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

S2 Ep110: Home Menopause Tests YEA! or NAY?


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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) 
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