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

By Lauren Streicher, MDMedicine Health & Fitness Sexuality

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April 23S4 Ep200: Perimenopause Problems-an Experts Approach with Dr. Steven Goldstein
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This is my 200th episode! So I decided to replay a fan favorite.
Dr. Steven Goldstein's perimenopause episode was among the top 5 most downloaded, with good reason.
The 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 problem with the standard definition of menopause.
Why bleeding and having a period is not the same thing
Why perimenopausal women bleed erratically
Why anxiety and other symptoms occur during
How to interrupt FSH and estradiol blood levels
The best treatment for perimenopause
Why birth control pills work so well during perimenopause
Myths about birth control pills
The concept of “suppression and substitution”
How long perimenopause lasts
What triggers perimenopause
Why fibroids often grow during perimenopause
How to know if symptoms are perimenopause hormonal fluctuations or something else
How long someone can stay on a birth control pill
When the 12-month rule doesn’t hold
When perimenopause and menopause hit before the age of 40.
When perimenopause hits before 40 why it needs to be treated
Options if someone can’t take birth control pills
When you can ignore irregular bleeding and when it needs to be evaluated
What Black women need to know about perimenopause bleeding
The likelihood of cancer if there is a uterine polyp and you are not bleeding
Link to Steven Goldstein MD
https://www.goldsteinmd.com/services/gynecologist-perimenopause-specialist/

Link to John Rock’s Error Article

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 and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.

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.
54 min
April 09S4 Ep199: Closing the Mind-Body Libido Gap with Dr. Lori Brotto
As a gynecologist, I help women with the physical, hormonal, and medical aspects of sexual response: eliminate sexual pain, and help women who can’t orgasm due to an SSRI, diabetes or vascular disease. I am not a therapist. I do not treat the psychosocial aspects of sexual difficulties or address the mind-body connection. And that is why the work I do depends on experts like my guest today, Dr. Lori Brotto
Dr. Lori Brotto is a registered psychologist, researcher, and global leader in women’s sexual health. A Professor at the University of British Columbia and Distinguished University Scholar, she has spent more than two decades developing and validating evidence-based treatments for women’s sexual concerns and is widely recognized for pioneering the use of mindfulness in sexual health. She co-developed eSense to translate this body of research into accessible, evidence-based care beyond traditional clinical settings. Dr. Brotto has authored more than 280 scientific publications and is also the author of Better Sex Through Mindfulness and its companion workbook.

In this episode:
Why a sex therapist and medical clinician need to collaborate
How mindfulness helps arousal and libido once there is no pain with sexual activity
How well mindfulness works to increase libido
The difference between mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
Why women avoid sex (besides pain)
The circular sexual response cycle
If most sex therapists are aware of the impact of menopause symptoms
The role of systemic testosterone and libido
The eSense Health tool for individualized digital access to CBT and mindfulness
Why Dr. Brotto developed eSense Health
What eSense is
How eSense works and how well it works
Who eSense is for
How this tool helps women
Living with a cancer diagnosis
PTSD
History of trauma
History of sexual abuse
With different cultural and religious backgrounds
What to expect during an eSense session
The cost of eSense
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-brotto-9974a236/
Instagram @drloribrotto

Information about eSense HEALTH
eSense Health is a digital health company focused on closing the care gap in women’s sexual health. The e-Sense program is based on proven therapeutic approaches, including CBT and mindfulness, and turns them into a structured self-guided experience that women can access privately. It offers support that’s similar to what you might receive in therapy, but in a more accessible and affordable format.
To learn more and sign up for updates, visit: https://esensehealth.com/contact/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/esensehealth/
YouTube:

Episode 195 Vulvar Relief with Dr. Andrew Goldstein

COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN

Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.

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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
53 min
March 25S4 Ep198: Preventing Dementia: Estrogen? Testosterone? Prevogen?
Preventing Dementia: Estrogen? Testosterone? Prevogen™?

On November 10, 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Marty Markary, along with the head of the FDA, RFK Jr, announced that hormone therapy would “reduce Alzheimer’s by 35%."
Where does that statistic come from? And should all women take hormone therapy to stave off dementia later in life?
In this episode, I take a deep dive into the science of hormone therapy and Prevogen™...and what you can do to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease by almost 50%.
The impact of hormone therapy on cognition in different phases of life
Current scientific studies to determine if it is beneficial to take hormone therapy to prevent Alzheimers
How best to measure the risk of Alzheimer’s
The “Science” behind Prevogen
How OTC neutraceuticals get past the FDA
Action steps to decrease the risk of Alzheimers
COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
24 min
March 12S4 Ep197: Don't Be SKIN-fluenced! A Q and A with Dr. Ellen Gendler
In the world of medical influencers, the only thing crazier than the menopause world is the skin world. There are a lot of people who are making millions selling lotions and potions that promise to make your 50-year-old skin look like it did when you were 20.

