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

Pregnancy tests, ovulation tests…and now the latest in tests you can do in your bathroom laboratory- Menopause Tests! Clear Blue™, who sell ovulation predictor kits and home pregnancy tests, has come out with an over-the-counter kit to help women who are “confused and wondering if what you’re feeling is the start of the menopause journey, or perhaps something else.” All you need to do is pee on a stick, and you will know if you are pre-menopause, perimenopause or post-menopause. So, what’s the deal with these kits?  How these tests work Accuracy of home FSH tests Why these tests can be misleading Why most doctors are not interested in the results of your home test Reviews from women who have used this test  For more information on this topic:  Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause? Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen Episode 53 Not All Hot Flashes  Mean Menopause   Episode 106 It’s Time to Redefine Menopause  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 Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order) 

Jill Wine-Banks may be known to you as the Watergate Special Prosecutor who famously cross-examined Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon’s secretary, about the 18-minute gap in the Watergate tapes.  In addition to multiple other high-profile jobs (scroll down for the list!) decades later, she is now an MSNBC Legal Analyst. In addition, she is the author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President.  Jill is also one of the hosts of two hit podcasts- Sisters in Law, and iGen Politics. But, this is not a political podcast. I usually talk about hot flashes and hormones. So, why is Jill Wine-Banks my guest today?  Because Jill Wine-Banks is the embodiment of a woman who in her 70s started multiple new chapters and at age 80, has an entirely new career.  In today’s episode, we chat about: What it was like to be one of the few women in a male-dominated and sexist profession The impact of a sexless, loveless marriage How she came to be the Watergate Special Prosecutor and how that changed her life Her experience with hot flashes and hormone therapy  The secret to staying relevant and purposeful no matter what your age.  And so much more….                                                          Jill Wine-Banks https://www.jillwinebanks.com/ The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President  Podcasts: #Sisters in law iGen Politics Podcast Social Media: @jillwinebanks Jill’s Jobs First woman to serve as an organized crime prosecutor at the US Department of Justice Watergate Special Prosecutor  Named General Counsel of US Army by President Carter Eliminated the Woman’s Army Corps and integrated women into the Regular Army and West Point and basic training. Deputy Attorney General Illinois  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Bar Association  Chairman of the Board of Directors of Motorola's joint venture company in St. Petersburg Maytag's Vice President of Alliance Management, working extensively in Japan and Europe. Chief Officer of career and technical education for the Chicago Public Schools under Arne Duncan MSNBC Legal Analyst Host of #Sisters in law and iGen Politics Podcast podcasts Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President  More Information on this topic: Episode 17:  Menopause in the workplace Episode 32:  Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki Episode 34 Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow Episode 81 From Bunny to Best Selling Author with Kathryn Leigh Scott 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 Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm Everybody Come! (Spring 2024- 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

 A recurrent theme in my podcasts is that most medical students and residents do not get training in sexual medicine and menopause, which is why most doctors are not experts. And why so many women get frustrated that finding solutions for their menopause symptoms is too often a do-it-yourself research project. But today, I am joined by someone who is passionate and dedicated to educating the doctors of tomorrow.    This episode was initially aired on Sex Med for Sex Ed, hosted by Dr. Terry Gibbs, an OB-GYN and the founder of The Ohio Sexual Health Collaborative, a multi-disciplinarian organization of sexual medicine clinicians.  • My paper on dyspareunia (link- there may be a paywall)  • Things that cause painful sex beyond GSM • And why treating painful sex  is often not treated appropriately  • Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit • Use of CBD to help with painful sex • Laser treatment for treatment of vaginal dryness • Post-menopause orgasmic dysfunction • Medical misinformation • Why The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was problematic.  • Why the word “provider” is problematic and insulting • Update on my menopause retreats Further information: Link to dyspareunia paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37040586/ Streicher LF. Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2023 Jun 1;30(6):635-649. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002179.  What’s in a Name? The Problematic Term “Provider” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8560107/ Scarff JR. What's in a Name? The Problematic Term "Provider". Fed Pract. 2021 Oct;38(10):446-448. doi: 10.12788/fp.0188. PMID: 34733063; PMCID: PMC8560107. Link to Sex Ed for Sex Med https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-ed-for-sex-med/id1627766292 Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell Episode 46: Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen Episode 88: Vaginal Laser - Hoax or Helpful? Episode 91: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style   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 or 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

