Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: THE Menopause Podcast Lauren Streicher, MD
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Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, weight gain, hair loss, inability to orgasm? Nothing is off limits in these fact filled, solution-driven and often surprisingly funny podcasts that address the specific symptoms women face as they navigate perimenopause and post-menopause. Each segment is like having an in-depth consultation with Dr. Lauren Streicher, a nationally recognized menopause expert and the Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. Guests will include other experts on all things menopause. So strap in- it’s going to be quite the ride! This is THE podcast for accurate information about menopause but is not meant to be personal medical advice.
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Dr. Streicher and Dr. Mary Claire Haver Respond to a “New” Model to Manage Menopause
Don't Mess with These Menopause Experts!
When The Lancet, one of the oldest, most respected medical journals, published a series of articles saying that “menopause had been over-medicalized”, that many symptoms were “just in her head” and that overall, women should navigate menopause “without the need for medical treatments” a group of furious menopause experts went ballistic. In this episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver and I tell you why there was such a huge backlash from hundreds of menopause experts, and how we took action.
Dr. Haver and I address 4 specific statements from the Lancet article:
“Most women navigate menopause without the need for medical treatments.”
“During the menopausal transition, women should “challenge self-critical beliefs, which can…make [hot] flushes worse.”
“Based on scarce data, we found no compelling evidence that risk of anxiety, bipolar disorder, or psychosis is universally elevated over the menopause transition.”
“Over-medicalization of menopause can lead to disempowerment and over-treatment.”
Dr. Streicher’s New Book
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)
Mary Claire Haver, MD
Website:www.thepauselife.com
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Link to Pre-Order The New Menopause: https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-menopause-book
For more information from Dr. Streicher on this topic
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen
Episode 78 Is Menopause Making You Moody?
Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)
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
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. -
Did Your SSRI Make Your “O” Go?
Up to 50% percent of women who take an antidepressant have sexual problems. By age 60, roughly 1 in 4 women are taking an antidepressant. This episode is all about the science behind WHY SSRIs and other antidepressants can sabotage your sex life, and what you can do about it.
Why so many mid-life women take anti-depressants
Why perimenopause hormonal changes trigger mood issues.
Why anti-depressants impact libido and the ability to orgasm.
Other things that impact on libido and orgasm in mid-life women.
If all SSRIs are equally problematic
This is not a do-it-yourself project! Please speak with your personal clinician before making any changes in your medication!
Options
It may be temporary
Altering the dose
Switching to a different prescription
Drug holidays
Timing of taking your medication
Switching to hormone therapy
Oral PDE5 inhibitors
Topical sildenafil
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
citalopram
dapoxetine
escitalopram
fluoxetine
fluvoxamine
paroxetine
sertraline
vortioxetine
Amitriptyline
Amoxapine
Desipramine
For more information on this topic:
Episode 78 Is Menopause Making You Moody?
Episode 113 Viagra! For Women?
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
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 North American Menopause Society.
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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on DrStreicher.com
Instagram @DrStreich
Facebook @DrStreicher
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
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) -
Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs
Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors: Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™)
What are GLP1 Inhibitors?
How GLP-1 Inhibitors
Who is a GOOD CANDIDATE to take a GLP-1 Inhibitor
Who is NOT a GOOD CANDIDATE based on medical conditions
Other HEALTH BENEFITS from taking a GLP1 Inhibitor besides weight loss
The COST of the drugs?
INSURANCE coverage?
When it is OK to get a GLP 1 inhibitor from a COMPOUNDING pharmacy
What are the problems with some compounding pharmacy
How well these drugs work
Potential side effects
What happens with the medicine is stopped
The best approach to maintaining a healthy weight once the DRUG is STOPPED
What is on the horizon as far as new GLP1 drugs
If it is possible to be obese and healthy
The differences between the different GLP-1 drugs
If any doctor can prescribe these drugs
Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Midi’s Chief Medical Officer, is a board certified internist who spent decades working within the traditional healthcare system before branching out into digital health, leveraging innovative technology to care for patients in a more human way. In addition to treating women with obesity, Dr. Jordon is an expert in the management of menopause in women who are complex due to medical problems, menopause problems.
