S1 Ep20: Is Non-monogamy Having a Moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin

05/19/22 • 72 min

1 Listener

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More

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: UNTRUE: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Adultery is Wrong-and how the new science can set us free Primates of Park Avenue Stepmonster 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

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

Previous Episode

S1 Ep19: Menopause and Weight Gain- Why it Happens and 12 Tips to Take it Off

It is TWICE AS LIKELY for a midlife woman to become obese compared to men. Men age. Men have the same genetics, lifestyle changes and eating habits as women do. So, what’s the difference? The difference is men don’t have hot flashes and insomnia. And that’s where the menopause factor comes in. In the episode, Dr. Streicher covers:

How many POUNDS most women gain
7 reasons WHY women gain weight during menopause and perimenopause
The connection between estrogen and MUFFIN TOP
The truth about midlife METABOLISM
Which HORMONES affect weight gain
Why HOT FLASHES make you gain weight
SOLUTIONS! 12 tips to take it off...and keep it off

Be sure and listen to Episode 30: Weight! Weight! A Pill to Take Off the Pounds? with Dr. Robert Kushner

Resources for additional information: Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat 6 Factors to Fit: Weight Loss that Works for You Take the 6 Factor Quiz 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

Next Episode

S1 Ep21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

When it comes to testosterone, hairy guys with round the clock virility come to mind, thanks to those non-stop ads warning men of the dire consequences of "Low T". Not as well known is that TESTOSTERONE is not just a male hormone but is a HUMAN hormone that is just as important for women.
In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:

The ROLE of testosterone in women
WHERE testosterone is normally produced
The potential BENEFITS of taking testosterone
How well testosterone therapy WORKS and why it doesn't work in everyone
How to PREDICT if you will respond to testosterone therapy
What TESTS you should have prior to starting testosterone therapy
Why SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN is important
Why someone would have a HIGH SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN
Why the FDA has never approved testosterone for women
Why PELLETS are a PROBLEM
Why gels are the SAFEST and MOST EFFECTIVE form of testosterone for women
The potential SIDE EFFECTS of testosterone therapy

For more information:

Episode 5 Vaginal Estrogen Rings Creams and Other Things
Episode 11 Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 16 Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
Episode 20 Is Non-Monogamy Having a Moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

To find a talk therapist with expertise in sexual function and relationship

www.AASECT.org The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
www.SSTARR.org The Society for Sex Therapist &Research

To find a Certified Menopause Practitioner https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx 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 Y...