. Dr. Kinney also serves on committees for the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. In addition to her expertise regarding menopause on health and sickness in the novels of Jane Austen and other 18th and 19th-century British authors. 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






05 Oct 2023S2 Ep97: Are You Laughing at Me or Did You Have an Orgasm?00:14:12
If you laugh, weep, or have foot pain when have an orgasm, you are not the only one. But, since it’s not a topic that generally comes up in casual conversation, you may think you are the only one, and end up spending a lot of time explaining to your partner that you are not laughing at them, and if you burst into tears post orgasm, you are not necessarily unhappy.  What you may be experiencing is peri-orgasmic phenomenon. 

In this episode, I discuss:
  • The difference between a normal orgasmic response and peri orgasmic phenomenon
  • PHYSICAL manifestations of peri-orgasmic phenomenon
  • EMOTIONAL manifestations of peri-orgasmic phenomenon
  • Things associated with sexual activity that is NOT considered to be a peri-orgasmic phenomenon
    • Incontinence
    • Pelvic or clitoral pain with orgasm  
    • Sexual headache and orgasmic headache
    • Female ejaculation and squirting 
  • When a sexual headache may be an indication of a serious problem
  • Results of my research on peri-orgasmic phenomenon
If you have an unusual physical or emotional response when you have an orgasm, please take my anonymous 2-minute Survey. 

You can enter to win 
Slip Sliding Away, Hot Flash Hell and a Francey coffee mug! 

 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DrStreicherOrgasmsurvey

Related episodes: 

Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come!
Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz
Episode 89  Faking Orgasm with Rachel Zar

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





21 Sep 2023S2 Ep95: Herbs, Spices, and Wishful Thinking00:35:03
It is estimated that between 50% and 75% of postmenopausal women use complementary and alternative therapies for management of menopausal symptoms. The options are as endless, as are the ads. In today’s episode I’m going to fill you in on which of the over-the-counter botanicals might fix your broken thermostat. 
This episode is the last segment of a three-part series covering all of the NON-HORMONAL options currently available to help with hot flashes. Episode 85 was an update of non-hormonal MEDICATIONS THAT REQUIRE A PRESCRIPTION. Episode 87 covered LIFESTYLE; things like yoga, mind-body techniques; acupuncture and cooling devices. 
This episode covers the research and scientific studies that have been done on commonly used over-the-counter BOTANICALS and DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
Products covered:
  1. Phytoestrogen plants and why soy only works for some women
  2. S-Equol (Equelle®)
  3. Pollen extract from (Relizen™)  
  4. Ammonium succinate. (Amberen™)
  5. Siberian rhubarb root (Estrovera™) 
  6. Hops 
  7. Omega- 3 Fatty Acids
  8. Black Cohash
  9. Chinese Herbs
  10. Crinums (Crila™)
  11. Dong Quai
  12. Evening Primrose Oil
  13. Maca 
  14. Wild Yam
  15. Estroven™ 
To check out other products not included in this episode:  
 The National Institutes of Health https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance

For more information on Equelle®  https://equelle.com/discount/INSIDE25
Use code INSIDE25 to get a 25% discount on your order. (Applies to single bottle or subscription purchase) 

Other Episodes On This Topic

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes
Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions

This episode is also available as a video on YouTube
https://youtu.be/2UywGwOZxdI


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





12 Oct 2023S2 Ep98: Live From THE MENOPAUSE SOCIETY Annual Meeting00:42:06
The Menopause Society, formerly known as the North American Menopause Society, or NAMS, is the professional society to which pretty much every menopause expert and researcher belongs. Every year menopause experts from all over the world gather for five days of lectures, symposiums, panel discussions, and presentation of new research at the menopause society annual meeting. 

In this episode, I will give you my top 5 takeaways from the meeting, followed by interviews with many of the experts about their presentations and what they learned from other experts including Lisa Larkin MD the current President of The Menopause society and the Program Director for the conference and Stephanie Faubion MD- Medical Director of The Menopause Society. 

I also talk about my Mastering Menopause – Get Away! retreats that I am launching in 2024. This will be a unique opportunity to learn from the experts while enjoying a beautiful vacation. 
More more information, go to DrStreicher.com or 
https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away

Meet the Experts that will be joining me at Mastering Menopause-Get Away retreats
https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away#meet-the-experts

Related episodes: 
Episode 28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 52 Yes, You CAN Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yaeger 
Episode 59 - Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri (Risk Factors for osteoporosis, and Screening)
Episode 61 Boning Up on Bones: Part 2 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri (Prevention and Treatment) 
Episode 71  Hormone Therapy for Cognitive Function?
Episode 85 Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease



Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






19 Oct 2023S2 Ep99: When Perimenopausal BLEEDING is the Problem00:27:20
Years before estrogen production completely shuts down, hormone levels start to fluctuate wildly during that special time of life known as perimenopause. Perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations result in the same symptoms that many women experience when they are in full menopause, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and insomnia. But there is a bonus symptom that post-menopausal women don’t experience - irregular and unpredictable bleeding. 
In this episode, I discuss:
  • WHY perimenopause women have irregular bleeding
  • How your clinician should evaluate abnormal bleeding
  • Strategies to manage perimenopausal bleeding
     
    • Progestogen 
  • Birth Control Pills 
  • Progestogen IUD 
  • Endometrial Ablation 
  • Hysterectomy 
  • Do nothing! 

  • What to do if there is HYPERPLASIA

For more information on this topic: 
Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause
Episode 40 Don’t Go with This Flow- Post Menopause Bleeding
Episode 56 Too Young For Menopause? with Dr. Hannah Short
Episode 57 Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
Episode 80 When Progesterone is a Problem 

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

                               And, it’s not too late to register for 

                             Mastering Menopause – Get Away!
                 Fabulous Retreats with Real Experts to Get Real Solutions
https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away

Meet the Experts
https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away#meet-the-experts



Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





26 Oct 2023S2 Ep100: Why Women Gain Weight in Menopause00:22:43
On average, women put on 5-7 pounds during perimenopause, and then 1 to 5 pounds every year after. While lifestyle and age are partially responsible, men have the same genetics, lifestyle changes and less than perfect diets as women do. But it is twice as likely- for a midlife woman to have obesity compared to men.  So, what’s the difference? The difference is men don’t have hot flashes, insomnia, and a sudden drop in their hormones. And that’s where the menopause factor comes in. 

This episode is in 2 parts. 
Episode 100: WHY women Put on Weight in Menopause
Episode 101: Tips and Strategies to Prevent Perimenopause Weight Gain and Lose Post Menopause Weight

  • How much weight most women gain mid-life
  • The role of genetics
  • The impact of 
    • Estrogen
    • Metabolism
    • Age
    • Hot flashes
    • Insomnia
    • Stress

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 30: Weight! Weight! Can a Pill Help Take Off the Pounds? With Dr. Kushner
Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? 
Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat



Mastering Menopause: Get Away! Retreats

https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away

Meet the Experts

https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away#meet-the-experts

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






02 Nov 2023S2 Ep101: 23 Tips to Drop Peri &Post-Menopause Pounds: UPDATE!00:29:15
You are never going to get your 20-year-old body back any more than you are going to return to a wrinkle-free face. In Episode 100,  I went through all of the reasons why on average, women put on 5-7 pounds during perimenopause, and are twice as likely as mid-life men to have obesity. So now that you understand why you woke up one day and your scale registered your mother’s weight, there are strategies to prevent the weight gain in the first place, keep it from continuing to climb and take it off.