In a perfect world, an alert would pop up on your phone announcing, “You are now in perimenopause,” followed at the appropriate time by “You are now leaving perimenopause and entering post menopause.” But it’s not a perfect world, and unless you are thrust into menopause because of ovary removal or chemotherapy, in many, if not most cases, it’s hard to know what your ovaries are doing. Menopause is defined as starting when you haven't had a period in 12 months. And while that’s a very specific definition, that definition is only useful in retrospect. And the 12 months without a period definition is totally meaningless for the millions of women who don’t get periods because of maybe a hysterectomy or a uterine ablation. I start this segment by discussing  (and reading) my recent editorial on this topic in the journal, Menopause. I then go on to address:  Why the current definition is problematic, confusing and impacts research How to know you are perimenopause or post menopause if you DON’T GET PERIODS Post Hysterectomy Post Endometrial Ablation With IUD Use If You Are Taking Birth Control Pills Starting hormone therapy when not sure what stage of menopause you are in Starting hormone therapy if you still getting periods but are having symptoms My Editorial: Is it Time to Rethink How Menopause Is Defined (There is a paywall so non-subscribers will not be able to access the article) Streicher, Lauren MD, MSCP. Is it time to rethink how menopause is defined?. Menopause 30(12):p 1177-1178, December 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002276 More Information on this topic: Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause? Episode 23:  Welcome to Peri-menopause Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen Episode 80 When Progesterone is a Problem Episode 99 When Bleeding During Perimenopause is the Problem 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

 If you think you’re having a hard time navigating vaginal dryness, painful sex, insomnia, and hot flashes, I can guarantee that if there is a man in your life, he is also having a hard time. More likely than not, he is completely in the dark about why you are having these symptoms and what he can do to help. In this episode, I sit down with Rachel Hughes, the host of Perimenopause WTF to discuss five things guys need to know about menopause. This segment was originally aired during a live webinar on The Perry Channel.  Rachel and I also take questions from the audience. And no surprise, we came up with more than five things that men need to know to support the women in their lives.    When and How to use lubricant. Understand that a vibrator is not a reflection of your inability to please her. It’s a reflection of your ability to please her. What’s with the hot flashes?  Her lack of libido isn’t about you. It’s about the fact that she hasn’t slept, sex hurts like hell and she isn’t feeling great about her body changes. There is no expiration date on a vagina. How to start the conversation. To learn more about Hello Perry, visit www.heyperry.com https://perry.app.link/perimenopausewtf For more information on this topic: (Episodes the guy in your life needs to listen to!)  Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina? 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 41 Why Men go Missing in Bed with Dr. Stephen Snyder Episode 47 Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz Episode 54 What Happens During Sex Therapy with Rachel Zar Episode 78 Is Menopause Making You Moody?   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

I spend a lot of time talking about dry vaginas and the impact that genitourinary syndrome of menopause has on your sex life, your day-to-day comfort, and bladder function. But vaginas are not the only thing that gets dry during menopause. This episode is all about another area of the body that biologically has a lot in common with a dry vagina…and that’s your post-menopause mouth.  What mouths and vaginas have in common. How common dry mouth is in post-menopause women  Other things that cause dry mouth Why low estrogen causes dry mouth Symptoms of dry mouth Consequences of dry mouth The impact of hormone therapy Other options to treat dry mouth The role of your dentist For more information on this topic:  Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison Episode 44: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI Episode 74: Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away Episode 94: Menopause and Voice    Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain 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

