Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More

This is a rare opportunity to be a fly on the wall of a medical conference and hear two lectures from nationally acclaimed experts!  Melissa A. Simon, MD MPH is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is the Founder and Director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative. Dr. Simon will be discussing women’s health care in view of the recent Dobb’s decision.  Twitter: @DrMelissa Simon LinkedIn: 2Melissa-simon https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=16856 Fenwa Milhouse MD is a Chicago based urologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon, who uses social media to destigmatize pelvic floor & sexual conditions, as well as demonstrate the importance of representation in medicine. Dr. Milhouse will be speaking about equity in sexual health medicine in underserved populations as well as systemic racism in medical education.  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/ Episode 26: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care, and Why it Matters with Dr. Fenwa Milhouse 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

Uterine cancer, also known as endometrial cancer, is the fourth most common cancer in women and the most common gynecologic cancer. 66,000  US women that are expected to be  diagnosed in 2023. Over the last fifteen years, while rates for colon, lung and other cancers have decreased, rates for uterine cancer have increased.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers: RISK FACTORS for uterine cancer Why women who have obesity are at increased risk  Why young women with PCOS are at increased risk Why perimenopausal women are at increased risk Why compounded hormone therapy and pellets increase risk Other risk factors that are not as well known Why Black women are twice as likely to die from uterine cancer Steps you can take to reduce your risk The #1 sign that you might have uterine cancer or pre-cancer What to know if you have been diagnosed with hyperplasia What to know if you have been diagnosed with uterine cancer For more information on this topic:       Episode 40 Don’t Go with This Flow- Post Menopause Bleeding      Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison      Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it          PREVENT Breast Cancer?        Episode 52 Yes, You CAN Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yaeger 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

Every day women tell me they were blindsided when they started having perimenopause symptoms in their mid-40’s since they assumed that menopause was years, or even a decade away. And they are pretty much shocked when I tell them that mid-forties is the normal time for estrogen levels to waver, or tank all together. But imagine if you enter menopause when you are in your 20’s or 30’s?  This situation is more common than most people appreciate occuring in up to 3% of women.  In this episode I am joined by Dr. Hannah Short, a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a specialist in premature menopause recognized by the British Menopause Society. She is the author of The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause.  We discuss:  The difference between EARLY MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE MENOPAUSE and PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY, otherwise known as POI  WHY Premature Menopause occurs Why POI occurs The impact of ENVIRONMENTAL factors Why SMOKING increases the risk of premature menopause Why it is so important to DIAGNOSE and TREAT women who enter menopause early If HORMONE THERAPY is prescribed in different doses or in a different amount than for women who go through menopause at a typical time HOW LONG women should take hormone therapy NON-HORMONAL options for women who cannot take hormone therapy                                                     Dr. Hannah Short Website: https://drhannahshort.co.uk/  Twitter: @drhannahshort The Complete Guide to POI and Early Menopause GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60382898-the-complete-guide-to-poi-and-early-menopause? Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-POI-Early-Menopause/dp/1399801244/  The Daisy Network (a charity for women with POI) https://www.daisynetwork.org 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 Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause? Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause       Episode 29: Has Your Hysterectomy Hijacked Your Sex Life?  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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

Consensual non-monogamy is not only more mainstream than you think but has scientifically proven relationship benefits.  My guest today is Dr. Amy Moors, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Chapman University and a Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. She is an internationally recognized expert on polyamory, swinging, and other forms of consensually non-monogamous relationships.  We discuss: HOW COMMON consensual non-monogamy is in the general population The definition of consensual NON-MONOGAMY, POLYAMORY AND SWINGING The AGE RANGE of people that are openly non-monogamous  FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS regarding consensual non-monogamy Typical MOTIVATIONS behind consensual non-monogamy The difference between CHEATING and consensual non-monogamy PARENTING and open non-monogamy United States data compared to European data The NEGATIVE aspects of consensual non-monogamy How to DISCUSS consensual non-monogamy with a partner or spouse Amy Moors PhD Social Media: @ACMoors  Website: www.amycmoors.com For more information on this topic:  Episode 20: Is non-monogamy having a moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin Episode 34 Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow Episode 37 Having a Positive Sexual Experience Without Testing Positive Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