  • Medical reasons WHY it is important to maintain a healthy weight (Skip the first 5 minutes if you don't want to hear this! ) 
  • If perimenopausal weight can be PREVENTED
  • Interventions that have NOTHING TO DO WITH DIET or EXERCISE
  • 23 TIPS that will help you
  • Cut down on calories from ALCOHOL 
  • Eat less in RESTAURANTS 
  • Reduce PORTION size, without being hungry 
  • Increase ACTIVITY without exercising
  • The best medical clinician to help 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe 
Episode 77 Fezolinetant! A New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug 
Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions
Episode 95 Non-hormonal options to treat VMS- Herbs Spices &Wishful Thinking 
Episode 100-  Why Women Gain Weight in Menopause


To Find a Physician Certified in Obesity Medicine
https://abom.learningbuilder.com/Search/Public/MemberRole/CertificationVerification

Dr. Robert Kushner and Six Factors to Fit
https://drrobertkushner.com/

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy






09 Nov 2023S2 Ep102: An Insider Approach to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany00:52:31
When someone is diagnosed with uterine cancer, in most cases, their uterus announces there is a problem by bleeding when it is not supposed to, or bleeding too heavily. Breast cancer, in most cases makes itself known by a lump, a nipple discharge or an abnormality on a mammogram. But ovarian cancer is not so accommodating and, in many cases, does not make its presence known until it has already moved well beyond the ovaries. My guest today is Dr. Shieva Ghofrany a practicing Ob-Gyn who was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer at age 46. She is going to share her story and talk about early signs, symptoms, and detection of ovarian cancer in women who are at average risk. And how to advocate for yourself when something is not quite right…

  • Dr. Ghofrany’s own journey with ovarian cancer
  • Why women often ignore symptoms
  • Why screening tests such as CA125 and ultrasound can be falsely reassuring 
  • How bad news is delivered to patients matters
  • The role of integrative medicine in enhancing recovery
  • Symptoms of ovarian cancer
  • Appropriate testing if ovarian cancer is suspected
  • How women can advocate for themselves if symptoms are disregarded
  • Importance and timing of follow-up ultrasounds of ovarian cysts
  • Living with a cancer diagnosis (any cancer) 
  • Wrap up including
    • Risk factors of ovarian cancer 
    • Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer 
    • Symptoms that may indicate ovarian cancer

Shieva Ghofrany MD
Website: www.tribecalledv.com
Instagram: @Biglovefiercejuju


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





16 Nov 2023S2 Ep103: Can CANNABIS Help You SLEEP?00:47:29
The number one complaint during perimenopause and menopause is insomnia. When a woman goes to her doctor and asks for help, she is rarely if ever, told that cannabis may be the answer. But at least one of four women walk out of the office and march right over to a local cannabis dispensary to get some help.  Today’s guest, Ellen Scanlon, is the host of the hit podcast, How to Do the Pot, and she is going to help you figure out, How to Do the Pot ...and get some sleep. 

  • How many women are consuming cannabis
  • The difference between using cannabis for recreation as opposed to treating a medical condition
  • Micro dosing
  • Why 3rd party testing of products is so important
  • Why REM sleep is so important
  • Falling Asleep
  • Staying Asleep
  • Why cannabis is better for sleep than alcohol
  • Dependency, tolerance, and addiction concerns
  • Why it is better to use a tincture than smoking or vaping
  • Specific doses to get started
  • Possible “day after” symptoms and what to do about it
  • CBN
  • Wrap-up and Safety Concerns

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 9: Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Sleep? Sex?
Episode 22:  Dreaming of Sleep with Dr. Faubion

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

To take my survey on cannabis use in menopause: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cannabismenopause

Ellen Scanlon
Dothepot.com

SLEEP EPISODES on How to Do the Pot 


Episode 192- Weed and Sleep: Reclaim your rest with Cannabis
Episode 193 Weed and sleep: Find Your Evening Ritual- Falling asleep
Episode 194 Weed and Sleep: The Key to Uninterrupted Nights-Staying asleep 
Episode 195 Weed and Sleep Avoiding Hangovers- or, how not to get into trouble

Ellen interviews Dr. Streicher about Menopause on Do the Pot

Episode 210: Menopause 101 and How Cannabis is Helping
Episode 211:  Menopause and Cannabis Research Explained

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
23 Nov 2023S2 Ep104: The Mouth and Menopause00:17:57
I spend a lot of time talking about dry vaginas and the impact that genitourinary syndrome of menopause has on your sex life, your day-to-day comfort, and bladder function. But vaginas are not the only thing that gets dry during menopause. This episode is all about another area of the body that biologically has a lot in common with a dry vagina…and that’s your post-menopause mouth. 

  • What mouths and vaginas have in common.
  • How common dry mouth is in post-menopause women 
  • Other things that cause dry mouth
  • Why low estrogen causes dry mouth
  • Symptoms of dry mouth
  • Consequences of dry mouth
  • The impact of hormone therapy
  • Other options to treat dry mouth
  • The role of your dentist

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 44: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI
Episode 74: Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 94:
Menopause and Voice 
 
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
30 Nov 2023S2 Ep105: Top Things MEN Need to Know About MENOPAUSE00:45:04
 If you think you’re having a hard time navigating vaginal dryness, painful sex, insomnia, and hot flashes, I can guarantee that if there is a man in your life, he is also having a hard time. More likely than not, he is completely in the dark about why you are having these symptoms and what he can do to help. In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Hughes, the host of Perimenopause WTF to discuss five things guys need to know about menopause. This segment was originally aired during a live webinar on The Perry Channel. 
Rachel and I also take questions from the audience. And no surprise, we came up with more than five things that men need to know to support the women in their lives.   
  • When and How to use lubricant.
  • Understand that a vibrator is not a reflection of your inability to please her. It’s a reflection of your ability to please her.
  • What’s with the hot flashes? 
  • Her lack of libido isn’t about you. It’s about the fact that she hasn’t slept, sex hurts like hell and she isn’t feeling great about her body changes.
  • There is no expiration date on a vagina.
  • How to start the conversation.

To learn more about Hello Perry, visit www.heyperry.com

https://perry.app.link/perimenopausewtf

For more information on this topic: (Episodes the guy in your life needs to listen to!) 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

DrStreicher.com

Instagram       @DrStreich

Facebook       @DrStreicher

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
07 Dec 2023S2 Ep106: It's Time To Redefine Menopause00:29:38
In a perfect world, an alert would pop up on your phone announcing, “You are now in perimenopause,” followed at the appropriate time by “You are now leaving perimenopause and entering post menopause.” But it’s not a perfect world, and unless you are thrust into menopause because of ovary removal or chemotherapy, in many, if not most cases, it’s hard to know what your ovaries are doing. Menopause is defined as starting when you haven't had a period in 12 months. And while that’s a very specific definition, that definition is only useful in retrospect. And the 12 months without a period definition is totally meaningless for the millions of women who don’t get periods because of maybe a hysterectomy or a uterine ablation.
I start this segment by discussing  (and reading) my recent editorial on this topic in the journal, Menopause. I then go on to address: 
  • Why the current definition is problematic, confusing and impacts research
  • How to know you are perimenopause or post menopause if you DON’T GET PERIODS
  • Post Hysterectomy
  • Post Endometrial Ablation
  • With IUD Use
  • If You Are Taking Birth Control Pills
  • Starting hormone therapy when not sure what stage of menopause you are in
  • Starting hormone therapy if you still getting periods but are having symptoms

My Editorial: Is it Time to Rethink How Menopause Is Defined
(There is a paywall so non-subscribers will not be able to access the article)
Streicher, Lauren MD, MSCP. Is it time to rethink how menopause is defined?. Menopause 30(12):p 1177-1178, December 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002276

More Information on this topic:
Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen
Episode 80 When Progesterone is a Problem
Episode 99 When Bleeding During Perimenopause is the Problem

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
21 Dec 2023S2 Ep108: Hot Topics in Menopause with Dr. Terry Gibbs00:38:33
 A recurrent theme in my podcasts is that most medical students and residents do not get training in sexual medicine and menopause, which is why most doctors are not experts. And why so many women get frustrated that finding solutions for their menopause symptoms is too often a do-it-yourself research project. But today, I am joined by someone who is passionate and dedicated to educating the doctors of tomorrow.  
 This episode was initially aired on Sex Med for Sex Ed, hosted by Dr. Terry Gibbs, an OB-GYN and the founder of The Ohio Sexual Health Collaborative, a multi-disciplinarian organization of sexual medicine clinicians. 

