S2 Ep86: Will THAT Really Help Your Hot Flashes? The TRUTH About The Impact of Lifestyle and Other Interventions
Many women are highly motivated to manage their hot flashes without hormones, drugs or sketchy herbs and spices.  But before investing in a pricey cooling device or signing up for a year’s worth of unlimited yoga, it helps to know what works—and what doesn’t. This is part two of a three-parter on non-hormonal strategies to treat vasomotor symptoms. Part one, Episode 84, included non-hormonal pr...
27m Jul 27, 2023
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86: When Hot Flash Hell Meets Headache Hell: Migraines and Menopause
It is beyond unfair that when someone with menstrual migraines is finally heading into menopause and no longer must worry about monthly migraines, those same women often experience an uptick in frequency of headaches due to the peri menopausal hormone roller coaster. In this episode, Dr. Streicher discusses: The relationship between hormones and migraine headaches Why birth control pills are o...
14m Jul 20, 2023
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S2 Ep85: Non-Hormonal Prescription Drugs to Treat Hot Flashes
The 2023 Menopause Society  (NAMS) position statement regarding the non-hormonal treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms- hot flashes and night sweats- was just released. Position statements are expert analyses of current studies in order to determine recommendations based on science, as opposed to what the latest Tik Tok star or celebrity is promoting. Because new studies are constantly being publishe...
49m Jul 13, 2023
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S2 Ep84: Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease
An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia and woman are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease as men.   So does hormone therapy increase the risk of Alzheimers, decrease the risk or have no effect? That question has been in the news this last week because of a new study that suggests that hormone therapy increases the risk..a finding that is exactly opposi...
15m Jul 06, 2023
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S2 Ep82: Journal Club with Mary Jane Minkin MD
In this episode, I sit down with menopause maven Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a clinical professor of Ob-Gyn at Yale University, to discuss articles published in the most recent edition of Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society. We discuss the following 5 articles*: Treating where it hurts—a randomized comparative trial of vestibule estradiol for postmenopausal dyspareunia G...
52m Jun 22, 2023
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S2 Ep81: I’m Almost 81 and Couldn’t Be Happier with That Number and My Life: A conversation with Kathryn Leigh Scott
It is no longer unusual for a woman to live well into her 80s or 90s, allowing for multiple career chapters.  Today, my guest is 80-year-old former Playboy Bunny, actor, and author Kathryn Leigh Scott. Kathryn Leigh Scott is best known as the actor who was the leading lady of NBCs Dark Shadow, the gothic vampire drama that is now a cult classic. In this episode, we discuss what keeps someone y...
46m Jun 15, 2023
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S2 Ep80: WHEN PROGESTERONE is a PROBLEM
Your progesterone questions…Answered! If estrogen is the good witch, for a lot of women, progesterone is the bad witch that causes bloating, weight gain, and moodiness. Some types of progestogens may also increase the risk of breast cancer.  In this episode, I am going to go through the good, the bad, and all the options when it comes to protecting your uterus when using systemic estrogen ther...
30m Jun 08, 2023
30m
S2 Ep79: Gender Magic with Rae McDaniel
As a sexual medicine expert, I interact with people every day who are confused, mystified, and often put off by the very idea that someone does not define themselves by the sex they were assigned at birth. My guest is Rae McDaniel - a non-binary therapist, certified sex therapist, transgender diversity and inclusion educator, and the author of Gender Magic- Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy an...
51m Jun 01, 2023
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S2 Ep78: When Menopause Makes You Moody
This episode was prompted by the following question: “Will hormone therapy help with emotional lability, dysthymia, and crying jags? “   In this episode, I discuss: How common it is to have depressive symptoms during perimenopause The difference between depressive symptoms and depression The difference between cognitive symptoms and mood symptoms The psychosocial impact of perimenopause on m...
