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  • I give two to three lectures a week. No matter who I am talking to or what the topic is, the part I like the best is the Q and A. It’s always different and I never know what I am going to get. In this episode I answer 37 questions in a 45 minute webinar I did on behalf of Midi Health where I am the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach. If you are looking for in-depth explanations like I often give, you won’t get that in this episode. But, if you would like more detailed information I have listed some of the questions below along with past episodes that covered the topic in more depth.

    Some sample questions that were covered...

    · Can a woman over age 60 take HT? Episode 123 Hormone Therapy After Age 60 with Dr. James Simon

    · I went to see my doctor and she only prescribes Prempro- is it OK to take Prempro ? Episode 124 All Hormones Are Not Created Equal with Dr. James Simon

    · Is it OK to take a break in HT?

    · What is the typical cost of HT?- How many types? Is it covered by most insurance?

    · Is it appropriate to order blood testing to optimize treatment?

    · Is it best to wait a full 12 months without a period to start HT?

    · Will hormone therapy help my uterine prolapse get better? Episode 38 Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!

    · What are the chances that Testosterone will help my libido and what are possible side effects? Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

    · Why would a Dr. Prescribe Veozah instead of Estrogen? Episode 77 Fezolinetant! A New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug

    · What causes periods to be irregular in perimenopause? Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause

    · My hot flashes came back after a long hiatus. Should I start estrogen? Episode 53 Not All Hot Flashes Mean Menopause

    · My Calcium score is Zero- can I take HT ? Episode 123 Hormone Therapy After Age 60 with Dr. James Simon

    · I am still using Nuva Ring for Birth control- when should I transition to HT? Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause

    · Does Estroven work? Episode 95 Non-hormonal options to treat VMS- Herbs Spices &Wishful Thinking

    · Is it normal for orgasms to get weaker and what can be done to make it stronger? Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come!


    About Midi Health
    JoinMidi.com
    Midi is a virtual clinic specializing in perimenopause and menopause.
    Midi offers both hormonal and non-hormonal evidence-based care from experts.

    The Next Midi Ask Me Anything Webinar

    https://www.instagram.com/midihealth/p/DBwlpqkRYTv/

    November 20, 2024 2:00 PM/3:00 PM ET
    Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health.

    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.

    DrStreicher.comInstagram @DrStreichFacebook @DrStreicherYouTube @DrStreicherTVLinkedIn @DrStreicher Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

    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

    To Find a Menopause Clinician

    Midi Health www.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.orgTo find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspxPut 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 may also be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who are interested in 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


    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.




  • Most women are very familiar with the concept of a moisturizer since they have been conditioned to constantly apply one to their face and neck to avoid dire consequences like wrinkles and fine lines While the tissue that lines the vagina is not the same as the skin on the rest of your body, when estrogen declines, both the skin on your face and the “skin” that lines the vagina, become dry and thin. Over-the-counter long-lasting vaginal moisturizers are intended to be used regularly in anticipation of sexual activity. Moisturizers hydrate and thicken vaginal tissue to restore natural lubrication. In addition, regular use of vaginal moisturizers may also help with non-sexual symptoms like burning, irritation and dryness.

    · The difference between vaginal lubricants and long-acting moisturizers

    · Why products are often labeled as moisturizers when they are lubricants

    · The two categories of vaginal moisturizers that have been shown in clinical trials to change tissue

    o Polycarbophil (Replens™ Long-lasting Vaginal Moisturizer)

    o Hyaluronic Acid (Reveree™, Hayalo Gyn™)

    · HOW these products work

    · How well these products work compared to other products

    · Why maintaining a healthy vaginal pH is important.

    · How to best use a long-acting vaginal moisturizer.

    · Liv-Ring™- a new vaginal ring that states it is both a lubricant and moisturizer.


    Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health.

    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.

    DrStreicher.comInstagram @DrStreichFacebook @DrStreicherYouTube @DrStreicherTVLinkedIn @DrStreicher Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER

    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

    To Find a Menopause Clinician

    Midi Health www.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.orgTo find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspxPut 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


    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.