If you have ever wondered what it’s like when a gynecologist mother and a sex therapist daughter hang out – you are about to find out! My guest (and daughter) Rachel Zar LMFT, CST, has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is an AASECT-certified sex therapist. We are going to chat about what happens behind the closed doors of a sex therapist. Rachel and I talk about: The WORST and BEST thing about growing up with a gynecologist mom What kind of education and training someone needs to be a CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST What does NOT HAPPEN during a sex therapy session Who BENEFITS from seeing a sex therapist What ACTUALLY HAPPENS during sex therapy How a therapist approaches couples with sexual medical problems Therapy for DESIRE DISCREPANCY If FANTASY is a red flag that a relationship is in trouble KINK! What it means to be SEX POSITIVE and why is it important as a therapist   The sex therapy approach to ORGASM issues The advantages of VIRTUAL Therapy as opposed to in-person therapy To find a certified sex therapist: American Association of Sexuality Educators, counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) : https://www.aasect.org/referral-directory More about Rachel Zar LMFT, CST Website https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/ Articles https://www.rachelzartherapy.com/#publications Practice Spark Chicago Therapy  https://www.sparkchicagotherapy.com/ Social Media https://www.instagram.com/rachelzartherapy/ https://www.facebook.com/rachelzartherapy Other Episodes on This Topic Episode 8:When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships  with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon 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 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

According to The American Institute for Cancer Research, 33% of breast cancer is preventable.  I am joined by Selene Yaeger, a health and fitness journalist and major influencer in the menopause world to discuss TEN ACTION STEPS that women can take to significantly DECREASE their personal risk of risk getting not only breast CANCER, but other cancers as well.  We discuss our top 10 tips to reduce your risk: How and why PHYSICAL ACTIVITY decreases cancer risk The relationship between RED MEAT and cancer New approaches to maintaining a HEALTHY WEIGHT and the impact it can have on cancer risk How to incorporate WHOLE GRAINS, fruits, and vegetables in your diet, and why it matters Why PROCESSED FOOD is the devil SUGARY DRINKS and cancer risk Why cutting down on ALCOHOL may prevent breast cancer The importance of FAMILY HISTORY and getting screened for genetic mutations Why cancer preventing SUPPLEMENTS are not helpful, and may even increase the risk of cancer The stats that support taking ESTROGEN to reduce the risk of breast cancer, and the progestogen connection  Selene Yeager Website: seleneyeager.contently.com https://www.feistymenopause.com/ Facebook: FitChick - Selene Yeager Twitter: @FitChick3 Instagram: @FitChick3 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-play-not-pause/id1533088916 Hit Play Not Pause, Episode 16- Sex Solutions with Dr. Lauren Streicher.  https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b22d0214-06da-4105-bdd3-2ba92b821b8c/episodes/1d4bd5bd-184e-42d9-be99-efb4f40887ba/hit-play-not-pause-sex-solutions-with-dr-lauren-streicher-episode-16 Also of Interest: Episode 19: Menopause and Muffin Top: why women put on pounds Episode 28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin Episode 30: Weight! Weight! Can a Pill Help Take Off the Pounds? With Dr. Kushner Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer? 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

Systemic estrogen, unlike local estrogen, affect every single cell in the body which means there is an impact on not only hot flashes but also your bones, your brain, your bladder, and your cardiovascular system along with your vulva and vagina. While there is a long list of benefits with both oral and transdermal systemic estrogen, the potential complications are where the differences come in. So, the decision to take an oral estrogen versus using a patch, spray, or skin gel is not just about personal preference, insurance coverage, and convenience, it’s also about safety. It’s about potential risks. It’s about your personal medical history. In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses:  The BENEFITS of oral and transdermal systemic estrogen The DIFFERENCE between oral and transdermal estrogen RISKS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products BENEFITS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products BENEFITS that are specific to TRANSDERMAL estrogen products Why the FDA label lists risks for estrogen products that are NOT TRUE TRANSVAGINAL systemic estrogen PROS and CONS of specific transdermal estrogen products Estrogen PATCHES  Estrogen GELS  Estrogen SPRAY  TOP TEN QUESTIONS my patients ask about transdermal estrogen For more information on this topic:  Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Links to other episodes on this topic:  Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer? Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly  https://apple.co/3TLM8s7 Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen  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

