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

S1 Ep68: Q and A Week! Fibroids and Hormone Therapy

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Q and A Week!  Today is Day 2 of Question-and-Answer week.  I am answering your questions that have come in through my website, drstreicher.com/podcast, and my newsletter.
                                                    Today’s Question 
“I have uterine fibroids. My periods finally stopped.  But now I have terrible hot flashes. I am interested in hormone therapy, but I am worried. Will taking estrogen make my fibroids grow again? “ In this episode I discuss: 
  • What fibroids are
  • What generally happens to fibroids during perimenopause and post menopause
  • What the studies show about the impact of hormone therapy and fibrodis
  • What to do if fibroids are growing post menopause
  •  Why someone might bleed if they have fibroids and are taking HT post menopause
    • To ask a question, go to  DrStreicher.com/podcast, scroll down, and start talking!
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    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




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