Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, weight gain, hair loss, inability to orgasm? Nothing is off limits in these fact filled, solution-driven and often surprisingly funny podcasts that address the specific symptoms women face as they navigate perimenopause and post-menopause. Each segment is like having an in-depth consultation with Dr. Lauren Streicher, a nationally recognized menopause expert and the founding Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine ...
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Inside The Mouse Castle: Disney News, Information and Commentary
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From July 2014 to April 2021, Disney geeks extraordinaire Tim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds commented, analyzed and generally made a shambles of Disney news "Inside the Mouse Castle." Relive those embarrassing days here as they talk about Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney Publishing, Disney Consumer Products and the Disney/ABC Television Group. You've been warned. www.TheMouseCastle.com
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S3 Ep170: The Dark History of the Pelvic Exam
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1:02:47The vagina is a dark and mysterious place. It is the passage by which most of us enter the world. As an adult, it is the place where our sexuality is housed, hopefully, associated with pleasure, but it can also be a place associated with pain, and sometimes trauma. It is impossible to see the vagina without a speculum since the vagina is completely…
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S3 Ep169: When Progesterone is Problematic: A Collaboration on a Complex Patient with Dr. Risa Kagan
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59:41Autor: Lauren Streicher, MD
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S3 Ep168: GLP-1 Drugs- The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown
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44:23GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic™ and Wegovy™ do a great job at helping folks lose large amounts of weight, but there is emerging evidence that the benefits go well beyond achieving a healthy weight. And then there is the dark side…can they also harm? In this episode, Dr. Alexandra Sowa, an internist who is certified in obesity medicine, and the author of …
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S3 Ep167: All Hot Flashes Do Not Mean Menopause
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15:15Hot flashes, the hallmark of menopause are experienced by up to 80% of women. And if you are in your late 40s or early 50s and dressing in layers, carrying a fan, and sweating through your pajamas, chances are, it’s menopause. But maybe it’s not. In this episode I run through the list of conditions that have nothing to do with menopause, that can c…
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S3 Ep166: Paternalism and the Uterus
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16:46The 1950s and 60s were a time of medical paternalism in America. The doctor, who was male in 98 percent of cases, decided what was best for his patient and unilaterally made decisions that were rarely, if ever questioned. In 1969 Dr. Marcus Welby was the TV prototype of this godlike paragon, and he spoke decisively and with authority in countless A…
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S3 Ep165: The Secret Fantasy Life of Women with Dr. Justin Lehmiller
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49:37Sexual fantasy is at the top of the list when it comes to taboo topics. My guest, Dr. Justin Lehmiller is a social psychologist, an award-winning educator, a prolific researcher, and is the host of The Sex and Psychology podcast. He is also the author of The popular book, Tell Me What You Want_ The Science of Sexual Desire and How it Can Help You I…
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S3 Ep164: Is Bioidentical Always Best?
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17:14Many, if not most women and clinicians believe that bioidentical estrogen is always best when it comes to post menopause hormone therapy. This comes from the premise that bio-identical estrogen is completely natural and therefore safer and more effective than other forms of estrogen. Except that is not necessarily true. In this myth-busting episode…
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Less than 3% of post-menopause women use commercially produced hormone therapy. However, increasing numbers of women dealing with hot flashes, insomnia, painful sex, and loss of libido are using non-FDA-approved hormone pellets. Millions of women have no idea that they are using a form of hormone therapy that is unregulated and associated with side…
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S3 Ep162: Your Post Menopause Urethra with Dr. Kelly Casperson
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54:05Most women don’t even think about their urethras, but an estrogen-starved urinary tract can be the culprit when it comes to recurrent urinary tract infections and that persistent “gotta go” feeling. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Kelly Casperson, a board-certified urologist, a certified Menopause Practitioner of the North American Menopause So…
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S3 Ep161: Dating After 50 Doesn't Need to Be Daunting
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38:5930% of women over the age of 50 are single. 50% of women over age 65 are single. Too often the whole dating process is overwhelming, frustrating, and unsuccessful. Enter Bela Gandhi- the nationally known dating coach who regularly appears on Good Morning America and hosts a hit podcast, “The Smart Dating Academy.” So whether you need to fix your pi…
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S3 Ep160: The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Vonda Wright- UPDATE
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55:13As 2024 ends, I decided to revisit the top episodes from last year. If I were to go by my favorites, choosing would be impossible. According to the number of downloads, the two top contenders are Top Tips for Skin and Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler and Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Vonda Wright. I am going to update Dr. Gendler's epis…
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S3 Ep159: Holiday Gifts That Happen to be Healthy
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19:07If you haven't finished your holiday shopping yet, I've got you covered. In this episode, I have great gift ideas that also happen to be healthy. There were two criteria to make it to this list. One, it had to be something I already own or would like to own. Second, there had to be a scientifically proven health benefit to using these items. And if…
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S3 Ep158: How to Find a Clinician Who is Not Clueless
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31:09An “MD” after the name is no assurance that the person to whom you are about to bare your soul—and your vagina—is an expert when it comes to menopause. In this episode, I am going to walk you through the steps to find someone you can trust to fix your flashes, foggy brain, and failing sex life. Head over to Substack.com/@DrStreicher for a transcrip…
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S3 Ep157: Hormone Therapy to Help the Heart?