To learn more about Midi Health and Dr. Jordon : JoinMidi.com
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
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Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
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 -
How Hormones Impact the Gut and GERD
It was news to me that estrogen levels can impact on the likelihood of reflux, your gut microbiome, and even the frequency and consistency of your poop. It’s complicated, and I had a hard time interpreting the data, so I invited gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Ruchim to help me out.
In this episode:
How and why GERD is impacted by menopause
If Hormone Therapy Make GERD worse or better?
The impact of hormones on the gut microbiome
How frequency of bowel movements correlates with menopause symptoms
If an alteration in diet will change the microbiome and influence hot flashes
If an alteration in the gut microbiome can impact other serious medical conditions
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
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
Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) -
Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler
In this episode I am talking to a dermatologist that has over 100 thousand followers on Instagram. And with good reason. She is funny, she tells it like it is, she is a rock star in the world of dermatology and is my go-to when it comes to mid-life skin care, fillers, Botox, not to mention how to have more hair on your head and less hair on your face.
Dr. Ellen Gendler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she was a co-director of the Contact Dermatitis Division for many years. Dr. Gendler is also a fellow of The American Academy of Dermatology and a former trustee of The Dermatology Foundation. She is the author of numerous scientific publications.
We cover :
Sunscreen (Anthelios UVMune400)
Facial estrogen
Skin products that contain DNA
Saggy skin under the eyes and on the neck
Changes in facial bone structure
Upper lip line strategies
Strategies for hair loss
Getting rid of facial hair (Dermaflash™)
Tattoo make-up
The magic of retinoid
Ellen Gendler MD
https://gendlerdermatology.com/
All of the specific products Dr. Gendler mentioned
can be found on her Instagram Page
Instagram @ellengendlermd
For Information about Midi Health: JoinMidi.com
For Information on Midi Estriol Plus Face Cream: https://www.joinmidi.com/store/estriol-face-cream
For More Information on This Topic
Episode 7: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow-Menopause & Hair Loss
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 13: Post Menopause Skin- What! Why? And How to Make it Better
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on
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
Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) -
Your HEART on Hormones-Update!
Estrogen is not only good for your brain, your bladder, and your bones, estrogen is also good for your blood vessels. And a lack of estrogen is one of the reasons, that heart disease spikes in women post menopause. Hormone therapy, if started within ten years of the menopause transition, appears to be heart protective. Today I am joined by Dr. Marla Mendelson, a cardiologist and associate professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She is also the former co-director of the Women’s Health research Institute. Dr. Mendelsohn has devoted her career to the evaluation and treatment of women’s cardiovascular health throughout the lifespan.
A new study on the impact of INSOMNIA on heart health
Why ESTROGEN is important for heart health and vascular health
RISK FACTORS for cardiovascular disease
Family history- what’s significant, what’s not
Smoking
Diabetes
Hypertension
High cholesterol
Age of Menopause
Obesity
Hypertension during pregnancy
Why Black women have high rates of cardiovascular disease
The relationship of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) on heart disease risk.
How to SCREEN women for heart disease with and without a family history
When a STRESS TEST is appropriate
If a CORONRY CALCIUM test should be done routinely
The impact of cardiotoxic CHEMOTHERAPY and chest RADIATION
PREVENTION of cardiovascular disease
WARNING SIGNS of heart disease in women
What happens during a HEART ATTACK
The relationship of HOT FLASHES and heart disease
Why it is generally safe and beneficial to take HORMONE THERAPY if there is heart disease
Why most cardiologists and internists are not comfortable recommending hormone therapy even though estrogen decreases cholesterol and triglycerides
Why most medications given to women have only been tested in men
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
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
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
Customer Reviews
Your work saved my sex life!
Thank you Dr. Streicher! Listening to your podcast has been very helpful and changed my life for the better! At 62 having the best sex of my life. I didn’t think it was possible to fix my menopause issues but it is! Thank you! Keep up the good work, we need you!
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This was a very informative episode. I sent the link to my husband to listen to, and he won’t listen to it because he will “zone out”. Do you have a transcription of the episode? Maybe he will take the time to read i.
Why women gain weight in menopause
Thank for your short, information packed podcast. Can’t wait for part 2. This is definitely me.
Question I’m on transdermal Estradiol patch .025mg. I was on .05 but decreased because of bloating. Can you please do a podcast on Estradiol dosing?