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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.

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

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 173 Ratings

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.

    Dr. Streicher and Dr. Mary Claire Haver Respond to a “New” Model to Manage Menopause

    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
    TikTok - @drmaryclaire
    Instagram - drmaryclaire and the.galveston.diet
    Facebook - The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MD
    YouTube - Mary Claire Haver, MD
    LinkedIn - The 'Pause Life with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

    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. 

    Subscribe and follow Dr. Streicher on:
    DrStreicher.com
    Instagram @DrStreich
    Facebook  @DrStreicher
    YouTube  DrStreicherTV
    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.

    • 42 min
    Did Your SSRI Make Your “O” Go?

    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

    YouTube  DrStreicherTV


    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) 

    • 21 min
    Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs

    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

    • 46 min
    How Hormones Impact the Gut and GERD

    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) 

    • 26 min
    Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

    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) 

    • 58 min
    Your HEART on Hormones-Update!

    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

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
173 Ratings

173 Ratings

judytpaul ,

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!

Time-challenged ,

REALLY?!???!

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.

Tina Des ,

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?

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