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23:29If you would like to read a transcript of this episode along with some additional information, head on over to my substack- substack.com/@DrStreicher Chances are you have heard at least one expert say that systemic hormone therapy will prevent heart disease. But you also may have heard other experts say, No- if you don’t have hot flashes or low bon…
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S3 Ep156: Perimenopause Problems : An Expert’s Approach with Steven Goldstein MD
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50:57The only thing predictable about perimenopause is that it is …unpredictable. My guest today is Dr. Steven Goldstein, a tenured professor at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine, the past President of the International Menopause Society, Past President of The Menopause Society, and one of the WORLD’S top experts on the science of perimenopause. The pro…
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S3 Ep155: Genital Dryness and Misbehaving Bladders
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22:07Men have always had the clear advantage of being able to inspect their genitals with very little effort on their part. Women’s genitals are not quite as accessible, resulting in a lot more uncertainty about what’s normal and what’s not. No wonder women are frequently blindsided by not only the physical changes that occur with the onset of menopause…
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Studies reveal that 70% of women experience a sense of being overlooked socially and professionally once they hit 50. The term for this phenomenon is Invisible Woman Syndrome. In this episode, I am joined by Christine Morrison, who writes about the social constructs in the fashion, beauty and wellness industry that inform the way society views wome…
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I give two to three lectures a week. No matter who I am talking to or what the topic is, the part I like the best is the Q and A. It’s always different and I never know what I am going to get. In this episode I answer 37 questions in a 45 minute webinar I did on behalf of Midi Health where I am the Medical Director of Community Education and Outrea…
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S3 Ep151: Don't Be Duped: Misleading Marketing and the FDA
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26:36You grab a product off the shelf—maybe it promises to help with bladder control, take off ten pounds, erase wrinkles, or boost orgasms. You assume it will do what it claims to do because it has the FDA seal on the package. Most consumers have no idea that most over-the-counter products have not been tested to ensure product claims are legitimate. T…
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S3 Ep150: Managing Menopause When Cancer is a Concern with Dr. Mindy Goldman
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1:03:52Autor: Lauren Streicher, MD
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S3 Ep149: The Menopause Society Meeting
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25:58Episode149 The Menopause Society Meeting Insights from an Insider Once a year, the Menopause Society holds an annual meeting where thousands of experts gather to present their research and learn from each other. In this episode, I will discuss some of the most interesting research presented at the meeting…and explain why I didn’t attend the meeting…
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S3 Ep148: GYNE HACKS for Midlife Women
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17:26You know what a Hack is…something that solves a problem, simplifies a task or reduces frustration. Who doesn’t love a good hack? This episode is loaded with GYNECOLOGIC HACKS ...your gyne never told you. Useful tips, tricks and solutions for frustrating gyne problems. Alternative uses for products that are intended to be used on your vulva or in yo…
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S3 Ep149: Orgasm Equality with Dr. Laurie Mintz
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46:32There is a long history of women not only not knowing nothing about sexual pleasure but being made to feel as if there is something dangerous and wrong with them if they seek it. My guest for this episode is Dr. Laurie Mintz a professor, a therapist, and the author of “Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters- and how to get it”, the groundb…
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S3 Ep145: TESTOSTERONE for ALL? with Kelly Casperson MD
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54:18Put a group of menopause experts in a room, and there are certain things everyone will agree on. But there are other topics, that do not result in universal agreement. And, usually, when that happens, it’s the battle of the academic purists vs …everyone else. And in the menopause world right now, there is no more controversial topic than the use of…
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S3 Ep144: ESTROGEN for the FACE? THE FACTS!