• My paper on dyspareunia (link- there may be a paywall) 
• Things that cause painful sex beyond GSM
• And why treating painful sex  is often not treated appropriately 
• Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit
• Use of CBD to help with painful sex
• Laser treatment for treatment of vaginal dryness
• Post-menopause orgasmic dysfunction
• Medical misinformation
• Why The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was problematic. 
• Why the word “provider” is problematic and insulting
• Update on my menopause retreats

Further information:

Link to dyspareunia paper

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37040586/

Streicher LF. Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2023 Jun 1;30(6):635-649. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002179. 

What’s in a Name? The Problematic Term “Provider”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8560107/
Scarff JR. What's in a Name? The Problematic Term "Provider". Fed Pract. 2021 Oct;38(10):446-448. doi: 10.12788/fp.0188. PMID: 34733063; PMCID: PMC8560107.

Link to Sex Ed for Sex Med
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-ed-for-sex-med/id1627766292


Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell

Episode 46: Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Episode 88: Vaginal Laser - Hoax or Helpful?

Episode 91: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style
 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

04 Jan 2024S2 Ep109: Don't Retire...Rewire! with Jill Wine-Banks00:48:04
Jill Wine-Banks may be known to you as the Watergate Special Prosecutor who famously cross-examined Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon’s secretary, about the 18-minute gap in the Watergate tapes.  In addition to multiple other high-profile jobs (scroll down for the list!) decades later, she is now an MSNBC Legal Analyst. In addition, she is the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President.  Jill is also one of the hosts of two hit podcasts- Sisters in Law, and iGen Politics. But, this is not a political podcast. I usually talk about hot flashes and hormones. So, why is Jill Wine-Banks my guest today?  Because Jill Wine-Banks is the embodiment of a woman who in her 70s started multiple new chapters and at age 80, has an entirely new career. 

In today’s episode, we chat about:
  • What it was like to be one of the few women in a male-dominated and sexist profession
  • The impact of a sexless, loveless marriage
  • How she came to be the Watergate Special Prosecutor and how that changed her life
  • Her experience with hot flashes and hormone therapy 
  • The secret to staying relevant and purposeful no matter what your age. 
  • And so much more….  
                                                       Jill Wine-Banks

https://www.jillwinebanks.com/

The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President 

Podcasts:
#Sisters in law
iGen Politics Podcast
Social Media: @jillwinebanks

Jill’s Jobs

  • First woman to serve as an organized crime prosecutor at the US Department of Justice
  • Watergate Special Prosecutor 
  • Named General Counsel of US Army by President Carter
  • Eliminated the Woman’s Army Corps and integrated women into the Regular Army and West Point and basic training.
  • Deputy Attorney General Illinois 
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Bar Association 
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motorola's joint venture company in St. Petersburg
  • Maytag's Vice President of Alliance Management, working extensively in Japan and Europe.
  • Chief Officer of career and technical education for the Chicago Public Schools under Arne Duncan
  • MSNBC Legal Analyst
  • Host of #Sisters in law and iGen Politics Podcast podcasts
  • Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President 
More Information on this topic:

Episode 17:  Menopause in the workplace
Episode 32:  Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki
Episode 34 Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow
Episode 81 From Bunny to Best Selling Author with Kathryn Leigh Scott

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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DrStreicher.com

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm

Everybody Come! (Spring 2024- available for pre-order) 

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat 

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
11 Jan 2024S2 Ep110: Home Menopause Tests YEA! or NAY?00:17:19
Pregnancy tests, ovulation tests…and now the latest in tests you can do in your bathroom laboratory- Menopause Tests! Clear Blue™, who sell ovulation predictor kits and home pregnancy tests, has come out with an over-the-counter kit to help women who are “confused and wondering if what you’re feeling is the start of the menopause journey, or perhaps something else.” All you need to do is pee on a stick, and you will know if you are pre-menopause, perimenopause or post-menopause.
So, what’s the deal with these kits? 

  • How these tests work
  • Accuracy of home FSH tests
  • Why these tests can be misleading
  • Why most doctors are not interested in the results of your home test
  • Reviews from women who have used this test 
For more information on this topic: 

Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?

Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Episode 53 Not All Hot Flashes  Mean Menopause  

Episode 106 It’s Time to Redefine Menopause 

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

DrStreicher.com

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 
18 Jan 2024S2 Ep111: BONE UP with Hormone Therapy with Dr. Kristi DeSapri00:53:54
While many women are aware that hormone therapy is good for the bones, it is usually thought of as a side benefit. You know, women take hormone therapy because they are flashing or can’t sleep and then are told, are told, by the way ..estrogen will also help prevent bone loss. 

In the United States, there are 10 million women with OSTEOPOROSIS and 43 million women with OSTEOPENIA. Most of these women have no idea that they are at risk for a potentially life-changing or even fatal fracture and also have no idea that hormone therapy is a proven strategy to treat low bone mass and prevent osteoporosis. Today, I am joined by bone guru Dr. Kristi DeSapri to talk about the role of hormone therapy when it comes to low bone mass and osteoporosis.  

In response to questions that came in on social media, we address:
  • Is hormone therapy preventive against further bone loss or will it also help build bone? 
  • Is the same DOSE that prevents HOT FLASHES also going to protect your bones? 
  • When it comes to bone health, does it matter if you use TRANSDERMAL  or ORAL estrogen?
  • What about TESTOSTERONE? 
  • Can you use hormone therapy instead of bone-building drugs?
  • Is it ever TOO LATE to start hormone therapy to help your bones? 
  • And so much more… 
For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:  Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 21:  Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

Episode 46: Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Episode 51: Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference?

Episode 59: Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri 

Episode 61: Boning Up on Bones: Part 2 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri 

Episode 67: How Long Can You Safely Take Hormone Therapy?

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on DrStreicher.com

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)
25 Jan 2024S2 Ep112: The Cosmo Report on Sex After 60 with Dr. Rachel Zar00:29:17
In the 1960s, under the leadership of Helen Gurley Brown, Cosmo morphed from a “proper ladies' magazine” to a much racier version that was thought of as being a sex manual disguised as a woman’s magazine. The target audience was the young working woman. Women in their 60s were not reading it and were certainly not buying subscriptions for their daughters or granddaughters. 
And here we are, Cosmo has just published a groundbreaking, article titled Sex after 60 based on research done in collaboration with the renowned Kinsey Institute of Sexual Research. The Kinsey research team, which I was part of, provided the questions which were ultimately answered by over 3000 women, and then analyzed the data. 
In this episode, I have a conversation with sex therapist Dr. Rachel Zar, who was quoted extensively in the article, and who is, as most of you know by now, my daughter. 