The number one complaint during perimenopause and menopause is insomnia. When a woman goes to her doctor and asks for help, she is rarely if ever, told that cannabis may be the answer. But at least one of four women walk out of the office and march right over to a local cannabis dispensary to get some help.  Today’s guest, Ellen Scanlon, is the host of the hit podcast, How to Do the Pot, and she is going to help you figure out, How to Do the Pot ...and get some sleep.  How many women are consuming cannabis The difference between using cannabis for recreation as opposed to treating a medical condition Micro dosing Why 3rd party testing of products is so important Why REM sleep is so important Falling Asleep Staying Asleep Why cannabis is better for sleep than alcohol Dependency, tolerance, and addiction concerns Why it is better to use a tincture than smoking or vaping Specific doses to get started Possible “day after” symptoms and what to do about it CBN Wrap-up and Safety Concerns For more information on this topic:  Episode 9: Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Sleep? Sex? Episode 22:  Dreaming of Sleep with Dr. Faubion Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat To take my survey on cannabis use in menopause: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cannabismenopause Ellen Scanlon Dothepot.com SLEEP EPISODES on How to Do the Pot  Episode 192- Weed and Sleep: Reclaim your rest with Cannabis Episode 193 Weed and sleep: Find Your Evening Ritual- Falling asleep Episode 194 Weed and Sleep: The Key to Uninterrupted Nights-Staying asleep  Episode 195 Weed and Sleep Avoiding Hangovers- or, how not to get into trouble Ellen interviews Dr. Streicher about Menopause on Do the Pot Episode 210: Menopause 101 and How Cannabis is Helping Episode 211:  Menopause and Cannabis Research Explained 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

A practicing OBGYN and ovarian cancer survivor shares her story and discusses the importance of advocating for oneself when detecting ovarian cancer. The podcast explores the tendency to downplay symptoms, the need for compassion while delivering bad news, the role of integrative medicine in recovery, the importance of nutrition and advocating for women's health, risk factors and prevention measures for ovarian cancer, and recognizing symptoms of ovarian cancer.

You are never going to get your 20-year-old body back any more than you are going to return to a wrinkle-free face. In Episode 100,  I went through all of the reasons why on average, women put on 5-7 pounds during perimenopause, and are twice as likely as mid-life men to have obesity. So now that you understand why you woke up one day and your scale registered your mother’s weight, there are strategies to prevent the weight gain in the first place, keep it from continuing to climb and take it off. Medical reasons WHY it is important to maintain a healthy weight (Skip the first 5 minutes if you don't want to hear this! )  If perimenopausal weight can be PREVENTED Interventions that have NOTHING TO DO WITH DIET or EXERCISE 23 TIPS that will help you Cut down on calories from ALCOHOL  Eat less in RESTAURANTS  Reduce PORTION size, without being hungry  Increase ACTIVITY without exercising The best medical clinician to help  For more information on this topic:  Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! Episode 12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe  Episode 77 Fezolinetant! A New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug  Episode 87 Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? Lifestyle and other Interventions Episode 95 Non-hormonal options to treat VMS- Herbs Spices &Wishful Thinking  Episode 100-  Why Women Gain Weight in Menopause To Find a Physician Certified in Obesity Medicine https://abom.learningbuilder.com/Search/Public/MemberRole/CertificationVerification Dr. Robert Kushner and Six Factors to Fit https://drrobertkushner.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.                       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

On average, women put on 5-7 pounds during perimenopause, and then 1 to 5 pounds every year after. While lifestyle and age are partially responsible, men have the same genetics, lifestyle changes and less than perfect diets as women do. But it is twice as likely- for a midlife woman to have obesity compared to men.  So, what’s the difference? The difference is men don’t have hot flashes, insomnia, and a sudden drop in their hormones. And that’s where the menopause factor comes in.  This episode is in 2 parts.  Episode 100: WHY women Put on Weight in Menopause Episode 101: Tips and Strategies to Prevent Perimenopause Weight Gain and Lose Post Menopause Weight How much weight most women gain mid-life The role of genetics The impact of  Estrogen Metabolism Age Hot flashes Insomnia Stress For more information on this topic:  Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! Episode 30: Weight! Weight! Can a Pill Help Take Off the Pounds? With Dr. Kushner Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference?  Episode 84 Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Mastering Menopause: Get Away! Retreats https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away Meet the Experts https://www.drstreicher.com/mastering-menopause-get-away#meet-the-experts 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