13m May 25, 2023
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S2 Ep77: FEZOLINETANT! The New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Drug
This week the FDA approved FEZOLINETANT, a new NON-HORMONAL drug to get rid of HOT FLASHES. In this episode I am going to start by reviewing the science behind a hot flash, then move on to how this new drug works, how well it works and the side effects. And then, the big question: “Is fezolinetant the way to go, or is hormone therapy the way to go?” In this episode Dr. Streicher reviews: The...
15m May 14, 2023
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S2 Ep75: The Great Wall of Vulva
Imagine an art installation composed of 400 casts of vulvas -a sea of white plaster labia that stretches across an entire wall. An installation that is provocative, and beautiful, but also celebrates genital diversity and is a powerful antidote to genital anxiety. Meet Jamie McCartney, the artist behind The Great Wall of Vulva! We discuss: How Jaimie came to start casting vulvas The insecurit...
52m May 11, 2023
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S2 Ep75: Hot and Bothered with Jancee Dunn
New York Times health writer, Jancee Dunn, is a connoisseur when it comes to writing about cutting-edge research and scientific information. Her articles and books are based on exhaustive interviews with multiple experts, yet she manages to make them read like edgy sitcoms. Her new book, Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again is anything but ...
1hr 1m May 04, 2023
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S1 Ep71: Hormone Therapy to Help With Cognitive Function?
Today is day 5 of Question-and-Answer week. I am answering questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com, my newsletter, or social media. Today’s question: “I am 70 years old and would like to start hormone therapy since my understanding is that it will help with cognitive function. But I can’t get anyone to give me a prescription. What do you think? “   In this episode I dis...
8m Mar 31, 2023
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S1 Ep70: Q and A Week! The O-SHOT?
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 4 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, http://drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.                                                Today’s Question "What's the scoop on the O-Shot? Is it a viable option for women having a difficulty with orgasm?"   In this episode I discuss: Why women have difficul...
10m Mar 30, 2023
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S1 Ep68: Q and A Week! Fibroids and Hormone Therapy
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 2 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, http://drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.                                                     Today’s Question “I have uterine fibroids. My periods finally stopped.  But now I have terrible hot flashes. I am interested in hormone therapy, but I am worried. Wi...
12m Mar 28, 2023
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S1 Ep67: How Long Can You Safely Take Hormone Therapy?
Q and A Week!  Today is Day 1 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.                                                     Today’s Question “I started taking estrogen when I was 48 after my hysterectomy. I love my estrogen gel and feel great. But I have been on it for 6 years and my gynecologis...
9m Mar 27, 2023
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S1 Ep65: The Dilemma of Dealing with Menopause AND Breast Cancer with Dr. Corinne Menn
Essentially all women eventually enter menopause, and while most end up not taking hormones to treat their symptoms, they at least have the option to do so. Women with a breast cancer diagnosis, on the other hand, generally don’t have the same choices at their disposal and are told, or assume, they are not candidates for estrogen therapy. Millions of women are expected to just put up with hot f...
42m Mar 16, 2023
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S1 Ep65: Crazy Products and Menopause Myths
The annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, otherwise known as ISSWSH, is a medical conference where sexual medicine and menopause experts gather to present research and educate other health care professionals. At this year’s meeting, I decided to grab some of those world-renowned EXPERTS on the fly and ask them the following 4 questions: “Of all of ...
41m Mar 09, 2023
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S1 Ep63: Are Current Screening Guidelines HELPING women or HURTING Women? Controversies in Public Health Policy with Dr. Melissa Simon
Today I am talking to Dr. Melissa Simon. Dr. Simon served on the US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Committee (USPSTF), the government organization that shapes public policy and sets recommendations followed by doctors all over the country. So, when your doctor says you only need a Pap test every 3 years and that you no longer need a Pap test at all after age 65,  it is based on...