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22:37Something happens to skin after your 40th birthday, and that something isn’t good. So is it just a coincidence that wrinkles and sags show up at the same time your periods disappear, or is it just one of those mid-life things? The answer is both. Post menopause skin without estrogen is dryer, thinner, blotchier, hairier, and wrinklier. So, is TOPIC…
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S3 Ep143: Who Do You Believe When Experts Disagree? with Tamsen Fadal
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49:11In a world where women are barraged with information when it comes to how best to manage menopause, it can be overwhelming and confusing. Between having their symptoms dismissed by their regular physician, and then being overwhelmed with information on social media, it’s hard to know what’s fact and hype. And what do you do when the doctor you trus…
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S3 Ep142: Don’t Go with This Flow: Post Menopause Bleeding
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29:51It can be terrifying to have bleeding when you are post-menopause. 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. But, although most women imagine the worst, in most cases, postmenopausal spotting or blee…
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S3 Ep141: When Your Hair Today is Gone Tomorrow - PART 2
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20:50In Part 1 on Mid-Life Hair Loss, I covered hair care strategies, vitamins, and supplements. And pretty much every section ended with the equivalent of “Don’t waste your money.” This episode has useful advice to get those follicles to kick in and significantly increase the hair on your head. TOPICAL minoxidil ORAL minoxidil FINASTERIDE Dutasteride P…
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S3 Ep140: Stress Incontinence- You Go Girl- But Only When You Want To ( A Hot Flash-Back Episode) with Dr. Rachel Rubin
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51:01Autor: Lauren Streicher, MD
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S3 Ep139: Hair Today- Gone Tomorrow-Part 1
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22:54For guys, middle-aged hair loss is upsetting, but not something that generally prompts a doctor’s appointment. But that is not the case for women that are suddenly seeing a lot more scalp. While not exactly a medical emergency, it qualifies as an emotional emergency. This is PART 1 of 2 parts on post-menopause hair loss. This episode covers hair ca…
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S3 Ep138: The Shocking Trend Happening in Bedrooms with Debby Herbenick PhD
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49:33A recent New York Times article was titled “The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex”. Before I even clicked, I knew what that troubling trend was since I had recently attended a medical conference where I heard a lecture from Dr. Debbie Herbenick about the increasing numbers of young adults who were including CHOKING as part of their sexual repertoire. …
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S3 Ep137: A Short History of Estrogen Therapy
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21:40“The physician who puts a woman on ‘Premarin’ makes her pleasant to live with once again- something for which husbands are grateful" 1960 Premarin ad The history of hormone therapy goes back over 100 years. And it didn’t start with horses; it started with cows. If there is a theme, it is that history continues to repeat itself, and following the mo…
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S3 Ep136: Muscle Mass and Menopause with Amanda Thebe
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58:28Vaginas 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. In this episode, my guest is fitness expert Amanda Thebe, who addresses the value and importance of exercise, diet, and lifestyle choices to keep yo…
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S3 Ep135: Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy: How relationships change over time with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
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48:20When there is a lack of lust decades into an otherwise loving marriage or relationship, many, if not most, women assume their indifference to sex is a result of declining hormone levels and that a prescription for estrogen, testosterone or a libido enhancing drug will re-light the flame. A plunge in hormones can be part of the problem, and sometime…
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S3 Ep134: The FACTS on CLOTS and ESTROGEN
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25:37Women who have a history of a blood clot, or a risk factor that makes them at high risk for developing a blood clot are generally told that hormone therapy is not an option. And then there is that terrifying black box warning on every single estrogen product, including local vaginal estrogens, that states, “Using estrogen alone may increase your ch…
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S3 Ep133: Best Breast Advice When it comes to Hormone Therapy With Dr. Corinne Menn
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57:07There continues to be great confusion regarding the impact of hormone therapy on the breast. And despite the known benefits of hormone therapy, and reassuring data regarding the impact of hormone therapy on breast cancer, most clinicians are still reluctant to prescribe it, and most women are reluctant to take it. Even more so if a woman is high ri…
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S3 Ep132: The Itchy Vulva (and Not So Itchy Vulva) with Dr. Jill Krapf
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1:04:09Men have always had the obvious advantage of inspecting their genitalia with essentially no effort on their part. For women, it’s a little more challenging. Combine that with the recommendation that there is no need for women to have a gynecologic exam as they get older, most doctors are also not looking. Today I am joined by Dr.Jill Krapf, a gynec…
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S3 Ep131: Why You Need to Keep Seeing a Gyne with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany
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57:39More likely than not, if you are over 65, your internist has declared everything between your belly button and your thighs to be the “NO NEED” zone. “NO NEED” for a pap, “NO NEED” need for a speculum, “NO NEED” to remove your underpants, and definitely “NO NEED” to see a gynecologist unless you have a specific problem. But in today’s episode, I am …
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S3 Ep130: Are You Ever Done with Menopause?