This episode is based on an article that was published in the January issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. 
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/interactive/a45893760/sex-after-60/

For more information on this topic: 
Episode 14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Episode50 Dating in a Digital World-The Kinsey Report on with Dr. Justin Garcia 
Episode 54 What Happens During Sex Therapy with Rachel Zar 
Episode 89  Faking Orgasm with Rachel Zar


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Rachel Zar PhD, LMFT, CST is a couple and family therapist and an AASECT-certified sex therapist. She is currently a clinician and clinical supervisor at Avid Intimacy in Chicago. 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a  certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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DrStreicher.com

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 



27 Feb 2025S3 Ep169: When Progesterone is Problematic: A Collaboration on a Complex Patient with Dr. Risa Kagan 00:59:41
Menopause experts rarely see patients with no medical issues. We see the patient with multiple medical problems and concerns.  In this episode, I bring in menopause expert Dr. Risa Kagan to collaborate on options for the following complex patient.
(Be sure and check out my Substack article that gets into the nuances of bazodoxifene)

Beth is 51 years old.  I’ve been flashing for 2 years with no end in sight.  I really want to try estrogen not just to help my hot flashes, but also because my mom had osteoporosis. I don’t have osteoporosis yet, but I’m worried since I’ve been told I have low bone mass.  My doctor won’t give me estrogen because my grandmother died from breast cancer. She wants me to take raloxifene to protect my bones and my breast, but that won’t help my flashes. I also would rather not take anything with progesterone since when I took it years ago to help with irregular periods, I got moody and bloated. I need some help here. “

*Options discussed include:

  • Raloxifene (Evista™)
  • A Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) and estrogen together
  • Paroxitene (Brisdelle™)
  • Gabapentin
  • Fezolinetant (Veozah™)
  • Fezolinetant and raloxifene together
  • Estrogen and vaginal progestogen gel (Crinone™)
  • Estrogen and a Progestogen IUD
  • Unopposed estrogen
  • Conjugated equine estrogen (Premarin™) and bazodoxifene (Duavee™)
*I have no financial relationship with any of the companies that sell these drugs


For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen 
Episode 77 Fezolinetant! A New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug 
Episode 80 When Progesterone is a Problem 
Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes
Ep 111 Bone Up with Hormone Therapy with Dr. DeSapri

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 




22 Feb 2024S2 Ep116: Your HEART on Hormones-Update! 00:53:23
Estrogen is not only good for your brain, your bladder, and your bones, estrogen is also good for your blood vessels. And a lack of estrogen is one of the reasons, that heart disease spikes in women post menopause. Hormone therapy, if started within ten years of the menopause transition, appears to be heart protective. Today I am joined by Dr. Marla Mendelson, a cardiologist and associate professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.   She is also the former co-director of the Women’s Health research Institute. Dr. Mendelsohn has devoted her career to the evaluation and treatment of women’s cardiovascular health throughout the lifespan. 


  • A new study on the impact of INSOMNIA on heart health
  • Why ESTROGEN is important for heart health and vascular health
  • RISK FACTORS for cardiovascular disease
     
    • Family history- what’s significant, what’s not
  •  
    • Smoking
  •  
    • Diabetes
  •  
    • Hypertension
  •  
    • High cholesterol
  •  
    • Age of Menopause
  •  
    • Obesity
  •  
    • Hypertension during pregnancy
  •  
  • Why Black women have high rates of cardiovascular disease
  •  The relationship of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) on heart disease risk. 
  • How to SCREEN women for heart disease with and without a family history
  • When a STRESS TEST is appropriate
  • If a CORONRY CALCIUM test should be done routinely
  • The impact of cardiotoxic CHEMOTHERAPY and chest RADIATION
  • PREVENTION of cardiovascular disease
  • WARNING SIGNS of heart disease in women
  • What happens during a HEART ATTACK 
  • The relationship of HOT FLASHES and heart disease
  • Why it is generally safe and beneficial to take HORMONE THERAPY if there is heart disease
  • Why most cardiologists and internists are not comfortable recommending hormone therapy even though estrogen decreases cholesterol and triglycerides
  • Why most medications given to women have only been tested in men




Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




29 Feb 2024S2 Ep117: Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler00:58:26
In this episode I am talking to a dermatologist that has over 100 thousand followers on Instagram. And with good reason. She is funny, she tells it like it is, she is a rock star in the world of dermatology and is my go-to when it comes to mid-life skin care, fillers, Botox, not to mention how to have more hair on your head and less hair on your face.

Dr. Ellen Gendler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she was a co-director of the Contact Dermatitis Division for many years. Dr. Gendler is also a fellow of The American Academy of Dermatology and a former trustee of The Dermatology Foundation. She is the author of numerous scientific publications. 

We cover : 
  • Sunscreen (Anthelios UVMune400)
  • Facial estrogen
  • Skin products that contain DNA
  • Saggy skin under the eyes and on the neck
  • Changes in facial bone structure
  • Upper lip line strategies
  • Strategies for hair loss
  • Getting rid of facial hair (Dermaflash™) 
  • Tattoo make-up
  • The magic of retinoid
                                                     Ellen Gendler MD
                                 https://gendlerdermatology.com/

                        All of the specific products Dr. Gendler mentioned
                                  can be found on her Instagram Page
                                        Instagram @ellengendlermd

For Information about Midi  Health: JoinMidi.com
For Information on Midi Estriol Plus Face Cream: https://www.joinmidi.com/store/estriol-face-cream

For More Information on This Topic

Episode 7: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow-Menopause & Hair  Loss

Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison

Episode 13: Post Menopause Skin- What! Why? And How to  Make it Better


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 






07 Mar 2024S3 Ep118: How Hormones Impact the Gut and GERD00:26:30
It was news to me that estrogen levels can impact on the likelihood of reflux, your gut microbiome, and even the frequency and consistency of your poop. It’s complicated, and I had a hard time interpreting the data, so I invited gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Ruchim to help me out. 

In this episode:
  • How and why GERD is impacted by menopause 
  • If  Hormone Therapy Make GERD worse or better?
  • The impact of hormones on the gut microbiome
  • How frequency of bowel movements correlates with menopause symptoms
  • If an alteration in diet will change the microbiome and influence hot flashes
  • If an alteration in the gut microbiome can impact other serious medical conditions 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 




14 Mar 2024S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs00:46:00
Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors:  Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™) 

  • What are GLP1 Inhibitors?
  • How GLP-1 Inhibitors 
  • Who is a GOOD CANDIDATE to take a GLP-1 Inhibitor
  • Who is NOT a GOOD CANDIDATE based on medical conditions
  • Other HEALTH BENEFITS from taking a GLP1 Inhibitor besides weight loss
  • The COST of the drugs? 
  • INSURANCE coverage?
  • When it is OK to get a GLP 1 inhibitor from a COMPOUNDING pharmacy
  • What are the problems with some compounding pharmacy
  • How well these drugs work
  • Potential side effects
  • What happens with the medicine is stopped
  • The best approach to maintaining a healthy weight once the DRUG is STOPPED
  • What is on the horizon as far as new GLP1 drugs
  • If it is possible to be obese and healthy
  • The differences between the different GLP-1 drugs
  • If any doctor can prescribe these drugs
Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Midi’s Chief Medical Officer, is a board certified  internist who spent decades working within the traditional healthcare system before branching out into digital health, leveraging innovative technology to care for patients in a more human way. In addition to treating women with obesity, Dr. Jordon is an expert  in the management of  menopause in women who are complex due to medical problems,  menopause problems.  
To learn more about Midi  Health and Dr. Jordon : JoinMidi.com

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




28 Mar 2024S3 Ep121: Dr. Streicher and Dr. Mary Claire Haver Respond to a “New” Model to Manage Menopause00:42:20
                                Don't Mess with These Menopause Experts!
When The Lancet, one of the oldest, most respected medical journals, published a series of articles saying that “menopause had been over-medicalized”, that many symptoms were “just in her head” and that overall, women should navigate menopause “without the need for medical treatments” a group of furious menopause experts went ballistic.  In this episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver and I tell you why there was such a huge backlash from hundreds of menopause experts, and how we took action. 

Dr. Haver and I address 4 specific statements from the Lancet article: 
  • “Most women navigate menopause without the need for medical treatments.”
  • “During the menopausal transition, women should “challenge self-critical beliefs, which can…make [hot] flushes worse.”
  • “Based on scarce data, we found no compelling evidence that risk of anxiety, bipolar disorder, or psychosis is universally elevated over the menopause transition.” 
  • “Over-medicalization of menopause can lead to disempowerment and over-treatment.”  
Dr. Streicher’s New Book
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)


                                               Mary Claire Haver, MD
 Website:www.thepauselife.com
TikTok - @drmaryclaire
Instagram - drmaryclaire and the.galveston.diet
Facebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MD
YouTube - Mary Claire Haver, MD
LinkedIn - The 'Pause Life with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

Link to Pre-Order The New Menopause: https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-menopause-book 

For more information from Dr. Streicher on this topic

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen 

Episode 78 Is Menopause Making You Moody?  

Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and follow Dr. Streicher on:
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.




04 Apr 2024S3 Ep122: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again! 00:27:43
In 2009 I was invited to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a menopause expert to counter the other menopause “expert”, actress turned author Suzanne Somers.  
“Dr” Somers is not the only celebrity to help women navigate menopause.  Today, Gwyneth Paltrow, Selma Hayek, Naomi Watts, and others are also doling out advice, and in some cases selling products, to manage menopause symptoms. And now, Drew Barrymore has joined the ever-growing list of actresses who have jumped on the menopause money making bandwagon. But far more women are taking their advice than the advice of medical professionals. 
In this episode, I’m going to tell you why otherwise smart informed women continue to preferentially turn to celebrities and social media for help from everything from hot flashes to vaginal dryness. 

  • Drew Barrymore’s new miracle menopause pills
  • My experience on The Oprah Winfrey Show
  • The problem with most celebrity and social media menopause advice
  • The good thing about celebrities talking about menopause
  • Why hormone balancing is not a real thing
  • The truth about “anti-aging” hormone experts
  • Why most doctors know nothing about menopause.
Related Episodes:

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Twitter @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




11 Apr 2024S3 Ep123: Hormone Therapy AFTER Age 60 with Dr. James Simon00:28:06
While it has been established that the most optimal time to start hormone therapy is within ten years of the menopause transition or before age 60, one of the most common questions that pops up is, “Is it safe to start hormone therapy after age 60?” In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. James Simon to determine WHO is a candidate for a “late start” and HOW to evaluate if it is safe. 
 I also included (at the end!) breaking news on a new study that gives reassuring data about continuing hormone therapy well  the age of 60.

  • How it was determined that the optimal time to start hormone therapy is in perimenopause or early post menopause
  • The risks of starting hormone therapy after age 60
  • How to determine individual risks
  • Tests to evaluate the cardiovascular system
  • Why timing of Hormone Therapy impacts Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive function


James A. Simon, MD
Clinical Professor George Washington University
     www.IntimMedicine.com

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? 

Episode 116- Update! Your Heart on Hormones with Dr. Marla Mendelson


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat



Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Instagram @DrStreich

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy







18 Apr 2024S3 Ep124: All Hormones Are Not Created Equal With Dr. James Simon00:45:34
Every available type of hormone therapy will effectively eliminate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.   However, all hormone therapy is not the same.  Individual formulations impact bone health, breast health, and cardiovascular health differently.   In episode 123, Dr. James Simon and I discussed starting hormone therapy after the age of 60. In this episode, we discuss the nuances between different hormones and their impact on breast cancer and bone health. 

  • Why it is important to individualize hormone therapy
  • Why there is the perception that estrogen causes breast cancer
  • There is a difference between causing breast cancer and making breast cancer grow
  • The differences between conjugated equine estrogen (Provera) and a plant-derived bioidentical beta-estradiol in terms of breast cancer impact
  • The differences between the different estrogens and progestogens as far as bone health
  • Transdermal vs oral estrogen

Dr. Simon’s Article :
Levy B, Simon JA. A Contemporary View of Menopausal Hormone Therapy. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Mar 14. 

Ms Magazine article with Lancet Rebuttal https://msmagazine.com/2024/04/15/menopause-treatment-the-lancet/

List of doctors who signed rebuttal


                                                James A. Simon, MD
                                     Clinical Professor George Washington University
                                                 www.IntimMedicine.com

The Menopause Society Find a menopause practitioner page 
Midi Health https://www.joinmidi.com/


For more information on this topic: 

Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? 

Episode 67- How Long Can you Safely Take Hormone Therapy?

Episode 114- Is Duovee the Ideal Hormone Therapy? 

Episode 123 Is Starting Hormone Therapy After Age 60 an Option?

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat



Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

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Instagram @DrStreich

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy











02 May 2024S3 Ep126: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI-Update! 00:26:53
The only thing more miserable than a urinary tract infection (UTI) is when it happens again, and again, and again. But, good news, there are ways to prevent post menopause RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.  But sometimes urinary urgency, burning and that “gotta go” feeling is NOT FROM an INFECTION, and need a completely different kind of treatment.  You need to know the difference. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:
  • WHY post menopause women have so many UTIs
  • The typical symptoms of a UTI 
  • What BLOOD in the urine means
  • Why symptoms that MIMIC a UTI but are not caused by an infection 
  • Why it is important to get a URINE CULTURE
  • An  HOME TEST to get a rapid urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity
  • Strategies that DO WORK to PREVENT recurrent urinary tract infections
  • How a LOCAL VAGINAL ESTROGEN can reduce or eliminate both recurrent infections and bothersome bladder symptoms that are not from an infection. 
  • Non antibiotic options, such as TK that will reduce recurrence. 
  • Strategies that DO NOT WORK to PREVENT recurrent urinary tract infections
  • The new vaccine that might keep UTIs away for almost a decade

For more information on MY UTI- Rapid at home testing delivered to your doorstep
Website: www.myuti.com 
Facebook: @myutiwebsite
Instagram @_myuti_

For more detailed information on the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, treatment options, and the impact on bladder function:
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness 
Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away 


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
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Instagram @DrStreich
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy





16 May 2024S3 Ep128: Can you Exercise Your Hot Flashes Away? A Journal Club with Dr. Maria Sophocles00:43:57
While not everyone is necessarily good about regular physical activity, no one questions that it’s good for you. Cardiovascular health, weight management, cognitive function, mood, better sleep and even reducing the risk of many kinds of cancer are all established benefits to moving as opposed to sitting on your butt all day. But, when it comes to the impact of exercise when it comes to reducing hot flashes, the jury is still out. 

Dr. Maria Sophocles is the Medical Director of Women’s Healthcare of Princeton. She is a certified menopause practitioner and has a particular interest in non-hormonal approaches to help with menopause symptoms.  In this episode, we discussed a study that was recently published in the Journal Menopause titled “The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife” 

Link to article: Witkowski, Sarah PhD1; White, Quinn BA1; Shreyer, Sofiya MA2; Brown, Daniel E. PhD3; Sievert, Lynnette Leidy PhD2. The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife. Menopause

  • Chat about South by Southwest Panel
  • Dr. Sophocles Ted Talk
  • What research shows as far as exercise and hot flashes
  • The Menopause Society’s statement on exercise and yoga 
  • How hot flashes are measured in studies
  • Perceived hot flashes versus actual hot flashes
  • Findings of this study 
  • Dr. Sophocles research with EmberWave™


                                                  Maria Sophocles MD
                                                 mariasophoclesmd.com
                                                   @mariasophoclesmd

                                 Ted Talk- https://go.ted.com/rpUSM


For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 53 Not All Hot Flashes  Mean Menopause 

Episode 82 Journal Club with Mary Jane Minkin

Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions

Episode 95 Non-hormonal options to treat VMS- Herbs Spices &Wishful Thinking 


Laurie Mintz

Sheryl Kingsberg

Amanda Thebe


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat



Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

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Instagram @DrStreich

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy












23 May 2024S3 Ep129: PCOS Problems Post Menopause with Dr. Allison Rodgers00:35:38
When I first learned about PCOS during my training, I was told that once a woman with PCOS hit menopause, irregular periods, excess hair growth dealing with fertility problems and other manifestations of PCOS were in the rear-view mirror. And that’s true, but we now know that women who had PCOS during the reproductive years, are not entirely off the hook down the road and that PCOS early in life is associated with several health issues later in life.  Today I am having a conversation with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Alison Rogers, about the impact of PCOS later in life. 