43m Feb 23, 2023
43m
S1 Ep61: BONING UP ON BONE HEALTH: Part 2
In the United States, there are 10 million women with OSTEOPOROSIS and 43 million women with OSTEOPENIA. Most of these women do not know they are at risk for a potential life-changing or even fatal fracture.  My guest is Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri, an internist with a specialty and expertise in women’s bone health. This topic is in 2 parts. If you haven’t already, please start with Part 1, Episod...
48m Feb 16, 2023
48m
S1 Ep59: BONING UP ON BONE HEALTH: PART 1
In the United States, there are 10 million women with OSTEOPOROSIS and 43 million women with OSTEOPENIA. Most of these women have no idea that they are at risk for a potentially life-changing or even fatal fracture.  One reason for this lack of concern and lack of awareness is that osteoporosis is usually a “silent disease”. Today, I am going to break that silence. My guest is Dr. Kristi Tough ...
40m Feb 02, 2023
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S1 Ep58: Two Experts- Two Timely Topics
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...
51m Jan 26, 2023
51m
S1 Ep57: Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
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...
26m Jan 19, 2023
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S1 Ep56: Too Young for Menopause?
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 situ...
42m Jan 12, 2023
42m
S1 Ep55: BUSTING THE MYTHS BEHIND CONSENSUAL NON-MONOGAMY
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 ...
56m Jan 05, 2023
56m
S1 Ep54: WHAT HAPPENS DURING SEX THERAPY
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 ...
49m Dec 29, 2022
49m
S1 Ep52: How to Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yeager
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 reduc...
59m Dec 15, 2022
59m
S1 Ep51: Transdermal vs Oral Estrogens- What’s the Difference?
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....
35m Dec 08, 2022
35m
S1 Ep50: Dating in a Digital Age. The Kinsey Report on Match with Dr. Justin Garcia
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 ...
54m Dec 01, 2022
54m
S1 Ep48: Fabulous AND Fashionable with Lauren Dimet Waters
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 wor...
50m Nov 17, 2022
50m
S1 Ep45: Religion, Culture on Sexual Practices with Dr. Sameena Rahman
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 sexu...
42m Oct 26, 2022
42m
S1 Ep43: THE POWER of the PILLOW: The Ergonomics of Sex ... with Dr. Heather Howard
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...
27m Oct 13, 2022
27m
S1 Ep41: Why Men Go Missing in Bed with Dr. Steven Snyder
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” I...
55m Sep 29, 2022
55m
S1 Ep40: Don’t Go With This Flow: Post Menopause Bleeding
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 episo...
25m Sep 21, 2022
25m
S1 Ep39: A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Janelle Howell
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...
44m Sep 14, 2022
44m
S1 Ep38: Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!
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 ...
16m Sep 07, 2022
16m
S1 Ep36: How to Know You Are in Menopause If You Never Get Periods
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 Ho...
11m Aug 24, 2022
11m
S1 Ep35: Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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 produ...
28m Aug 17, 2022
28m
S1 Ep34: Making the Most of Mid-Life and Beyond with Iris Krasnow
How is it that some women are sexier, more productive, more fulfilled, and even more relevant after the age of 50 than then when they were younger? In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Iris Krasnow, a renowned journalist, a New York Times bestselling author of 7 books, and an expert when it comes to smashing stereotypes around aging. In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Iris Krasnow discus...
48m Aug 10, 2022
48m
S1 Ep32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy? Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki
If you are peri or post-menopausal and can’t remember the name of your next-door neighbor or why you walked in a room, you are not crazy, you are not heading towards dementia, and you are not alone.  In this episode, Dr. Streicher is joined by Dr. Pauline Maki, a Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology. For over 25 years, Dr. Maki has led a program of NIH-funded researc...
51m Jul 27, 2022
51m
S1 Ep31: The Truth About Estrogen Therapy and Breast Cancer
The number one reason women give for not taking estrogen is fear of breast cancer. This fear is based on the 2002 study which has been reevaluated and shown to be flawed in a number of ways. Despite solid proof that estrogen therapy does not cause breast cancer and other serious illness, most doctors continue to exaggerate the risks and undersell the benefits of hormone therapy. The goal of thi...