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21:33… and how to increase longevity with and without hormone therapy The idea that menopause only lasts for a few years is a common misconception. You may have even been told by a medical professional that when you no longer have hot flashes, you are done with menopause! But menopause means you’re no longer producing estrogen. There are hormone recepto…
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S3 Ep129: PCOS Problems Post Menopause with Dr. Allison Rodgers
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35:38When I first learned about PCOS during my training, I was told that once a woman with PCOS hit menopause, irregular periods, excess hair growth dealing with fertility problems and other manifestations of PCOS were in the rear-view mirror. And that’s true, but we now know that women who had PCOS during the reproductive years, are not entirely off th…
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S3 Ep128: Can you Exercise Your Hot Flashes Away? A Journal Club with Dr. Maria Sophocles
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43:57While not everyone is necessarily good about regular physical activity, no one questions that it’s good for you. Cardiovascular health, weight management, cognitive function, mood, better sleep and even reducing the risk of many kinds of cancer are all established benefits to moving as opposed to sitting on your butt all day. But, when it comes to …
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S3 Ep126: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI-Update!
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26:53The only thing more miserable than a urinary tract infection (UTI) is when it happens again, and again, and again. But, good news, there are ways to prevent post menopause RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. But sometimes urinary urgency, burning and that “gotta go” feeling is NOT FROM an INFECTION, and need a completely different kind of treatment…
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S3 Ep124: All Hormones Are Not Created Equal With Dr. James Simon
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45:34Every available type of hormone therapy will effectively eliminate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. However, all hormone therapy is not the same. Individual formulations impact bone health, breast health, and cardiovascular health differently. In episode 123, Dr. James Simon and I discussed starting hormone therapy after the age of 60. In …
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S3 Ep123: Hormone Therapy AFTER Age 60 with Dr. James Simon
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28:06While it has been established that the most optimal time to start hormone therapy is within ten years of the menopause transition or before age 60, one of the most common questions that pops up is, “Is it safe to start hormone therapy after age 60?” In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. James Simon to determine WHO is a candidate for a “la…
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S3 Ep122: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again!
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27:43In 2009 I was invited to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a menopause expert to counter the other menopause “expert”, actress turned author Suzanne Somers. “Dr” Somers is not the only celebrity to help women navigate menopause. Today, Gwyneth Paltrow, Selma Hayek, Naomi Watts, and others are also doling out advice, and in some cases selling prod…
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S3 Ep121: Dr. Streicher and Dr. Mary Claire Haver Respond to a “New” Model to Manage Menopause
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42:20Don't Mess with These Menopause Experts! When The Lancet, one of the oldest, most respected medical journals, published a series of articles saying that “menopause had been over-medicalized”, that many symptoms were “just in her head” and that overall, women should navigate menopause “without the need for medical treatments” a group of furious meno…
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S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs
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46:00Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors: Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™) What are GLP1 Inhibitors? How GLP-1 Inhibitors Who is a GOOD CANDIDATE to take a GLP-1 Inhibitor Who is NOT a GOOD CANDIDATE based on medical conditions Other HEALTH BENEFITS from taking a GLP1 Inhibit…
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S3 Ep118: How Hormones Impact the Gut and GERD
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26:30It was news to me that estrogen levels can impact on the likelihood of reflux, your gut microbiome, and even the frequency and consistency of your poop. It’s complicated, and I had a hard time interpreting the data, so I invited gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Ruchim to help me out. In this episode: How and why GERD is impacted by menopause If Hormo…
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S2 Ep117: Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler
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58:26In this episode I am talking to a dermatologist that has over 100 thousand followers on Instagram. And with good reason. She is funny, she tells it like it is, she is a rock star in the world of dermatology and is my go-to when it comes to mid-life skin care, fillers, Botox, not to mention how to have more hair on your head and less hair on your fa…
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S2 Ep116: Your HEART on Hormones-Update!
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53:23Estrogen is not only good for your brain, your bladder, and your bones, estrogen is also good for your blood vessels. And a lack of estrogen is one of the reasons, that heart disease spikes in women post menopause. Hormone therapy, if started within ten years of the menopause transition, appears to be heart protective. Today I am joined by Dr. Marl…
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