Not only can you laser your face smooth, laser your pubic hair away, and laser off regrettable tattoos—you can also laser your vagina. But should you? Vaginal laser is highly controversial in medical circles. Here’s why it gets mixed reviews, along with need-to-know info if you do choose to sign up. 



This episode will include: 

The science behind the CO2 laser and how it works
Why many doctors and medical organizations do not recommend laser
Why the term “vaginal rejuvenation” should never be used
Why it is critically important to only have a laser procedure  from an expert
What laser will..and won’t do
Effectiveness and safety considerations 
What to expect during a laser procedure
Why someone might choose laser over established safe and effective treatments of GSM
The disadvantages of laser

Other relevant episodes: 



Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 

Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?

 Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things 

Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell 

Episode 63 DHEA-An Estrogen Alternative for Vaginal Dryness 

Episode 83 Get the Biggest Benefit from Vaginal Creams, Rings and Other Things



For more information:  



 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. 



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 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 Ep88: VAGINAL LASER -Hoax or Helpful?

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 Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. Guests will include other experts on all things menopause.  So strap in- it’s going to be quite the ride! This is THE podcast for accurate information about menopause but is not meant to be personal medical advice.

Sexuality

Health

Medicine

Science & Medicine

Fitness & Nutrition

Health & Fitness

More 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 joined by Dr. Shieva Ghofrany to explain the flaw in this reasoning and why “no complaint” is not the same as “No problem”.



We discuss specific issues that are addressed post menopause: 






Pap tests and other screening tests
The reason for a gynecologic exam in non-Pap years
The problem with your internist doing your Pap test
Other reasons the annual exam is important 
Conditions with no symptoms
STI screening
Sexual Health
Menopause issues
Hysterectomy
Insurance issues


Shieva Ghofrany MD

Instagram -@drshievag

Website: Tribecalledv.com



For more information:



Episode 62 Are Current Screening Guidelines Helping Women or Hurting Women? With Dr. Melissa Simon 



Episode 102 An Insider approach to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany



Episode 130- Are You Ever Done with Menopause? 





Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.



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












S3 Ep131: Why You Need to Keep Seeing a Gyne  with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany


… 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 receptors throughout the body and there are lifelong consequences of being without estrogen even if perimenopausal symptoms are in the rear-view mirror.



In this episode: 

Why not every woman has long-term health issues post menopause
The long-term impact of menopause (not aging) on
Bone health
Joints and muscles
Frailty
Cardiovascular System
Diabetes
Brain Function
Vulva and  Vagina
Sexual Function
Urinary Tract



How to increase your longevity without hormones
Nine Secrets of the Blue Zones where women live to 100 (without taking estrogen) 
If you can take hormone therapy for life




For further information on this topic: 

The Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi

Netflix: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones https://www.netflix.com/title/81214929







Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!


Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 


Episode 59 - Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri (Risk Factors for osteoporosis, and Screening)


Episode 123 Hormone Therapy After Age 60 with Dr. James Simon

Episode125 Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Vonda Wright




Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.





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










S3 Ep130: Are You Ever Done with Menopause?

When 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 the hook down the road and that PCOS early in life is associated with several health issues later in life.  Today I am having a conversation with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Alison Rogers, about the impact of PCOS later in life. 








The history of PCOS, AKA Stein Levinthal Syndrome
What Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is
Health concerns of young women with PCOS
If there is a genetic predisposition to PCOS
Why women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
What happens to women with PCOS when they go through menopause
Post menopause risks in women with a history of PCOS
If women with PCOS can safely use hormone therapy
Wrap Up! 




                                                 Allison Rogers MD

                            https://www.fcionline.com/doctors/allison-rodgers/

                                   Social Media: @dr.allison.rodgers





For more information on this topic: 

Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!



Episode 57 Uterine Cancer: Reducing Your Risk



Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.



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


















S3 Ep129: PCOS Problems Post Menopause with Dr. Allison Rodgers


While 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 the impact of exercise when it comes to reducing hot flashes, the jury is still out. 



Dr. Maria Sophocles is the Medical Director of Women’s Healthcare of Princeton. She is a certified menopause practitioner and has a particular interest in non-hormonal approaches to help with menopause symptoms.  In this episode, we discussed a study that was recently published in the Journal Menopause titled “The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife” 



Link to article: Witkowski, Sarah PhD1; White, Quinn BA1; Shreyer, Sofiya MA2; Brown, Daniel E. PhD3; Sievert, Lynnette Leidy PhD2. The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife. Menopause






Chat about South by Southwest Panel
Dr. Sophocles Ted Talk
What research shows as far as exercise and hot flashes
The Menopause Society’s statement on exercise and yoga 
How hot flashes are measured in studies
Perceived hot flashes versus actual hot flashes
Findings of this study 
Dr. Sophocles research with EmberWave™






                                                  Maria Sophocles MD

                                                 mariasophoclesmd.com

                                                   @mariasophoclesmd

                                 Ted Talk- https://go.ted.com/rpUSM





For more information on this topic: 



Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!



Episode 53 Not All Hot Flashes  Mean Menopause 



Episode 82 Journal Club with Mary Jane Minkin



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 





Laurie Mintz



Sheryl Kingsberg



Amanda Thebe





Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat







Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.



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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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




























S3 Ep128: Can you Exercise Your Hot Flashes Away?  A Journal Club with Dr. Maria Sophocles

Have you ever wondered about the history of pubic hair removal, current trends, risks and benefit? In this episode, you will learn more than you ever wanted to know including:  

The EVOLUTIONARY reason for pubic hair
The BIOLOGIC BENEFIT of pubic hair
A brief HISTORY of pubic hair removal trends and techniques
Current TRENDS in pubic hair styles

WHY women choose to remove their pubic hair
My survey on PARTNER preference 

HEALTH BENEFITS of pubic hair removal
If removing hair has any SEXUAL BENEFITS


METHODS of hair removal 
MY ADVICE…..








Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.



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








S2 Ep88: VAGINAL LASER -Hoax or Helpful?

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