21m Jul 20, 2022
21m
S1 Ep28: The BEST approach for BREAST Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction with Dr. Lisa Larkin
It used to be so simple. Women were just advised to get a mammogram every year. But now we have not just x-rays, but ultrasound, MRI, digital breast tomosynthesis, screening mammograms, and diagnostic mammograms. Women are confused, and frankly, a lot of doctors are also confused. I am joined by Dr. Lisa Larkin, a board-certified internist, a certified menopause practitioner of the North Americ...
49m Jun 30, 2022
49m
S1 Ep23: The Impact of Systemic Racism in Mid-life Women's Health
Relatively minimal research is devoted to menopause even though menopause affects literally 100% of women that live past the age of 50. For women of color, the situation is far more dire.. Not only do we know less about the impact of medical conditions or therapies in mid-life black women but it is incredibly challenging for many black women to access appropriate care. My guest is Dr. Fenwa Mil...
47m Jun 16, 2022
47m
S1 Ep24: A Mid-life Manual If Your Kid is College Bound
With women delaying pregnancy, the year you start flashing just might coincide with the year you are sending your son or daughter off to college. If you are a mid-life woman who has college-bound kids, you need to know that things have changed …a lot…since you left home and went off to school. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jill Grimes, a family physician and the author of The ULTIMATE Col...
46m Jun 02, 2022
46m
S1 Ep23: Welcome to Peri-menopause!
Years before estrogen production completely shuts down, HORMONE LEVELS start to FLUCTUATE wildly during that special time of life known as PERIMENOPAUSE. Waiting out bothersome hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia is not generally the best strategy since perimenopause can last for years. In addition, it’s not as if those symptoms magically go away when you enter menopause!   In this episode ...
13m May 30, 2022
13m
S1 Ep22: Dreaming of SLEEP with Dr Stephanie Faubion
Overall, women are 40% more likely to experience insomnia than men and the numbers are even higher during perimenopause and menopause. There are many reasons for sleepless nights mid-life (beyond hot flashes!) that often go undiagnosed. In this segment, I am joined by Dr. Stephanie Faubion, the Director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health, and the medical director for The North American...
42m May 26, 2022
42m
S1 Ep20: Is Non-monogamy Having a Moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
Prepare to rethink everything you have been taught about female sexuality. One in five couples practice open non-monogamy, yet cultural and societal expectations are that a woman have only one partner for life. Dr. Martin’s book, UNTRUE: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Adultery is Wrong-and how the new science can set us free “cuts through the junk science and regressive...
1hr 12m May 19, 2022
1hr 12m
S1 Ep17: Menopause and Work
More than 60% of women say that their menopause symptoms decreased their productivity and quality of work and even though millions of corporate dollars are lost due to absenteeism, reduced quality of work, and health care costs, the US government and corporate America refuse to recognize or mitigate the problem. The time is way overdue to acknowledge and fix it.  In this episode Dr. Streicher ...
9m May 09, 2022
9m
S1 Ep14: Need to Know Info About the Penis in Your Bed with Dr. Rachel Rubin
Up to 70% of post menopause women have vaginal or vulvar changes which lead to difficulty with sexual function, but for many couples, that is far from the whole story. In this episode, Dr. Streicher has a frank conversation with Dr. Rachel Rubin (http://rachelrubinmd.com/) , a board-certified urologist, and one of a handful of physicians with specific training in sexual medicine for both men an...
34m Apr 28, 2022
34m
S1 Ep12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe
Vaginas are not the only part of the body that change mid-life! With age, muscles start to naturally atrophy- a condition called sarcopenia. Women can lose up to 10% of their muscles mass every decade.  Fitness expert Amanda Thebe’s best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! addresses the value and importance of exercise, diet, and lifestyle ...
45m Apr 21, 2022
45m