S2 Ep98: Is your Lubricant HELPING or HURTING Your Vagina?
09/28/23 • 20 min
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Lubricants can be water based, oil based, silicone based, CBD infused, flavored...not to mention the ones that claim to elevate your orgasm and boost your libido. Not all lubricants are created equal, and the first lubricant you grab, probably won’t get you slip sliding away, and even worse, may end up damaging and dehydrating vaginal tissue.
In this episode, I am going to give you the low down on lubes...what they do, what they won’t do, which are the most slippery and how to use that lube.
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Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 25: Moisturizers are Not Just for Your Face
Episode 27: Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell
Episode 60 Lack of lubrication Not Always From Lack of Estrogen
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness
Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things
Episode 88 Vaginal Laser- Hoax or Helpful?
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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.
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In this episode, I am going to give you the low down on lubes...what they do, what they won’t do, which are the most slippery and how to use that lube.
- Petroleum Jelly
- Baby Oil
- Cooking Oil
- Water Based Lubricants
- Silicone Lubricants
- Oil Based Lubricants
- Warming Lubricants
- Flavored Lubes
- CBD Infused Lubricants
Other Episodes on This Topic
Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 25: Moisturizers are Not Just for Your Face
Episode 27: Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell
Episode 60 Lack of lubrication Not Always From Lack of Estrogen
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness
Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things
Episode 88 Vaginal Laser- Hoax or Helpful?
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.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook @DrStreicher
YouTube
Lubricants can be water based, oil based, silicone based, CBD infused, flavored...not to mention the ones that claim to elevate your orgasm and boost your libido. Not all lubricants are created equal, and the first lubricant you grab, probably won’t get you slip sliding away, and even worse, may end up damaging and dehydrating vaginal tissue.
In this episode, I am going to give you the low down on lubes...what they do, what they won’t do, which are the most slippery and how to use that lube.
Other Episodes on This Topic
Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 25: Moisturizers are Not Just for Your Face
Episode 27: Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell
Episode 60 Lack of lubrication Not Always From Lack of Estrogen
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness
Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things
Episode 88 Vaginal Laser- Hoax or Helpful?
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.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook @DrStreicher
YouTube
In this episode, I am going to give you the low down on lubes...what they do, what they won’t do, which are the most slippery and how to use that lube.
- Petroleum Jelly
- Baby Oil
- Cooking Oil
- Water Based Lubricants
- Silicone Lubricants
- Oil Based Lubricants
- Warming Lubricants
- Flavored Lubes
- CBD Infused Lubricants
Other Episodes on This Topic
Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders
Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 25: Moisturizers are Not Just for Your Face
Episode 27: Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell
Episode 60 Lack of lubrication Not Always From Lack of Estrogen
Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness
Episode 74 Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things
Episode 88 Vaginal Laser- Hoax or Helpful?
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.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Twitter @DrStreicher
Facebook @DrStreicher
YouTube
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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.
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Products covered:
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The National Institutes of Health https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance
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Use code INSIDE25 to get a 25% discount on your order. (Applies to single bottle or subscription purchase)
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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.
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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S2 Ep97: Are You Laughing at Me or Did You Have an Orgasm?
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:
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- 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
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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
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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.
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
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