Enter Dr. Ellen Gendler- you know her-the New York dermatologist who is the voice of reason, and wildly entertaining, but most importantly, the voice of science in a sea of skin-fluencers.

I asked for your questions, and you delivered!
SO strap in for this rapid fire Q and A!

Some of the topics we covered:
Microneedling
Loose skin
Crepey skin
Peptides
Skin brighteners
Hydroquinone
Brown spots
Itchy skin
Plumping earlobes
Sunscreen
Face injections
Thinning hair
Ketoconazole shampoo
Oral minoxidil
Scalp massage
Nutrafol
Shampoo
Droopy eyes vs droopy brows
Marionette lines
Fillers
And so much more...
Dr. Ellen Gendler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center
Insta: @ellengendlermd

Episode 117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
1 hr
February 26S4 Ep196: An Intimate Conversation with the Author of The Intimate Animal, Dr. Justin Garcia
In this episode, join me in my living room for a conversation between me, Christie Hefner, and the author of a just released book, Intimate Animal by Justin Garcia, an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationships and the Executive Director of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute.
The Intimate Animal explores: Why we love who we love? Why do we stay in unfulfilling relationships and stray from rewarding ones? Is it ever a good idea to open a relationship? How has the digital age affected courtship? And why do some longtime couples crash and burn while others stay madly in love?
The difference between intimacy and sex
If evolution is driven by sex or intimacy
Dating in a digital world
If ending a relationship is the same as a failed relationship
The number one thing people are looking for in a partner
..and much more
Dr. Justin Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationships. Since 2019, he has served as the Executive Director of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute, where he is also a Senior Scientist. Dr. Garcia holds a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and M.S. in biomedical anthropology from Binghamton University and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.
Dr. Garcia is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor to Match where he provides expertise for the annual Singles in America study. He has co-authored over 100 academic articles and book chapters and is co-author of Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior.

https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032
The recent article in People Magazine mentioned during the episode:
https://people.com/justin-garcia-the-intimte-animal-essay-exclusive-11894513

To hear more about Dr. Garcia’s work with Match.com: Episode 50 Dating in a Digital World-The Kinsey Report on with Dr. Justin Garcia

https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032
COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
54 min
February 12S4 Ep195: VULVAR RELIEF! New Research Takes the Pain out of Vulvodynia and Lichen Sclerosus with Dr. Andrew Goldstein
Of all of the vulvar conditions out there, two of the most frustrating to treat are VULVODYNIA and LICHEN SCLEROSUS. Even when properly diagnosed, treatment can be challenging. But help is on the way!
In this episode, Dr. Andrew Goldstein discusses new cutting-edge research and treatments for both vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus.
Dr. Goldstein describes 5 ongoing studies and how you can participate in this groundbreaking research.
This is truly one of the most exciting and groundbreaking interviews I have ever done, which will change the lives of millions of women who suffer from vulvar conditions.
VULVODYNIA AND VESTIBULODYNIA
Definition of vulvodynia and vestibulodynia
Symptoms of vulvodynia and vestibulodynia
Why these conditions are underdiagnosed
How to get an accurate diagnosis
The role of tight pelvic floor muscles
Why it is important to examine the belly button
Current treatments
When surgery is appropriate
3 New Vestibulodynia Research Studies!
Ketotifen Study
Ketotifen fumarate is a topical medication used to reduce nerve sensitivity and inflammation. It was recently identified by a group of vulvodynia experts as the best option to research for treatment of provoked nerve pain at the vulvar vestibule.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ketotifen fumarate 0.25% cream for treating vestibular nerve pain. The study will
include 4 clinic visits over an approximately 15-week period.
Resiniferatoxin (RTX) Study
Pelvic Floor Study

LICHEN SCLEROSUS
Definition of Lichen Sclerosus (LS)
Why it is important to treat
Who gets it
Symptoms (and lack of symptoms) of LS
Why an adequate vulvar exam is so important
Current treatment of LS
2 Research Studies
JaK-Stac Pathway Inhibitors
StrataMGT™
To participate in vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus research
E-mail: [email protected]

