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

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S1 Ep9: Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Your Sleep? Sex? Apr 10, 2022

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More than 1 in 4 menopausal women report that they use some form of cannabis to alleviate hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, mood swings, and brain fog.
In this segment Dr. Streicher takes you through:

The components of the human endocannabinoid system
The role of ESTROGEN in the endocannabinoid metabolism
PHYTOCANNABINOIDS
The different ways to CONSUME cannabis such as SMOKING, VAPING, EDIBLES, TINCTURES and TOPICALS
Why menopausal women metabolize cannabis differently than men and young women
Need to know info about SAFTEY and DOSAGE
Why cannabis may help with

Hot flashesSleepLibidoVaginal lubrication
If you use cannabis, Dr. Streicher, is doing research on the use of cannabis for relief of symptoms such as hot flashes, insomnia, libido or sexual function. PLEASE take this anonymous survey to be part of this important research. If you complete the survey- (It will take around ten minutes) you can enter to win a copy of Hot Flash Hell Dr. Streicher’s ground breaking book on options to eliminate hot flashes.
You will find lots more information on the use of cannabis in Hot Flash Hell
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.
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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

S1 Ep8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationship s with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg Apr 07, 2022

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Women who are dealing with PAINFUL SEX not only need to medically eliminate the cause of the pain, but also need to repair the PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT of either avoiding or enduring agonizing sexual activity for months or years.
In this episode Dr. Streicher sits down with Sheryl Kingsberg PhD to discuss strategies for couples and individuals to navigate sex when there is pain. She also reveals exciting research in female sexuality.
Dr. Kingsberg is a clinical psychologist, a Professor of Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and one of the country’s foremost experts and researchers in human sexuality.
Dr. Streicher and Dr. Kingsberg will discuss:

WHAT happens to relationships when sex is PAINFUL
WHAT is vaginismus and why does it happen?
WHY it is sometimes important to temporarily stop having intercourse
How to have sex when intercourse is off the table
What is SEX THERAPY?
The difference between a general therapist and a sex therapist
How to have a therapist who specialized
How to TALK to your partner about painful sex
Dr. Kingsberg’s Research: VIAGRA, TESTOSTERONE, LIBIDO drugs for women

More information about treating painful intercourse post menopause can be found in: Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

To find a certified sex therapist: www.AASECT.org

The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists www.SSTARR.org
The Society for Sex Therapist &ResearchLauren 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
Dr. Streicher’s Books
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

S1 Ep2: Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again! Mar 28, 2022

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The impact of hot flashes goes far beyond being miserable. We now have a huge amount of scientific evidence that it’s not just menopause, but hot flashes specifically, that increase your risk of developing cardiovascular diseaseand other serious medical conditions. This is Inside Information every woman needs to know!
In this episode Dr. Streicher covers:

HOW hot flashes can hurt your HEART
WHY it is a MYTH that hormone therapy is bad for your heart
The impact of hot flashes on BONE HEALTH, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER

Further Information on this topic can be found in:

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.
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 Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook @DrStreicher YouTube DrStreicherTV DrStreicher.com
Dr. Streicher’s Books
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

S1 Ep1: Is it Menopause? Or Some Other Pause? Mar 28, 2022

Show notes

Unlike puberty, when your mother sat you down and explained what to expect with your first period, it is the rare mother who tells her daughter what to expect from her first hot flash, what to do about it, or even what menopause is. In fairness to moms everywhere, no one explained it to them. In this first episode, Dr. Streicher covers: The frustrating disparity between help for mid-life men versus mid-life women WHAT menopause is WHEN it typically happens WHY women enter menopause at different times HOW long menopause lastsOther Pauses such as Perimenopause, EARLY menopause, Premature menopause, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency How to Know if you are Officially in menopause IF you should get a hormone test
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 Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook @DrStreicher YouTube DrStreicherTV DrStreicher.com
Dr. Streicher’s Books
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