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  • You grab a product off the shelf—maybe it promises to help with bladder control, take off ten pounds, erase wrinkles, or boost orgasms. You assume it will do what it claims to do because it has the FDA seal on the package. Most consumers have no idea that most over-the-counter products have not been tested to ensure product claims are legitimate.The history of the FDAWhy estrogen disappeared from face cream in 1962The different FDA categories and what they meanFDA Approved FDA ClearedFDA ListedFDA Registered What it takes to be FDA-approved Why testosterone was never FDA-approved for women Loopholes that allow products to get an FDA label Other misleading labeling that is often used:Doctor recommendedDoctor testedClinically provenThe difference between a marketing study and a scientific study The problem with class labeling

    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 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.


    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

    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.orgTo find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspxPut 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





  • Managing menopause in the face of cancer can be complicated. Many women are made to think that they should just be grateful to be alive and not complain about their all day all night hot flashes, brain fog and sex that is excruciatingly painful. Many oncologists are not experts when it comes to menopause or sexual function and don’t bring it up or give information that isn’t accurate. Many women aren’t aware that hormone therapy may be safe, and if it’s not, that there are non-hormonal options to solve virtually every problem.
    In this Q and A episode I am joined by Dr. Mindy Goldman, the Director of the Gynecology Center for Cancer Survivors and At-Risk Women at UCSF and the Chief Clinical Officer at Midi Health.
    • Options to treat vaginal dryness when taking an aromatase inhibitor
    • Options to prevent bone loss if estrogen is not an option
    • Using testosterone to help libido with a breast cancer diagnosis
    • If it is OK to take hormone therapy with an ER negative breast cancer
    • If it is OK to take hormone therapy with a recent or remote diagnosis of an ER positive breast cancer
    • Hormone therapy with endometrial (uterine cancer)
    • Hormone therapy post lung cancer
    • If estrogen will decrease the risk of colon cancer if there is a genetic pre-disposition such as Lynch syndrome
    • If someone is at risk of breast cancer, are some forms of hormone therapy better to use than others
    • Why you are asked about estrogen use when you have a mammogram
    • Is it safe to use hormone therapy with a BRCA mutation
    • Should a hysterectomy be performed along with ovary removal with ovary and tube removal
    • If radiation from a mammogram increasesthe risk of getting breast cancer?
    • If it is safe to use hormone therapy with dense breasts
    • And much more…
    Mindy Goldman MD
    JoinMidi.com
    Dr. Goldman is the Chief Clincial Officer at Midi Health and a Clinical Professor Emeritus in the department of OB/GYN at UCSF, where she is also the Director of the Gynecology Center for Cancer Survivors and At-Risk Women. She has worked with both the American College of Ob/Gyn (ACOG) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and is a nationally recognized expert in the management of women’s health issues, including menopause, for women with cancer or at high risk.


    Other Episodes of Interest
    Episode 92 Estrogen Cancer Conundrums?
    Episode 114- Is Duovee the Ideal Hormone Therapy?
    Episode 124 All Hormones Are Not Created Equal with Dr. James Simon
    Episode 133 Best Breast Advice When it Comes to Hormone Therapy with Dr. Corinne Menn

    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 and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health.
    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.
    • DrStreicher.com
    • Instagram @DrStreich
    • Facebook @DrStreicher
    • YouTube @DrStreicherTV
    • LinkedIn @DrStreicher

    Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER


    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

    To Find a Menopause Clinician
    Midi Health www.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


    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.

  • Episode149
    The Menopause Society Meeting
    Insights from an Insider

    Once a year, the Menopause Society holds an annual meeting where thousands of experts gather to present their research and learn from each other. In this episode, I will discuss some of the most interesting research presented at the meeting…and explain why I didn’t attend the meeting.

