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

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S2 Ep111: BONE UP with Hormone Therapy with Dr. Kristi DeSapri Jan 18, 2024

Show notes

While many women are aware that hormone therapy is good for the bones, it is usually thought of as a side benefit. You know, women take hormone therapy because they are flashing or can’t sleep and then are told, are told, by the way ..estrogen will also help prevent bone loss.
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 and also have no idea that hormone therapy is a proven strategy to treat low bone mass and prevent osteoporosis. Today, I am joined by bone guru Dr. Kristi DeSapri to talk about the role of hormone therapy when it comes to low bone mass and osteoporosis.
In response to questions that came in on social media, we address:

Is hormone therapy preventive against further bone loss or will it also help build bone?
Is the same DOSE that prevents HOT FLASHES also going to protect your bones?
When it comes to bone health, does it matter if you use TRANSDERMAL or ORAL estrogen?
What about TESTOSTERONE?
Can you use hormone therapy instead of bone-building drugs?
Is it ever TOO LATE to start hormone therapy to help your bones?
And so much more…

For more information on this topic:
Episode 2: Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!

Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women

Episode 46: Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Episode 51: Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference?

Episode 59: Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri
Episode 61: Boning Up on Bones: Part 2 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri
Episode 67: How Long Can You Safely Take Hormone Therapy?
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.
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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
Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)

S2 Ep110: Home Menopause Tests YEA! or NAY? Jan 11, 2024

Show notes

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.
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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
Put the O Back in Mojo: A Guide to Post Menopause Libido and Orgasm (available for pre-order)

S2 Ep109: Don't Retire...Rewire! with Jill Wine-Banks Jan 04, 2024

Show notes

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.
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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

S2 Ep108: Hot Topics in Menopause with Dr. Terry Gibbs Dec 21, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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

S2 Ep106: It's Time To Redefine Menopause Dec 07, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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.
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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

S2 Ep105: Top Things MEN Need to Know About MENOPAUSE Nov 30, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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

S2 Ep104: The Mouth and Menopause Nov 23, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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

S2 Ep103: Can CANNABIS Help You SLEEP? Nov 16, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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.
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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

S2 Ep102: An Insider Approach to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany Nov 09, 2023

Show notes

When someone is diagnosed with uterine cancer, in most cases, their uterus announces there is a problem by bleeding when it is not supposed to, or bleeding too heavily. Breast cancer, in most cases makes itself known by a lump, a nipple discharge or an abnormality on a mammogram. But ovarian cancer is not so accommodating and, in many cases, does not make its presence known until it has already moved well beyond the ovaries. My guest today is Dr. Shieva Ghofrany a practicing Ob-Gyn who was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer at age 46. She is going to share her story and talk about early signs, symptoms, and detection of ovarian cancer in women who are at average risk. And how to advocate for yourself when something is not quite right…

Dr. Ghofrany’s own journey with ovarian cancer
Why women often ignore symptoms
Why screening tests such as CA125 and ultrasound can be falsely reassuring
How bad news is delivered to patients matters
The role of integrative medicine in enhancing recovery
Symptoms of ovarian cancer
Appropriate testing if ovarian cancer is suspected
How women can advocate for themselves if symptoms are disregarded
Importance and timing of follow-up ultrasounds of ovarian cysts
Living with a cancer diagnosis (any cancer)
Wrap up including
- Risk factors of ovarian cancer
- Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer
- Symptoms that may indicate ovarian cancer

Shieva Ghofrany MD
Website: www.tribecalledv.com
Instagram: @Biglovefiercejuju
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.
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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.
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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

S2 Ep101: 23 Tips to Drop Peri &Post-Menopause Pounds: UPDATE! Nov 02, 2023

Show notes

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.
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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.
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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

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