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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

Lauren Streicher, MD

Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, weight gain, hair loss, inability to orgasm? Nothing is off limits in these fact filled, solution-driven and often surprisingly funny podcasts that address the specific symptoms women face as they navigate perimenopause and post-menopause. Each segment is like having an in-depth consultation with Dr. Lauren Streicher, a nationally recognized menopause expert and the founding Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. Guests will include other experts on all things menopause. So strap in- it’s going to be quite the ride! This is THE podcast for accurate information about menopause but is not meant to be personal medical advice.

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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

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03/14/24 • 46 min

Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors: Semaglutide (OzempicTM) and Terzepatide (MounjaroTM)
  • 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.
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

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

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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S1 Ep16: Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy: How relationships change over time with Dr.  Alexandra Solomon
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05/05/22 • 47 min

When there is a lack of lust 20 years into an otherwise loving marriage or relationship, many, if not most of my patients come to me thinking their indifference to sexual activity is a result of declining hormone levels and if write a prescription for estrogen or a libido pill, everything will be fine. And yes, a change in hormones can be part of the problem, but there are a lot of other reasons that have nothing to do with menopause that impact on keeping that sexual spark alive. In this episode, Dr. Streicher chats with Dr. Alexandra Solomon, an assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University, an award-winning author, a TedX speaker, and the host of the hit podcast, “Reimagining Love”. We discuss:
  • 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. Solomon's website 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 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 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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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S2 Ep78: When Menopause Makes You Moody

S2 Ep78: When Menopause Makes You Moody

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05/25/23 • 12 min

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
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To ask a question, go to
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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.
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


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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - 91: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style

91: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style

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08/24/23 • 20 min

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 far more women are taking their advice than the advice of medical professionals.
In this episode, I’m going to tell you why women often preferentially turn to celebrities and social media for help from everything from hot flashes to vaginal dryness.
  • 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
  • A new study on what doctors learn about menopause during their training
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.
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

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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S1 Ep18: The Itchy Vulva

S1 Ep18: The Itchy Vulva

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05/12/22 • 61 min

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. 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
In this episode Dr. Streicher and Dr. Krapf discuss:
  • HOW to inspect your own 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
  • NEW yeast medications such as ibrexafungerp (BrexafemmeTM) for resistant yeast and osteseconazole (Vivjoa TM) for chronic, recurrent yeast
  • Vulvar itching from LOW ESTROGEN
  • How to know if you have a dermatologic condition such as LICHEN SCLEROSUS
  • If your vulvar itching could be CANCER
  • How a trip to the DENTIST may lead to a diagnosis of a vulvar condition
  • TIPS to deal with ITCHING while waiting for your medication to kick in
  • WHY an EXAM is critically important to get the correct diagnosis
Resources Itching due to genitourinary syndrome of menopause is covered in Episodes 3 and 4 Additional information can be found in Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock On Your Vagina-A gynecologists guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Jill Krapf, MD https://jillkrapfmd.com/ Dr. Krapf's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jillkrapfmd/ The Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders www.vulvodynia.com Dr. Krapf’s Lichen Sclerosus Webinar on You Tube 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
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

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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S2 Ep97: Are You Laughing at Me or Did You Have an Orgasm?

S2 Ep97: Are You Laughing at Me or Did You Have an Orgasm?

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10/05/23 • 14 min

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.
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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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S1 Ep69: Q and A Week! ORAL Minoxidil  for Post Menopause Hair Loss?

S1 Ep69: Q and A Week! ORAL Minoxidil for Post Menopause Hair Loss?

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03/29/23 • 9 min

Q and A Week! Today is Day 3 of Question-and-Answer week. I am answering questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com, my newsletter, or social media..or in this case, from the woman getting her hair shampooed next to me at the beauty salon.

Today’s Question "Will oral minoxidil help my hair grow?" In this episode I discuss:
  • General options to help with post-menopause androgenic alopecia
  • The use of oral minoxidil to help hair grow
  • If using “natural products are safer and more effective than using synthetic products.

To ask a question, go to DrStreicher.com/podcast, scroll down, and start talking!
To receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
More Information
Episode 7: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow-Menopause & Hair Loss-
Episode 66 Don’t Be Duped-Misleading marketing and the FDA
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


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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S2 Ep90: The Connection Between ACHING JOINTS and ESTROGEN

S2 Ep90: The Connection Between ACHING JOINTS and ESTROGEN

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08/17/23 • 23 min

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

Dr. Faubion’s New Book:
The New Rules of Menopause: A Mayo Clinic guide to perimenopause and beyond
To find a Menopause Society certified menopause practitioner
Other 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.
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
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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S2 Ep88: VAGINAL LASER -Hoax or Helpful?

S2 Ep88: VAGINAL LASER -Hoax or Helpful?

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08/03/23 • 25 min

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.
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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Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast - S1 Ep14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin

S1 Ep14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin

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04/28/22 • 34 min

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?
RachelrubinMD.com 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 DrStreicher.com Dr. Streicher’s Books 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

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How many episodes does Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast have?

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast currently has 157 episodes available.

What topics does Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Medicine, Podcasts and Sexuality.

What is the most popular episode on Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast?

The episode title 'S1 Ep16: Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy: How relationships change over time with Dr. Alexandra Solomon' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast?

The average episode length on Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast is 33 minutes.

How often are episodes of Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast released?

Episodes of Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast?

The first episode of Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast was released on Mar 28, 2022.

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