    · VOICE as a Predictor of HEALTH
    · The impact of TESTOSTERONE on the VOICE
    · How to find out if you have a GENETIC MUTATION
    · How ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is being used to read MAMMOGRAMS
    · How a MAMMOGRAM can predict HEART DISEASE
    · How WORK can make your MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS worse
    · Delaying OVARIAN AGING
    · The impact of HOT FLASHES on the BRAIN
    · A new approach to detecting ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE early
    · HYPNOSIS to help HOT FLASHES
    · How non-hormonal HOT FLASH DRUGS can help you SLEEP
    · Continuing HORMONE THERAPY past AGE 65
    · HORMONE THERAPY and DIABETES
    · PLATELET RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS to treat VAGINAL DRYNESS
    · GLP-1 INHIBITORS to combat MENOPAUSE WEIGHT
    · The Best Way to Treat PERIMENOPAUSAL BLEEDING


    For more information on these topics:
    Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause
    Episode 85 Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease
    Episode 94 Menopause and Voice
    Episode 123 Hormone Therapy After Age 60


    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.


    Instagram @DrStreichFacebook @DrStreicherYouTube DrStreicherTVLinkedIn @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

    To Find a Menopause ClinicianEpisode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will ListenMidi 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.aspxPut 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 may also be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who are interested in 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








  • You know what a Hack is…something that solves a problem, simplifies a task or reduces frustration. Who doesn’t love a good hack? This episode is loaded with GYNECOLOGIC HACKS ...your gyne never told you. Useful tips, tricks and solutions for frustrating gyne problems. Alternative uses for products that are intended to be used on your vulva or in your vagina. And if this does well, I’ve got plenty more.

    · How to Easily Remove Your Estring™ Hack
    · Hands-Free Vulvar View Hack
    · Expired Birth Control Pill Hack
    · Ditch Your Vaginal Estrogen Applicator Hack
    · Silicone Lubricant Hacks
    · Electric Toothbrush Vibrator Hack
    · How to Use Silicone Lube with Your Silicone Toy Hack

    Head on over to Tick Tock, Youtube or Instagram for a video.
    https://www.youtube.com/c/drstreichertv
    https://www.instagram.com/drstreich
    https://www.facebook.com/DrStreicher/
    https://www.linkedIn/DrStreicher
    https://www.tiktok.com/@drstreicher

    For more information:
    o Erosscia Ceola- toothbrush vibrator extension

    Episode 89 Faking Orgasm with Rachel Zar
    Episode 96 Is your Lubricant HELPING or HURTING Your Vagina?
    Episode 144 Estrogen and Skin? The Facts!


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

    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.aspxPut 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








  • There is a long history of women not only not knowing nothing about sexual pleasure but being made to feel as if there is something dangerous and wrong with them if they seek it. My guest for this episode is Dr. Laurie Mintz a professor, a therapist, and the author of “Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters- and how to get it”, the groundbreaking book that changed not only how millions of women, and men, think about female sexual pleasure, but how women can OWN sexual pleasure.

    Why, HISTORICALLY, women have not been educated about the clitoris and its role in female pleasure and orgasmWhy Dr. Mintz wrote Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality MattersWhy women often feel SHAME about the appearance of their genitaliaWhy women still believe that orgasm will occur during intercourseThe anthropological explanation for why the clitoris is (biologically) is OUTSIDE the vagina What is meant by “ORGASM EQUALITY”The POLITICS of orgasmWhy it is important to have a SEX SCRIPTWhy PORN is problematicMASTURBATION educationWhy a vibrator is a TOOL, not a TOYWhat a VIBRATOR and a RAFT have in commonMEN and VibratorsThe problem with SEX EDUCATION in AmericaWhy MINDFULNESS is so important when it comes to sexual pleasureLABIAL diversityThe purpose of PUBIC HAIR
    Laurie Mintz, Ph.D.
    Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida
    Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters
    A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex
    www.drlauriemintz.com
    Dr. Mintz’s Tedx Talk: A New Revolution for Orgasm Equality
    Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @DrLaurieMintz

    LINKS
    OMG YES: The Science of Women’s Pleasure
    The Labia Library
    Gyno Diversity

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

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

    Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come!
    Episode 29: Has Your Hysterectomy Hijacked Your Sex Life?
    Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women


  • It’s a common scenario. A woman is given a prescription for a local vaginal estrogen, or DHEA and uses it faithfully but continues to have painful intercourse. In most cases, the product is working just fine and there is another reason for the pain.