  • The history of PCOS, AKA Stein Levinthal Syndrome
  • What Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is
  • Health concerns of young women with PCOS
  • If there is a genetic predisposition to PCOS
  • Why women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
  • What happens to women with PCOS when they go through menopause
  • Post menopause risks in women with a history of PCOS
  • If women with PCOS can safely use hormone therapy
  • Wrap Up! 

                                                 Allison Rogers MD
                            https://www.fcionline.com/doctors/allison-rodgers/
                                   Social Media: @dr.allison.rodgers


For more information on this topic: 
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 57 Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy







30 May 2024S3 Ep130: Are You Ever Done with Menopause?00:21:33
… and how to increase longevity with and without hormone therapy

The idea that menopause only lasts for a few years is a common misconception. You may have even been told by a  medical professional that when you no longer have hot flashes, you are done with menopause!  

But menopause means you’re no longer producing estrogen. There are hormone receptors throughout the body and there are lifelong consequences of being without estrogen even if perimenopausal symptoms are in the rear-view mirror.

In this episode: 
  • Why not every woman has long-term health issues post menopause
  • The long-term impact of menopause (not aging) on
    • Bone health
    • Joints and muscles
    • Frailty
    • Cardiovascular System
    • Diabetes
    • Brain Function
    • Vulva and  Vagina
    • Sexual Function
    • Urinary Tract
  • How to increase your longevity without hormones
  • Nine Secrets of the Blue Zones where women live to 100 (without taking estrogen) 
  • If you can take hormone therapy for life

For further information on this topic: 
The Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi
Netflix: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones https://www.netflix.com/title/81214929


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



06 Jun 2024S3 Ep131: Why You Need to Keep Seeing a Gyne with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany00:57:39
More likely than not, if you are over 65, your internist has declared everything between your belly button and your thighs to be the “NO NEED” zone. “NO NEED”  for a pap, “NO NEED”  need for a speculum, “NO NEED”  to remove your underpants, and definitely “NO NEED”  to see a gynecologist unless you have a specific problem. But in today’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Shieva Ghofrany to explain the flaw in this reasoning and why “no complaint” is not the same as “No problem”.

We discuss specific issues that are addressed post menopause: 

  • Pap tests and other screening tests
  • The reason for a gynecologic exam in non-Pap years
  • The problem with your internist doing your Pap test
  • Other reasons the annual exam is important 
  • Conditions with no symptoms
  • STI screening
  • Sexual Health
  • Menopause issues
  • Hysterectomy
  • Insurance issues
Shieva Ghofrany MD
Instagram -@drshievag
Website: Tribecalledv.com

For more information:

Episode 62 Are Current Screening Guidelines Helping Women or Hurting Women? With Dr. Melissa Simon 

Episode 102 An Insider approach to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany

Episode 130- Are You Ever Done with Menopause? 


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy




13 Jun 2024S3 Ep132: The Itchy Vulva (and Not So Itchy Vulva) with Dr. Jill Krapf01:04:09
Men have always had the obvious advantage of inspecting their genitalia with essentially no effort on their part. For women, it’s a little more challenging. Combine that with the recommendation that there is no need for women to have a gynecologic exam as they get older, most doctors are also not looking. Today I am joined by Dr.Jill Krapf, a gynecologist whose area of expertise is …the vulva. We will be discussing one of the most maddening, frustrating symptoms in all of gynecology- THE ITCHY VULVA , but just as important, why even if your vulva isn’t itching, why it still needs some attention. 
  
In this episode 
  • Why it is important to have a VULVAR EXAM
  • Why VULVAR CANCER numbers are increasing
  • HOW to inspect your vulva 
  • What products can IRRITATE the vulva and should be avoided 
  • When URINE is the culprit 
  • The difference between a VULVAR YEAST infection and a vaginal yeast infection 
  • How to get rid of CHRONIC YEAST 
  • Vulvar itching from LOW ESTROGEN 
  • How to know if you have a dermatologic condition such as LICHEN SCLEROSUS 
  • How to get the best results from your lichen sclerosus treatment 
  • If your vulvar itching could be CANCER 
Why even if your vulva is not itchy, it still needs to get checked regularly
  
                                                     Jill Krapf MD
                                        www.jillkrapfmd.com
  
                                          Dr. Krapf Instagram 
                            https://www.instagram.com/jillkrapfmd/ 

  
Dr. Krapf’s Lichen Sclerosus Webinar on YouTube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vltY9mr8E68 
  
To find a vulvar specialist: 
Lichen Sclerosus Support Network: https://www.lssupport.net/ 
  
The International Society for the Study of Sexual Medicine: 
 https://www.issm 
  
  
For More info on this topic:   
Episode 93 What’s Up Down There 
Episode 131Why You Need to Keep Seeing a Gyne with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany
Episode 60  Lack of Lubrication Not Always From Lack of Estrogen   
Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Instagram @DrStreich
Facebook  @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy



20 Jun 2024S3 Ep133: Best Breast Advice When it comes to Hormone Therapy With Dr. Corinne Menn00:57:07
There continues to be great confusion regarding the impact of hormone therapy on the breast. And despite the known benefits of hormone therapy, and reassuring data regarding the impact of hormone therapy on breast cancer, most clinicians are still reluctant to prescribe it, and most women are reluctant to take it. Even more so if a woman is high risk for breast cancer or has a breast cancer diagnosis. 

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Corinne Menn, a board-certified Ob GYN and menopause expert who herself had a breast cancer diagnosis when she was in her 20s. We will be reviewing the latest research on the impact of estrogen on the breast in several different scenarios. 

  • PREGNANCY post breast cancer
  • Women who have a BREAST CANCER diagnosis 
  • Women with a FAMILY HISTORY of breast cancer
  • Women with a BRCA MUTATION after prophylactic ovary removal
  • The approach to therapy for women with a NEW BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS
  • The use of local vaginal estrogen in women with a breast cancer diagnosis that are taking TAMOXIFEN or using an AROMOTASE INHIBITOR
  • If a LOCAL VAGINAL ESTROGEN needs to  be used at the lowest dose
  • What to do if your DOCTOR NOT WILLING to prescribe local or systemic estrogen (list of articles to share is below) 
  • If a woman with a breast cancer diagnosis can use TESTOSTERONE for libido and other possible benefits


Dr. Corrine Menn
https://drmenn.com/
@drmennobgyn



For more information:

Episode 124 All Hormones Are Not Created Equal with Dr. James Simon

Episode 65- The Dilemma of Menopause and Breast Cancer

Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?

Episode 28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Scientific Articles 

Hormone Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer

  1. Bluming AZ, Hodis HN, Langer RD. 'Tis but a scratch: a critical review of the Women's Health Initiative evidence associating menopausal hormone therapy with the risk of breast cancer. Menopause. 2023 Dec 1;30(12):1241-1245. 
  2. Bluming AZ. Introduction: Estrogen Reconsidered: Exploring the Evidence for Estrogen's Benefits and Risks. Cancer J. 2022 May-Jun 01;28(3):157-162. 
  3. Hodis HN, Sarrel PM. Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer: what is the evidence from randomized trials? Climacteric 2018;21:521–8.
  4. Levy B, Simon JA. A Contemporary View of Menopausal Hormone Therapy. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Mar 14. 
  5. Chlebowski RT, Aragaki AK, Pan K, Mortimer JE, Johnson KC, Wactawski-Wende J, LeBoff MS, Lavasani S, Lane D, Nelson RA, Manson JE. Randomized trials of estrogen-alone and breast cancer incidence: a meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1007/s10549-024-07307-9. 
  6. Pan K, Lavasani S, Aragaki AK, Chlebowski RT. Estrogen therapy and breast cancer in randomized clinical trials: a narrative review. Menopause. 2022 Sep 1;29(9):1086-1092. 
Use of Hormone Therapy in Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  1. Bluming A. Hormone replacement therapy after breast cancer: it is time. Cancer J 2022;28:183–90. 
  2. Bluming AZ. Safety of systemic hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Feb;191(3):685-686. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06479-y. 
  3. Fahlén M, Fornander T, Johansson H, Johansson U, Rutqvist LE, Wilking N, von Schoultz E. Hormone replacement therapy after breast cancer: 10 year follow up of the Stockholm randomised trial. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Jan;49(1):52-9.
  4. Mikkola TS, Savolainen-Peltonen H, Tuomikoski P, Hoti F, Vattulainen P, Gissler M, et al. Reduced risk of breast cancer mortality in women using postmenopausal hormone therapy: a Finnish nationwide comparative study. Menopause 2016;23:1199–203

