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On this episode, I’m chatting with my amazing friend Dr. Anna Cabeca, the Girlfriend Doctor. She’s triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, with over 30 years of experience in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement.

Dr. Anna and I cover the world of oxytocin, vaginal health, and women’s hormones. We cover everything from pain management to intimacy, topicals, and how to navigate menopause without overmedicalizing it. This is such a fun, informative, and honest conversation. 

Topics Discussed:

→ What is oxytocin and why is it important for women’s health?

→ How can vaginal health impact intimacy and hormone balance?

→ What are safe and effective ways to use oxytocin?

→ How does menopause affect hormones, connection, and wellbeing?

→ What are the best strategies for managing pelvic floor health and vaginal atrophy?

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On This Episode We Cover: 

→ 00:00:00 - Introduction 

→ 00:01:49 - Importance of oxytocin  

→ 00:04:41 - Uses & dosing of oxytocin 

→ 00:09:49 - Overcoming pain 

→ 00:16:39 - Lowering cortisol 

→ 00:20:44 - Sunlight, infrared light, + mood

→ 00:22:00 - Community, pleasure, hormones 

→ 00:30:37 - Oxytocin & women’s hormones 

→ 00:38:15 - Not medicalizing menopause 

→ 00:42:07 - Menopause’s impact on the family 

→ 00:44:40 - Prioritizing connection 

→ 00:48:02 - Withholding oxytocin 

→ 00:50:06 - Intimacy and sexual health 

→ 00:54:09 - Vaginal health 

→ 00:55:37 - Vaginal atrophy  

→ 01:01:54 - Pelvic floor integrity 

→ 01:02:36 - Lichen Sclerosus 

→ 01:06:34 - More than estradiol & estriol  

→ 01:11:12 - Chronic UTIs  

→ 01:14:56 - Topical hormones 

Further Listening: 

→ EP: 227 | How I Broke Free From The Pain Trap | Solo

Check Out Dr. Anna: 

→ Website 

→ Instagram

→ YouTube

→ Dr. Anna’s Julva Moisturizer

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