    In this segment Dr. Streicher discusses:The TOP 5 REASONS women have pain despite using estrogenWhy a WRONG DIAGNOSIS might be the problemThe importance of treating the VESTIBULE (the opening) of the vaginaWhy a painful, tight PELVIC FLOOR might be the problemThe role of PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY VAGINAL DILATORS- What they are, how they help, and how to use them.
    Soul Source Dilators
    https://www.soulsource.com/

    How to Find a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist

    Pelvic Floor Physical therapists trained by Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute www.pelvicrehab.com

    American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Section on Women’s Health www.aptapelvichealth.org/ptlocator


    For further information:
    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 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness
    Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things
    Episode 130- Are You Ever Done with Menopause?


    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







  • Put a group of menopause experts in a room, and there are certain things everyone will agree on. But there are other topics, that do not result in universal agreement. And, usually, when that happens, it’s the battle of the academic purists vs …everyone else. And in the menopause world right now, there is no more controversial topic than the use of testosterone as part of the standard hormone therapy cocktail.

    So today, Dr. Kelly Casperson, the host of the You Are Not Broken podcast, and I will discuss WHY there is controversy and where that leaves us in advising women on what is in their best interest. Put two opinionated podcasters in the same room…well, all I can say is, strap in.


    Kelly Casperson MD

    https://kellycaspersonmd.com/

    You Are NOT Broken: Stop “Shoulding” All Over Your Sex Life

    You Are Not Broken Podcast


    · Why testosterone is not FDA-approved for women

    · The difference between hormone therapy and hormone replacement

    · Who would most benefit from testosterone therapy

    · Why “off label” does not mean “off limits”

    · Proven benefits of testosterone

    · Potential benefits of testosterone

    · What is known about the safety of testosterone in women

    · What we have learned from transgender men

    · Appropriate labs to get before initiating testosterone therapy

    · What to do if SHBG is elevated

    · The Problem with Pellets

    · Why it’s important to give women choices

    · If testosterone should ever be applied to the clitoris


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

    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.orgTo find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspxPut 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






  • Something happens to skin after your 40th birthday, and that something isn’t good. So is it just a coincidence that wrinkles and sags show up at the same time your periods disappear, or is it just one of those mid-life things? The answer is both. Post menopause skin without estrogen is dryer, thinner, blotchier, hairier, and wrinklier. So, is TOPICAL ESTROGEN the answer? And is it safe?

    The specific impact of loss of estrogen on skin Why bone loss impacts the way your face looksWhy you get increased facial hair post menopauseWhen estrogen was in over-the-counter facial creams. Why the FDA stopped allowing the sale of over-the-counter estrogen Studies that demonstrate that topical facial estrogen cream is safe and effectiveHow systemic estrogen benefits skinOptions to get facial estrogen creamHow to use itStrategies to remove facial hairFor more information:

    Episode 117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

    Episode 139 Hair Today -Gone Tomorrow- Part 1

    Episode 141 Hair Today -Gone Tomorrow-Part 2

    Rzepecki A, et al. Estrogen-deficient skin: The role of topical therapy International Journal of Women's Dermatology 2019

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30997378/


    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

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

    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.aspxPut 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


  • In a world where women are barraged with information when it comes to how best to manage menopause, it can be overwhelming and confusing. Between having their symptoms dismissed by their regular physician, and then being overwhelmed with information on social media, it’s hard to know what’s fact and hype. And what do you do when the doctor you trust, tells you that the social media expert you also trust is wrong?
    In this episode, I chat with Tamsen Fadal, a menopause advocate who has made it her mission to help perimenopausal and menopausal women navigate through the information and disinformation to get the correct information when it comes to maximizing their health.