Hormone Therapy in Women with BRCA Mutation

Kotsopoulos J, Gronwald J, Karlan BY, Huzarski T, Tung N, Moller P, Armel S, Lynch HT, Senter L, Eisen A, Singer CF, Foulkes WD, Jacobson MR, Sun P, Lubinski J, Narod SA; Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group. Hormone Replacement Therapy After Oophorectomy and Breast Cancer Risk Among BRCA1 Mutation Carriers. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Aug 1;4(8):1059-1065..


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Instagram @DrStreich

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


27 Jun 2024S3 Ep134: The FACTS on CLOTS and ESTROGEN00:25:37
Women who have a history of a blood clot, or a risk factor that makes them at high risk for developing a blood clot are generally told that hormone therapy is not an option. And then there is that terrifying black box warning on every single estrogen product, including local vaginal estrogens, that states, “Using estrogen alone may increase your chances of getting strokes or blood clots”
Except nothing in that statement is true when it comes to transdermal or local vaginal estrogens. So, why is it even there? And what is the risk? 

In this episode:
  • Why getting a blood clot (DVT) is a problem
  • Non-hormonal factors that increase the risk of blood clots
  • Hormonal factors that increase the risk of a blood clot
  • The likelihood of getting a blood clot while
    • Taking birth control pills 
    • During pregnancy
    • During post-partum 
    • Taking oral hormone therapy 
    • While taking transdermal estrogen 
    • While using a local vaginal estrogen
  • The difference between HRT, HT, and MHT
  • When a transdermal estrogen rather than an oral estrogen is recommended
  • The problem with class labeling
For more information
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen 
Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? 
Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

*Scroll down for information on finding a menopause clinician

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

  
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 



                                         *To Find a Menopause Clinician*

               Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 


The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 


Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org


Menopause Masterplan Sessions.
Dr. Streicher offers one on one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions. 
For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan


04 Jul 2024S3 Ep135: Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy: How relationships change over time with Dr. Alexandra Solomon00:48:20
When there is a lack of lust decades into an otherwise loving marriage or relationship, many, if not most, women assume their indifference to sex is a result of declining hormone levels and that a prescription for estrogen, testosterone or a libido enhancing drug will re-light the flame. A plunge in hormones can be part of the problem, and sometimes a trip to the pharmacy will help, but there are a lot of other reasons that have nothing to do with hormones or menopause that impact on keeping that sexual spark alive. 
In this episode, I am joined Dr. Alexandra Solomon, the author of Loving Bravely, Taking Sexy Back, and her latest book, Love Every Day- 365 relational self-awareness practices, to help your relationship heal, grow and thrive. 

  • Is the MONOTONY of monogamy inevitable? 
  • What is “RELATIONAL SELF AWARENESS”?
  • What is UNPACKING and why is it important?
  • Tips to CONFLICT RESOLUTION as opposed to conflict escalation? 
  • What if you are in a good place in terms of love and intimacy, but are worried about losing that connection over time? 
  • Why it is important to understand your PARENTS relationship to have better adult relationships
  • LEAVE the relationship or FIX the relationship? 
  • What if you “love them” but are not “In love with them?”  
  • What do you tell women when it comes to LIBIDO DRUGS to reignite the spark?
  • Why women are often resistant to SEX THERAPY?
  • How past sexual TRAUMA can inform current sexual experiences, and how to reclaim pleasure

Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is internationally recognized as one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her framework for Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the globe. A couples therapist, speaker, author, and professor, Dr. Alexandra is passionate about translating cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom into practical tools people can use to bring awareness, curiosity, and authenticity to their relationships. She is a clinician educator and a frequent contributor to academic journals, and she translates her academic and therapeutic experience to the public through her popular Instagram page, which has garnered over 220k followers. She is on the faculty in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Her hit podcast, Reimagining Love, reaches tens of thousands of listeners across the globe each week and features deep dives into complex relationship dynamics as well as conversations with high-profile guests from the worlds of therapy, academia, and pop culture. 

Dr. Alexandra Solomon
https://dralexandrasolomon.com/
Dr. Solomon's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/dr.alexandra.solomon/
 Loving Bravely by Dr. Alexandra Solomon
https://bookshop.org/books/loving-bravely-twenty-lessons-of-self-discovery-to-help-you-get-the-love-you-want/9781626255814
Taking Sexy Back by Dr. Alexandra Solomon
https://bookshop.org/books/taking-sexy-back-how-to-own-your-sexuality-and-create-the-relationships-you-want/9781684033461
Reimagining Love, Dr. Solomon's podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reimagining-love/id1588419386
Love Every Day
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Every-Day-Self-Awareness-Relationship/dp/1683736532


For more information on this topic: 

Episode 8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Episode 10: Dating After 50- Make it Awesome Not Awful- With Bela Gandhi
Episode 20:  Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Episode 41 Why Men go Missing in Bed with Dr. Stephen Snyder 
Episode 54 What Happens During Sex Therapy with Rachel Zar 
Episode 89  Faking Orgasm with Rachel Zar
Episode 115 “Do You Have Good Sex? A visit with Dr. Ruth 

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 
DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich
Facebook  @DrStreicher
YouTube  DrStreicherTV
LinkedIn @DrStreicher

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 

To Find a Menopause Clinician

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high level menopause care and also takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 

Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors that have an interest and expertise in menopause. 
If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org

Menopause Masterplan Sessions.

Dr. Streicher offers one on one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions. 
For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan





11 Jul 2024S3 Ep136: Muscle Mass and Menopause with Amanda Thebe00:58:28
Vaginas are not the only part of the body that change mid-life. With age, muscles start to naturally atrophy- a condition called sarcopenia. Women can lose up to 10% of their muscles mass every decade.  In this episode, my guest is fitness expert Amanda Thebe, who addresses the value and importance of exercise, diet, and lifestyle choices to keep your muscles from getting mushy! 

  • Amanda’s PERSONAL JOURNEY as a fitness expert who struggled when she entered menopause
  • The CHANGES that occur in our muscles after menopause
  • Why PROTEIN is so important when it comes to maintaining muscle mass. 
  • Why it is important to MAINTAIN MUSCLE MASS 
  • How much muscle is lost if you are SEDENTARY. 
  • How you can maintain and even INCREASE MUSCLE MASS after menopause-WITHOUT EXERCISE
  • Why STRENGTH TRAINING is so important as opposed to CARDIO
  • How to avoid FAILURE with an exercise routine
  • FUELING your body for exercise
  • How much PROTEIN do you need for muscle health
  • The impact of WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS on muscle mass
  • SUPPLEMENTS that are beneficial
  • The role of HORMONES in terms of muscle mass
  • If TESTOSTERONE should be used routinely 
  • What you hear on Social Media vs what Academic Physicians say
  • And much more…
Amanda Thebe is a Fitness and Women’s Health Expert with nearly thirty years of experience in the fitness industry, she is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! She is the co-founder and Chief Branding and Growth Officer at Nyah Health, a complete healthcare solution for menopausal women in Canada. As Canada’s first menopause workplace educator, Amanda provides on-site or virtual educational presentations in the workplace to improve productivity, retention and attendance for female employees through menopause. Amanda is a popular guest on podcasts, radio, tv and online summits, and her health and fitness tips have been featured in media outlets like Oprah, Shape, Prevention, Health Line, CBC Radio, Global News Canada, The Doctors, and many more. She recently spoke at TEDx with a funny, informative and deeply personal talk entitled, Should Men Talk About Menopause? She lives in Toronto, Ontario.


