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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S2 Ep116: Your HEART on Hormones-Update!

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

02/22/24 • 53 min

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
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

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S1 Ep70: Q and A Week! The O-SHOT?

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

03/30/23 • 10 min

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!
To receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
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

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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

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.
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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

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S2 Ep103: Can CANNABIS Help You SLEEP?

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

11/16/23 • 47 min

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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S2 Ep90: The Connection Between ACHING JOINTS and ESTROGEN

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

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:

Episode 22: Dreaming of Sleep with Dr. Faubion
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen
Episode 61 Boning Up on Bones: Part 2 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri (Prevention and Treatment)
Episode 67- How Long Can You Safely Take Hormone Therapy?

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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S1 Ep35: Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

08/17/22 • 28 min

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
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S2 Ep111: BONE UP with Hormone Therapy with Dr. Kristi DeSapri

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

01/18/24 • 53 min

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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

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
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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

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S2 Ep98: Is your Lubricant HELPING or HURTING Your Vagina?

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

09/28/23 • 20 min

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.

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.
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S2 Ep78: When Menopause Makes You Moody

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast

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
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.
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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