55 min

221. Genitourinary Syndrome Of Menopause 101 You Are Not Broken

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Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause 101.
This is an interview I did with my friend and co-founder of a menopause clinic Alloy, Monica Molenaar.
Why I care about women and sex and hormones
The definition of menopause and how we aren’t educated about what menopause actually is and the symptoms that can arise
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
The types of bladder leakage and how
estrogen can help
The different types of estrogen –
vaginal and systemic
Why we need vaginal estrogen even when we are not sexually active
Why I have a cream bias with vaginal estrogen, and other options.
Vaginal estrogen will not help your hot flashes.
Myths about who can and can’t use
vaginal estrogen.
Biologic changes of the
skin of the vulva after menopause     
How the clitoris works.
Scream Cream – what it is and does it work.
Favorite lubes and I explain why I like what I like
Gen X is the lowest users of vibrators in America
There are many papers showing transdermal estrogen does not increase your clot risk above what it already is.
I explain the Women’s Health Initiative study and how it hurt women by creating fear.
Vaginal estrogen is equivalent in efficacy to the common overactive bladder medications.  Why not restore function instead of taking
the side effects of the overactive bladder medications?
When should you stop using
your seatbelt, sunscreen and vaginal estrogen?
Urinary tract infections put people in the hospital and kill them – this is not a hangnail.
Can estrogen alone help all pain with sex?
What do they new Menopause guidelines say about the window for starting systemic hormones and how long can you take them.
The role of androgens and testosterone in the g******s.
 
ACOG Position Statement of using vaginal estrogen in breast cancer patients
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/clinical-consensus/articles/2021/12/treatment-of-urogenital-symptoms-in-individuals-with-a-history-of-estrogen-dependent-breast-cancer
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Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause 101.
This is an interview I did with my friend and co-founder of a menopause clinic Alloy, Monica Molenaar.
Why I care about women and sex and hormones
The definition of menopause and how we aren’t educated about what menopause actually is and the symptoms that can arise
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
The types of bladder leakage and how
estrogen can help
The different types of estrogen –
vaginal and systemic
Why we need vaginal estrogen even when we are not sexually active
Why I have a cream bias with vaginal estrogen, and other options.
Vaginal estrogen will not help your hot flashes.
Myths about who can and can’t use
vaginal estrogen.
Biologic changes of the
skin of the vulva after menopause     
How the clitoris works.
Scream Cream – what it is and does it work.
Favorite lubes and I explain why I like what I like
Gen X is the lowest users of vibrators in America
There are many papers showing transdermal estrogen does not increase your clot risk above what it already is.
I explain the Women’s Health Initiative study and how it hurt women by creating fear.
Vaginal estrogen is equivalent in efficacy to the common overactive bladder medications.  Why not restore function instead of taking
the side effects of the overactive bladder medications?
When should you stop using
your seatbelt, sunscreen and vaginal estrogen?
Urinary tract infections put people in the hospital and kill them – this is not a hangnail.
Can estrogen alone help all pain with sex?
What do they new Menopause guidelines say about the window for starting systemic hormones and how long can you take them.
The role of androgens and testosterone in the g******s.
 
ACOG Position Statement of using vaginal estrogen in breast cancer patients
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/clinical-consensus/articles/2021/12/treatment-of-urogenital-symptoms-in-individuals-with-a-history-of-estrogen-dependent-breast-cancer
Vagina Obscura by Rachel Gross https://amzn.to/46XHChX
https://www.myalloy.com/ CASPERSON25 for $25 off
 
https://www.instagram.com/myalloy/
 
Our podcast sponsor today
is AG1. Use AG1 to build a foundation for better health.
FREE ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF
VITAMIN D3+K2, 5 TRAVEL PACKS
drinkag1.com/youarenotbroken
 
Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book
Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK
 
Join my NEW
Adult Sex Ed Master Class: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/adult-sex-ed
 
Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes.
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55 min