Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast Lauren Streicher, MD

It used to be so simple. Women were just advised to get a mammogram every year. But now we have not just x-rays, but ultrasound, MRI, digital breast tomosynthesis, screening mammograms, and diagnostic mammograms. Women are confused, and frankly, a lot of doctors are also confused. I am joined by Dr. Lisa Larkin, a board-certified internist, a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society, and a nationally recognized expert in breast cancer risk assessment and prevention. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Larkin discuss: 


The LIKLIEHOOD of developing breast cancer in different populations
WHO is getting MISSED when it comes to early detection 
Who should have genetic screening
The problem with using over-the-counter testing such as 23 and Me
When should someone start -and stop- breast cancer screening
What is TOMOSYNTHESIS

Who should have an MRI

Who should have an ULTRASOUND

Need to know info on DENSE BREASTS and why you should look at your report
If it matters WHERE someone goes to get their mammogram

RISK FACTORS for breast cancer that you can’t change
Risk Assessment models to PREDICT your lifetime risk of breast cancer
What it means when you are called back for ANOTHER VIEW


RISK REDUCING drugs many women do not know about

MODIFIABLE risk factors for breast cancer
Why ESTROGEN is not a risk factor for breast cancer
Why a PLANT-BASED DIET is beneficial
Dr. Larkin’s new model for patient care, MS. Medicine


Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models



Gale Model: https://www.mdcalc.com/gail-model-breast-cancer-risk


Tyrer-Cusick Model: https://ibis-risk-calculator.magview.com/





Twitter: @LisaLarkinMD

Facebook: @MsMedicine

Instagram: @DrLarkin

Website: MsMedicine.com





Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 




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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




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




Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever




The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

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 3 REASONS women have pain despite using estrogen
Why a WRONG DIAGNOSIS might be the problem
The importance of treating the VESTIBULE (the opening) of the vagina
Why a painful, tight PELVIC FLOOR might be the problem
The role of PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY 

VAGINAL DILATORS- What they are, how they help, when and how to use them. 

Other Inside Information podcasts about painful sex post menopause :


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




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 





Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.

Books by Lauren Streicher, MD





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




Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever




The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy







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Relatively minimal research is devoted to menopause even though menopause affects literally 100% of women that live past the age of 50. For women of color, the situation is far more dire.. Not only do we know less about the impact of medical conditions or therapies in mid-life black women but it is incredibly challenging for many black women to access appropriate care. My guest is Dr. Fenwa Milhouse, a urologist who is not only a talented surgeon, but uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. 




Dr. Streicher and Dr. Milhouse discuss:






DISEASES that disproportionately affect Black women
How HYSTERECTOMY impacts cardiovascular disease in Black women
Why Black women are less likely to take HORMONE THERAPY


BLACK CELEBRITIES and increasing awareness of health conditions

BARRIERS to health care in Black underserved community
Micro and Micro AGRESSIONS in the health care system
The reason for and impact of IMPLICIT BIAS

The challenges of a BLACK WOMAN UROLOGIST practicing in a white hospital
The importance of DIVERSITY EQUITY and INCLUSION initiatives in our health system
What impacts racial disparity and potential action steps to improve health in the Black community
How SYSTEMIC RACISM impacts on health







Dr Fenwa Famakinwa Milhouse is a fellowship-trained, board certified urologist. Originally born in Nigeria, her family immigrated to the US when she was a young child. She grew up in Texas and ended up at the University of Texas at Houston for medical school. She trained at the University of Chicago for residency and then completed a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. 

She is a wife and mother of 3. Dr. Milhouse is passionate about introducing the public to the world of urology, mentoring underrepresented minorities, and diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. 

She uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. 