    Tamsen’s own experience when she entered menopauseWhy Tamsen switched careers to become a menopause advocateHow do you know an expert is really an expert?The best way to find a menopause expertThe impact of telehealth on finding a menopause expertWhat to do if your own doctor is not a menopause expertWhy women put relatability over expertiseHot to figure out if a social media expert is an expertWhat to do when a social media expert disagrees with your own doctorDo healthcare clinicians need to act professionally in their private lives? What I think when it comes to being strictly evidence-based Tamsen Fadal
    https://www.tamsenfadal.com/
    Social Media-@tamsenfadal

    For more information on this topic:
    Episode 10: Dating After 50- Make it Awesome Not Awful- With Bela Gandhi
    Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen
    Episode 124 All Hormones Are Not Created Equal with Dr. James Simon

    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.
    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







  • 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 fromThe 3 causes of Post Menopause VAGINAL WALL BLEEDINGWhat causes Post Menopause CERVICAL BLEEDINGCauses of UTERINE BLEEDING post menopauseUterine POLYPSUterine FIBROIDS Uterine ATROPHYPost menopause “PERIODS” Endometrial HYPERPLASIAUterine CANCER and Pre-cancerThe role of ULTRASOUND and saline ultrasoundThe Why and What to expect of endometrial BIOPSIESWhen 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

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

    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.aspxPut 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




  • 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 minoxidilFINASTERIDEDutasteridePlatelet-rich plasma (PRP Injections) Low Light LASERHORMONE THERAPYTestosteroneEstrogenAlso 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

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

    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.orgTo find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspxPut in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While everyone on this list has passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every clinician. 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



  • 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 incontinenceRisk factors for developing stress incontinenceWays to manage incontinence.Diapers and pads Urine absorbent underwear Pessaries and other vaginal support devicesThe impact of local vaginal estrogen on incontinenceThe impact of systemic estrogen on stress incontinenceWhy it is important to have an exam when treated for incontinenceStrategies to treat a dysfunctional pelvic floorPelvic floor physical therapy Kegel exercises- and why they rarely workOver-the-counter devicesWhy medications for overactive bladder do not work to treat stress incontinenceUrethral bulking agents as an optionWhen surgery is appropriateIf a hysterectomy increases the risk of incontinenceIf Botox in the bladder will helpHow to find an expert in incontinenceRachelrubinMD.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.


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


    · 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 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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  • 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-lifeNON-HORMONAL causes of hair lossWhat androgenic alopecia looks likeThings to AVOID to minimize hair loss WHICH of the following interventions workScalp 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.

    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
    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
    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.aspxPut 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




  • 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 yearsWhat SPECIFICALLY is HAPPENING when someone incorporates “choking” into their sexual practiceHOW COMMON this practice isIf this is CONSENSUALIf CHOKING is common off college campusesThe short- and long-term MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES of chokingWHAT PARENTS of teens and young adults NEED to KNOWHOW TO TALK TO YOUR TEEN and young adult about difficult topicsIf people have DIED from this practiceThe LEGAL PROSPECTIVE of rough sexDr. Herbenick’s NEW RESEARCH on SEX TOYS and vibrator useIf the ORGASM GAP is narrowing among adult men and women INNOVATIVE SEX TOYS such as The WomanizerIf sexual practices today mirror what is seen in PORNOGRAPHYAs people AGE, do they watch more or less porn?If men watch different types of pornography than womenHow 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








  • “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.

    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




  • 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 menopauseThe CHANGES that occur in our muscles after menopauseWhy 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 CARDIOHow to avoid FAILURE with an exercise routineFUELING your body for exerciseHow much PROTEIN do you need for muscle healthThe impact of WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS on muscle massSUPPLEMENTS that are beneficialThe role of HORMONES in terms of muscle massIf TESTOSTERONE should be used routinely What you hear on Social Media vs what Academic Physicians sayAnd 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

    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







  • 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 relationshipsLEAVE 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





  • 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 problemNon-hormonal factors that increase the risk of blood clotsHormonal factors that increase the risk of a blood clotThe likelihood of getting a blood clot whileTaking birth control pills During pregnancyDuring post-partum Taking oral hormone therapy While taking transdermal estrogen While using a local vaginal estrogenThe difference between HRT, HT, and MHTWhen a transdermal estrogen rather than an oral estrogen is recommendedThe problem with class labelingFor 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.

    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 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