SOCIAL:
Instagram | www.instagram.com/amanda.thebe  
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/amandathebex  
LinkedIn |  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-thebe/
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/AmandaThebex
Podcast | www.amandathebe.com/podcast 

BOOK:
Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too!
 www.amandathebe.com/books - all buying options listed here.

TEDx:
TEDx Hawkesbury, Should Men Talk About Menopause? 

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 


To Find a Menopause Clinician

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high level menopause care and also takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org

To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx

Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 


Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors that have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org


Menopause Masterplan Sessions.
Dr. Streicher offers one on one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions. 

For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan







18 Jul 2024S3 Ep137: A Short History of Estrogen Therapy00:21:40
“The physician who puts a woman on ‘Premarin’ makes her pleasant to live with once again- something for which husbands are grateful"    1960 Premarin ad

The history of hormone therapy goes back over 100 years.  And it didn’t start with horses; it started with cows.  If there is a theme, it is that history continues to repeat itself, and following the money is as important as following the science. 

For more information on this topic: 

Episode 21:  Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

Episode 122  Navigating Menopause Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again! 

Episode 66 Don’t Be Duped-Misleading Marketing and the FDA


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 


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Instagram @DrStreich

Facebook  @DrStreicher

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy


Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 



To Find a Menopause Clinician

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen


Midi Health  joinmidi.com

Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high level menopause care and also takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 


The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org

To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx

Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 


Major Medical Centers

It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors that have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 

The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org


Menopause Masterplan Sessions.


Dr. Streicher offers one on one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions. 

For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan




25 Jul 2024S3 Ep138: The Shocking Trend Happening in Bedrooms with Debby Herbenick PhD 00:49:33
A recent New York Times article was titled “The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex”. Before I even clicked, I knew what that troubling trend was since I had recently attended a medical conference where I heard a lecture from Dr. Debbie Herbenick about the increasing numbers of young adults who were including CHOKING as part of their sexual repertoire. Today I am having a conversation with Dr. Herbenick about how common this practice has become, why it is problematic, along with other current trends in sexual practices across America, and in all age groups.

  • What SEXUAL PLEASURE looks like and if that has changed over the years
  • What SPECIFICALLY is HAPPENING when someone incorporates “choking” into their sexual practice
  • HOW COMMON this practice is
  • If this is CONSENSUAL
  • If CHOKING is common off college campuses
  • The short- and long-term MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES of choking
  • WHAT PARENTS of teens and young adults NEED to KNOW
  • HOW TO TALK TO YOUR TEEN and young adult about difficult topics
  • If people have DIED from this practice
  • The LEGAL PROSPECTIVE of rough sex
  • Dr. Herbenick’s NEW RESEARCH on SEX TOYS and vibrator use
  • If the ORGASM GAP is narrowing among adult men and women 
  • INNOVATIVE SEX TOYS such as The Womanizer
  • If sexual practices today mirror what is seen in PORNOGRAPHY
  • As people AGE, do they watch more or less porn?
  • If men watch different types of pornography than women
  • How PORN has CHANGED

New York Times Article –“The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex”

Dr. Herbenick’s Books
Yes, Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex
Read My Lips: A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva
Because It Feels Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction 


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

                     Sign up to receive Dr. Streicher’s FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.


                             Menopause Masterplan Sessions

Dr. Streicher offers one-on-one and group informational and educational Menopause Masterplan sessions.
For more information: https://www.drstreicher.com/menopause-master-plan

Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

DrStreicher.com

Instagram @DrStreich

Facebook  @DrStreicher

YouTube  DrStreicherTV

LinkedIn @DrStreicher

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 


                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and also takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 

Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org








01 Aug 2024S3 Ep139: Hair Today- Gone Tomorrow-Part 100:22:54
For guys, middle-aged hair loss is upsetting, but not something that generally prompts a doctor’s appointment. But that is not the case for women that are suddenly seeing a lot more scalp. While not exactly a medical emergency, it qualifies as an emotional emergency. 

This is PART 1 of 2 parts on post-menopause hair loss. This episode covers  hair care strategies, vitamins, and supplements. PART 2 will include pharmaceuticals such as topical minoxidil, oral minoxidil, finasteride, platelet rich plasma injections, estrogen and testosterone therapy. 

Part 1:
  • WHY women lose hair mid-life
  • NON-HORMONAL  causes of hair loss
  • What androgenic alopecia looks like
  • Things to AVOID to minimize hair loss 
  • WHICH  of the following interventions work
    • Scalp massage 
    • Low level laser 
    • Hair vitamins 
    • Hair supplements such as Nutrafol™ 
  • What DR. ELLEN GENDLER has to say about vitamins and supplements

Also of interest: 
Episode 117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

Episode 122  Navigating Menopause Celebrity Style- Here We go Again!

 Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

                   Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.

 Menopause Masterplan Sessions.


Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD



                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician

Midi Health  joinmidi.com

Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org

Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors that have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org




15 Aug 2024S3 Ep141: When Your Hair Today is Gone Tomorrow - PART 200:20:50
In Part 1 on Mid-Life Hair Loss,  I covered hair care strategies, vitamins, and supplements. And pretty much every section ended with the equivalent of “Don’t waste your money.” This episode has useful advice to get those follicles to kick in and significantly increase the hair on your head. 

  • TOPICAL minoxidil 
  • ORAL minoxidil
  • FINASTERIDE
  • Dutasteride
  • Platelet-rich plasma  (PRP Injections) 
  • Low Light LASER
  • HORMONE THERAPY
    • Testosterone
    • Estrogen
Also of interest: 
Episode 139  Hair When Your Hair Today is Gone Tomorrow
Episode 117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler
Episode 122  Navigating Menopause Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again!


 Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 


                 Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER


Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
 
 
                                        Menopause Masterplan


Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician

Midi Health  joinmidi.com

Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 


If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org



22 Aug 2024S3 Ep142: Don’t Go with This Flow: Post Menopause Bleeding00:29:51
It can be terrifying to have bleeding when you are post-menopause. It’s not just about making the midnight run for tampons, it’s that stomach-dropping fear that “blood equals cancer” that causes women to spend hours consulting Dr. Google for some reassurance. But, although most women imagine the worst, in most cases, postmenopausal spotting or bleeding is not, is not, an indication of anything serious.
  • How to know WHERE the blood is coming from
  • The 3 causes of Post Menopause VAGINAL WALL BLEEDING
  • What causes Post Menopause CERVICAL BLEEDING
  • Causes of UTERINE BLEEDING post menopause
    • Uterine POLYPS
    • Uterine FIBROIDS 
    • Uterine ATROPHY
  • Post menopause “PERIODS” 
  • Endometrial HYPERPLASIA
  • Uterine CANCER and Pre-cancer
  • The role of ULTRASOUND and saline ultrasound
  • The Why and What to expect of endometrial BIOPSIES
  • When and why a D and C /HYSTEROSCOPY is needed
     Link to  newsletter on hormone disrupters:  https://mailchi.mp/drstreicher.com/august-2024-inside-information-newsletter-17984227


For more information on this topic: 
The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause
Episode 57 Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
Episode 92 Estrogen Cancer Conundrums?
Ep 99 When Bleeding During Perimenopause is the Problem

          

             Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
 

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
 

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

             
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
 
 
                                         Menopause Masterplan


Books by Lauren Streicher, MD


                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician


Midi Health  joinmidi.com

Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org

Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 
 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org
 



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