 IG: @drmilhouse

TIKTOK @yourfavoriteurologist

Twitter: @FMilhouseMD




Website: www.yourfavoriteurologist.com





The Black Women's Health Imperative- nonprofit organization created by Black women to help advance the health and wellness of Black girls and women.

https://bwhi.org/




Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 




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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




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




Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever




The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Individual cells that make up the vaginal wall are loaded with water in young women but lose all that moisture right about the time you lose your estrogen.  As a result, vaginal tissue gets thin, dry, and in many cases is unable to provide any decent lubrication no matter how aroused you are. But buyer beware! MANY PRODUCTS THAT ARE LABELED AS VAGINAL MOISTURIZERS ARE NOT FOR VAGINAL USE AND ARE NOT MOISTURIZERS! 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:


HOW a moisturizer is different than a lubricant
WHY labels on moisturizers are misleading
REPLENS™ Long-acting moisturizer 
Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizers 

For more information on this topic: 

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






Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 


Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?


Episode 5: Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 


Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 




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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




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




Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever




The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

With women delaying pregnancy, the year you start flashing just might coincide with the year you are sending your son or daughter off to college. If you are a mid-life woman who has college-bound kids, you need to know that things have changed …a lot…since you left home and went off to school. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jill Grimes, a family physician and the author of The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: your guide to everything from Hangovers to Homesickness. 




Dr. Streicher and Dr. Grimes discuss:


How CANNABIS has changed since you went to college
 How to make sure your student knows when something is an EMERGENCY 


DATE RAPE- what you need to tell your daughters and sons
Common issues with ALCOHOL that were not common when you were in school
The role of CONSENT in sexual activity

PIERCING Problems
How to make sure your student has information on SEXUALLY TRANSMIITTED INFECTIONS without you having to talk about it

MARGARITA dermatitis (who knew?) 
The essential FIRST AID KIT to send with your student
Why this book is so much better than DR. GOOGLE

How often should a student CALL home? 
Skills and information your students need to ACCESS HEALTH CARE


MENTAL HEALTH and depression in college

Jill Grimes, MD, is a nationally recognized medical media expert, award-winning author, and proud mom of two awesome collegiate daughters. After two decades of private practice, Dr. Grimes now splits her time between writing, speaking, vaccinating, and seeing patients. She also enjoys speaking at The American Academy of Family Physicians, Pri-Med®, and Harvard Medical School conferences. Her latest book, The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: your guide to everything from Hangovers to Homesickness, reveals what college students (& their parents) REALLY need to know about common anxieties, illnesses, injuries and so much more!




Website: https://jillgrimesmd.com


Twitter: https://twitter.com/JillGrimesMD


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillgrimesmd/


Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/The-Ultimate-College-Student-Health-Handbook-109901870655635/?ref=pages_you_manage





Books by Dr. Grimes

The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: your guide to everything from Hangovers to Homesickness.

 Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STIs




RAINN: Rape, Abuse &Incest National Network

https://www.rainn.org/

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE





Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 




Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD




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




Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever




The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Overall, women are 40% more likely to experience insomnia than men and the numbers are even higher during perimenopause and menopause. There are many reasons for sleepless nights mid-life (beyond hot flashes!) that often go undiagnosed. In this segment, I am joined by Dr. Stephanie Faubion, the Director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health, and the medical director for The North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Faubion cover:


If FRAGMENTED sleep is restorative sleep

MEDICAL CONDITIONS that can occur because of chronic insomnia
The impact of mid-life STRESS on sleep
The role of ALCOHOL and CANNABIS on the ability to sleep

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
What it is
Atypical symptoms that occur in women
Risk factors
How it is diagnosed
Treatment options 




RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
What it is
 Risk factors
 How it is diagnosed
 Treatment options 



The pros and cons of various SLEEPING AIDS

How an OVERACTIVE BLADDER contributes to insomnia
Tips to improve your SLEEP HYGIENE

How to find an expert in MENOPAUSE and WHY so many doctors are not trained in menopause

Stephanie Faubion, MD

Professor of Medicine, The Mayo Clinic

Director of the Mayo Center for Women's Health

Twitter: @StephFaubionMD




North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 

Menopause.org

To find a certified menopause practitioner:

https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx




For more information on this topic: 


 Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!



 Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 



 Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 


 Episode 6: Your Post Menopause Urethra and Why You Should  Care- with Dr. Kelly Casperson





Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat




Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 




Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 




Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on 

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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