Since 2010, the relationship company Match has enlisted the help of experts from the Kinsey Institute of Sexual Research to conduct and publish a scientific study on the attitudes and behaviors of single people in the United States. Today, my guest is Dr. Justin Garcia, the Executive Director of The Kinsey Institute, and the Scientific Advisor to Match. He’s the scientist who knows the secrets of why people fall into relationships, and if online dating has salvaged or… sabotaged the whole process. In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Garcia discuss the just-released data from the 12th annual Singles in America study including: ·      The legacy of DR. ALFRED KINSEY ·      The most UNEXPECTED FINDINGS from this year’s study ·      How the PANDEMIC has changed relationships across America ·      What TRAIT people want most in a relationship ·      If love is blind and PHYSICAL ATTRACTION still primarily drives online dating ·      The impact of POLITICS, and specifically the overturning of ROE v WADE ·      Dating TRENDS in women OVER AGE 40 ·      If women over 40 are searching for SEX or looking for LOVE? Marriage or companionship? ·      Dating trends in SINGLE PARENTS ·      DEALMAKERS and DEALBREAKERS- what’s more important ·      How the ECONOMICS of dating has shifted ·      How likely it is for a woman OVER 50 to meet a LONG-TERM PARTNER online ·      How to INCREASE THE ODDS of meeting someone online ·      What is “VANILLA SEX” and is it the most typical sex practice today? ·      Is Digital Dating HERE TO STAY? ·      THE KINSEY ART COLLECTION About Dr. Garcia and the Kinsey Institute Dr. Garcia is a world-renowned biologist and sex researcher focusing on the evolutionary and biocultural foundations of romantic and sexual relationships across the life course. Professor Garcia has a dual faculty appointment with the Kinsey Institute and the Department of Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also Co-Chair of the Interdepartmental Graduate Committee on Human Sexuality. Since 2010, Garcia serves as Scientific Advisor to the relationship company Match. In this role, Garcia provides expertise to Singles in America (SIA), the online dating company's annual study on the attitudes and behaviors of single people in the United States. The Kinsey Institute  Sign Up for The Kinsey Institute Newsletter             Instagram @KinseyInstitute              Facebook: @KinseyInstitute             Twitter: @KinseyInstitute Match Insta: @Match Twitter: @Match Facebook: @Match OurTime: Dating over 50 Stir: where single Parents Meet Other episodes of interest: Episode 10: Dating After 50- Make it Awesome Not Awful- With Bela Gandhi Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon Episode 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business (Sex After a long Hiatus)  This episode is supported by SoulSource. In addition to helping women regain sexual function across America, Soul Source donates thousands of vaginal dilators a year to African women who are recovering from vaginal fistula surgery.  https://www.soulsource.com/pages/global-community For information on why and how to use vaginal dilators,  Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell 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.  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

For once I am not going to talk about vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, a dropping uterus, or brittle bones! I am chatting about fashion and style for the over-40 crowd with Lauren Dimet Waters, the Host of The Beauty is a Bitch Podcast, and founder of Fountain of 30. We discuss:  If you need to dress differently when going through menopause The difference between fashion and style Best and worst trends in fashion right now What colors are best Why Zara is a great place to shop Consignment shopping!  What Queen Elizabeth did right- and what she did wrong Mistakes women make when it comes to fashion Sign up for Dr. Streicher’s free Inside Information Monthly Newsletter for videos, events, and much more!  Lauren Dimet Waters   Fountain of 30.com FB /Twitter/Insta: @fountainof30 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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

The impact of religion and culture on sexual function…and dysfunction is fascinating and complex. In this episode I am joined by Dr. Seemena Rahman, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ob-Gyn at Northwestern University and one of the few experts in the study of the impact of religion on sexual function.   Dr. Rahman published a pivotal scientific paper in Sexual Medicine Reviews about female sexual dysfunction among Muslin women  Dr. Streicher and Dr. Rahman discuss: The impact of colonialism on sexual expression in the Muslim world  In general, the impact of religion on sexuality If religious women tend to have more sex, or less sex The impact of maintaining virginity prior to marriage on sexual satisfaction later in life Religions that emphasize that female pleasure is as important as male pleasure If the timing of intercourse is dictated in religions other than Judaism  Buddhism and sexual practices The attitude of various religions on oral sex, anal sex, and masturbation? Religious attitudes towards post menopause sex when reproduction is no longer possible If pleasure or reproduction is emphasized in most religions  Sexual dysfunction and sexual abuse in Muslim women If observant women get better care from a doctor who is the same religion For more information on Dr. Rahman Dr. Rahman’s Website: cgcchicago.com Instagram: @gynogirl Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/drsamchicago/ 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.  Sign Up to receive  Dr. Streicher’s Free Newsletter:   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