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

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

For people with a physical challenge, such as back pain, a hip replacement, arthritis, or generalized weakness, the mechanics of having sex make it seem out of the question. But no matter the physical challenge, both solo, and partnered sex can be not only possible but pleasurable. In this episode, Dr. Streicher chats with Dr. Heather Howard, a clinical sexologist, the founder of The Center for Sexual Health and Rehabilitation, and the developer of ERGOEROTICS, which facilitates sexual pleasure for people with those physical challenges that make sex...challenging.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howard discuss: The definition of ERGO-EROTICS Why THE BED is not always the best place to have sex The power of the PILLOW Post HIP replacement ergonomics Tips for those with ARTHRITIS Why a sex “DRESS REHEARSAL “is helpful DEVICES for those with arthritis to hold a vibrator VIDEOS to help those with physical challenges How to make ergonomic ADJUSTMENTS For more information on this topic:  https://heatherhoward.com/  https://ergoerotics.com/ Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever 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.  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

Dr. Steven Snyder, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and the author of Love Worth Making - How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship is “the expert” when it comes to sex and male-female relationship issues.  Dr. Streicher spent two days with Dr. Snyder filming segments for the Today Show and particularly loved his explanation of “why men go missing in bed” In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Snyder discuss: How men are different from women What we can learn from the sex lives of rats (as in rodents, not awful men)  If SEX DATES are a good idea The advantage of Dr. Snyder’s “2 step” technique  The Concept of the “SEX KNOT” If MEDICATIONS to improve female sexual desire are helpful What do women say or do that “kills the moment” in bed Unusual emotional responses to orgasm such as laughing or crying Dr. Streicher and Dr. Snyder on The Today Show https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2019/12/the-today-show-sex-after-fifty https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2019/12/the-today-show-celebrates-hodas-50th-b-day-in-new-yorks-museum-of-sex Dr. Snyder’s Web site: https://www.sexualityresource.com/  Love Worth Making - How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship   https://www.amazon.com/Love-Worth-Making-Ridiculously-Long-Lasting/dp/1250113113 Dr. Snyder Twitter- @2Sexualitytoday For more 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 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women 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.  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

Post menopause bleeding. It’s not just about making the midnight run for tampons, it’s that stomach-dropping fear that “blood equals cancer” that causes women to spend hours consulting Dr. Google for some reassurance. Although most women imagine the worst, in the overwhelming majority of cases, postmenopausal spotting or bleeding is not, is not, an indication of anything serious. In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers: How to know WHERE the blood is coming from The 3 causes of Post Menopause VAGINAL WALL BLEEDING What causes Post Menopause CERVICAL BLEEDING Causes of UTERINE BLEEDING Post Menopause Uterine POLYPS Uterine FIBROIDS post menopause Uterine ATROPHY Post menopause “PERIODS”  Endometrial HYPERPLASIA Uterine CANCER and Pre-cancer The role of ULTRASOUND and saline ultrasound What to expect if you need an endometrial BIOPSY When and why a D and C /HYSTEROSCOPY is needed For more information on this topic:  The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause? Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause 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.  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 key to eliminating incontinence, sexual pain and pelvic pain is to work one on one with a pelvic floor physical therapist. But while most women have a pretty good idea of what a physical therapist does when it comes to hips, and shoulders, it’s a mystery to most women what to expect from PELVIC FLOOR PT. In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Janelle Howell, AKA The Vagina ReHAB doctor, who holds a doctorate in physical therapy and is board certified in women’s health PT.   Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howell discuss: How one becomes a pelvic floor physical therapist Why LOW BACK PAIN and pain in other parts of the body impact pelvic pain What makes someone an EXPERT PHYSICAL THERAPIST How CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES can impact on adult pelvic health Why Your PT Needs to Take Complete MEDICAL HISTORY Why a pelvic floor PT does INTERNAL vaginal work WHAT to EXECT when you go to pelvic floor physical therapist The problem with PELVIC FLOOR TENSION HOW LONG it typically takes to eliminate pelvic problems Why it is important for the therapist to COLLABORATE with the gynecologist Why POSTURE is so important when it comes to pelvic floor health What CONDITIONS a pelvic floor physical therapist TREATS How pelvic floor PT helps with ORGASM What it means when someone has pain AFTER SEX How to FIND a good pelvic floor PT If PT be done VIRTUALLY TOOLS that women can use on their own Why the phrase TIGHT VAGINA should never be used Sign up for Dr. Streicher’s free Inside Information Monthly Newsletter for videos, events, and much more! More on Janelle Howell: Website: https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/ Instagram acct: @vaginarehabdoctor  Next Vaginal Fitness Masterclass: https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/next-masterclass-f3/ Affordable Vaginal Fitness & Food E guide: https://the-vagina-rehab-academy.sellfy.store/products/ How to find a Pelvic floor PT https://pelvicrehab.com/ https://specialization.apta.org/find-a-specialist https://www.vaginarehabdoctor.com/woc-pfpt-directory/ 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 8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationships Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come! Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell Episode 38 Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP! 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.  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

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s an important one. Dropped bladders, dropped rectums, and/or a dropped uterus are common occurrences that are uncommonly talked about In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers: The Definition of PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE UTERINE Prolapse  Cystocele (BLADDER prolapse)  Rectocele (RECTAL Prolapse)  RISK factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse SYMPTOMS of Pelvic Organ Prolapse SPLINTING- what it is and why women do it HISTORICAL treatments for POP The likelihood it will get WORSE TREATMENTS Pessaries  Estrogen therapy  SERM  Pelvic floor PT (Episode 39 -A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor)  Surgery Link to graphics:https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2015/8/uterine-prolapse-risks-symptoms-and-treatment?rq=cystocele uterine prolapse cystocele rectocele splinting For more information on this topic: The Essential Guide to HysterectomyLauren 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.                  Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTERDr. 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.comInstagram @DrStreichTwitter       @DrStreicherFacebook  @DrStreicherYouTube  DrStreicherTVBooks by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and painHot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the HeatSex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex EverThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy

Google, “when does menopause start" and you will learn that you are post menopause when you haven't had a period in 12 months. But the 12 months without a period definition is totally MEANINGLESS for the millions of women who DON'T GET PERIODS.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: Scenarios in which women don’t get periods Hysterectomy Progestin Intrauterine Device  Endometrial Ablation  Hormonal contraception such as birth control pills  How to know when to START TREATMENT for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness When to REMOVE an IUD When to STOP birth control pills   For more information on this topic:  Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause? Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders  Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things   Episode 23: Welcome to Peri-menopause  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 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 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  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

It used to be that the term “bioidentical hormone therapy” referred exclusively to compounded hormone products. But today, the term bioidentical includes FDA approved commercial products and compounded products. A legal loophole combined with aggressive marketing has resulted in women believing that compounded hormone creams and pellets not only work better but are safer than commercially produced products.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: The following common MISCONCEPTIONS about compounded hormones: Misconception #1 Compounded hormones are NATURAL but all commercial hormones are synthetic or made of horse urine Misconception #2 The estrogen in compounded hormones is DIFFERENT from the estrogen in commercial pharmaceutical products Misconception #3 Compounded hormones are SAFER than commercial hormones Misconception #4 Compounded PROGESTERONE will PROTECT your uterine lining Misconception #5 Compounded hormones undergo the same QUALITY CONTROL as commercial products Misconception #6 Compounded HT is CUSTOMIZED based on your hormone levels Misconception #7 PRESCRIBERS of compounded hormones are hormone experts The Problem with PELLETS When it is OK to prescribe a compounded hormone 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 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women 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 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  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