Other LINKS
Dr. Goldsteons webiste: vulvodynia.com
How to get a Hands-free vulvar view
Substack Post :Vulvar Care: The Dos, The Don’t and the Myths
StrataMGT can be purchased outside of a study protocol. It is NOT to be used instead of your prescribed medication, but as an adjunct. https://us.stratamgt.com/
COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
57 min
January 29S4 Ep194: It’s All in the Family: BRCA and Other Hereditary Cancer Syndromes with Dr. Michelle Jacobson
One out of ninety women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime. It is the second most common gynecologic cancer and the fifth leading cause of death among women from cancer. Roughly 25% percent of ovarian cancer is hereditary. If a woman is a carrier of one of the gene mutations associated with ovarian cancer, her risk is strikingly higher than the risk of the general population. But most women who carry this genetic mutation…don’t know it.
My guest is Dr. Michelle Jacobson, an internationally recognized expert in menopause and cancer survivorship who has dedicated her professional life to educating women about hereditary cancer syndromes- who should be screened, and what to do with that information. She is an assistant professor at the university of Toronto, the chief of OBGYN for Osler Health Systems and the lead author of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Clinical Guidelines on menopause management after breast cancer and is also the host of the Hysterical Women’s Podcast.
www.covenhealth.com
Insta: @covenhealth
We discuss how to know if you fall into a high-risk group, and if you do, what to do about it.
We also discuss prevention and detection of ovarian cancer if you do not have a genetic predisposition.
Link to study on use of hormone therapy with a BRCA mutation
https://drstreicher.substack.com/p/can-women-at-the-highest-risk-of

Facing Our Risk

National Comprehensive Care Network

Dr. Michelle Jacobson
www.covenhealth.com
Insta: @covenhealth
Facebook: coven women’s health https://www.facebook.com/share/1J4vcK2fie/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Linked in: Dr. Michelle Jacobson OBGYN http://linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-jacobson-obgyn-763028310

COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
51 min
January 15S4 Ep193: Esoteric Symptoms of Menopause with Dr. Makeba Williams
Women who are in the throes of menopause are never thrilled about having hot flashes, but they aren’t particularly surprised by them. It’s other symptoms that often blindside women, including symptoms that are not often associated with menopause.
Esoteric symptoms are different than unusual symptoms.
An unusual symptom is something that rarely occurs. An esoteric symptom, on the other hand, is one that occurs commonly, but is rarely discussed and often not well understood.
My guest is Makeba Williams, MD, FACOG, MSCP a Professor of OB-GYN and the Director of the Center for Health Awareness and Research on Menopause at the University of Illinois
We discuss:
Tingling Skin
Other Skin Changes
Ringing in the Ears
Hearing Loss
Dry, Burning Eyes
Dry Mouth
Facial Changes
Sleep Apnea
Voice Changes
Palpitations
Reflux, Bloating, Frequency of Bowel Movements
Arthritis/Joint Pain
Bladder Symptoms
For more information on post menopause hearing loss: Estrogen and Your Ears
For more information on post menopause dry mouth: Dry Mouth? I’m Doing Some Research
For more information on post menopause palpitations: Palpitations in Mid-life Women
For more information on post menopause gastrointestinal changes: Menopause and the Gut

COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.
For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN
Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com
Articles
Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research
Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar
Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society.
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.

LINKS
Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack
Information About COME AGAIN
Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information
To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources
Glossary Of Medical Terminology
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

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

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1 hr 2 min
January 08S4 Ep192: Love Your Age with Dr. Jen Ashton
Dr. Jen Ashton- you know her as the chief medical correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America, who appeared in your home every morning, explaining the hot topics in health.

Today, we talk about her pivot into her passion- fitness and wellness- and how to incorporate into the second half of your life..and love your age.
How Dr. Ashton ended up as an anchor on Good Morning America
How she has reinvented herself as a wellness and obesity expert
We revisit “The Reinvention Convention we participated in years ago
The key traits of women who “Love their Age.”
Why Dr. Ashton is learning to play Mah Jong
How to plan for the second half of life
For women who don’t love their age, what should they accept and… not accept
Dr. Ashton’s Wellness Experiment
The difference between wellness and longevity
What most doctors get wrong about nutrition
The concept of “nutritional gynecology”
“Super foods”
Menopause nutrition
Exercise after age 55- for the avid exerciser and the never excerciser
Why BAREFOOT Training is important

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December 18, 2025 S4 Ep191: Say Yes to Testosterone? And Why Pellets are a Problem
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When it comes to testosterone, hairy guys with round the clock virility come to mind, thanks to those non-stop ads warning men of the dire consequences of "Low T". Not as well known is that TESTOSTERONE is not just a male hormone but is a HUMAN hormone that is just as important for women.

In this episode:

· The ROLE of testosterone in women

· WHERE testosterone is normally produced

· The potential BENEFITS of taking testosterone

· How well testosterone therapy WORKS and why it doesn’t work in everyone

· How to PREDICT if you will respond to testosterone therapy

· What TESTS you should have prior to starting testosterone therapy

· Why is SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN important?

· Why someone would have a HIGH SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN

· Why the FDA has never approved testosterone for women

· Why PELLETS are a PROBLEM

· Why gels are the SAFEST and MOST EFFECTIVE form of testosterone for women

· The potential SIDE EFFECTS of testosterone therapy

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