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

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

Lauren Streicher, MD Medicine 154 episodes USA 2026-04-23 2 extractions
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 founding 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.
Genre: Medicine Podcasts Health & Fitness Sexuality

Episodes (154 episodes)

S4 Ep200: Perimenopause Problems-an Experts Approach with Dr. Steven Goldstein
During my hiatus, please join me on Substack for written content and Substack Lives (also available on replay)  Go to substack.com and download the APP FREE subscribers get access to most content an...
2026-04-23
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S4 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...
2026-04-09
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S4 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 hor...
2026-03-26
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S4 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 ma...
2026-03-12
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S4 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 inter...
2026-02-26
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S4 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 wa...
2026-02-12
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S4 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 o...
2026-01-29
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S4 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 symptom...
2026-01-15
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S4 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 a...
2026-01-08
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S4 Ep191: Say Yes to Testosterone? And Why Pellets are a Problem
Come Again: Sexuality and Orgasm, my solution-driven audio Series, for both non-healthcare professionals and healthcare professionals is now  available on demand on drstreicher.com. Subscribers get lo...
2025-12-18
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S4 Ep190: Ready, Set…. Start!, Stop! Switch! Hormone Therapy with Risa Kagan MD
At my monthly Ask Me Anything Webinars,  I always get questions about hormone therapy- when to start, when to stop, if the dose should be changed as women get older, and what to do if someone continue...
2025-12-04
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S4 Ep189: The FDA Removes the Black Box Label for Hormone Therapy
In case you missed it, last week was quite the week in the menopause world. The FDA made a landmark decision to remove all black box warnings from estrogen products and to update the labels of individ...
2025-11-20
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S4 Ep188: The Case for HPV (and Other) Vaccinations in Women Over 45 with Vivien Brown
Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, is responsible for 6 different kinds of cancers…Cervical, anal, oral pharyngeal, vaginal,  vulvar,  and penile. So, it was a big deal when the HPV vaccine was approved in...
2025-11-13
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S4 Ep187: A Nuanced Conversation About Hormone Therapy with Selene Yeager
Selene Yeager is not a doctor; she is a health reporter with an enormous following of women who count on her to provide evidence-based medical information.   Recently, we sat down to discuss challeng...
2025-10-31
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S4 Ep186: Reframing the Obesity Conversation with Dr. Robyn Pashby
"The psychological aspects of having obesity are rarely recognized. The psychological burden that people carry outweighs the adipose tissue.”                                                           ...
2025-10-02
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S4 Ep185: The Science of Menopause and Mental Heath with Dr. Pauline Maki
Emotional lability, anxiety, crying jags. Welcome to perimenopause. 70% of women experience depressive symptoms and alterations in mood when estrogen levels plunge or start to fluctuate.  While many ...
2025-09-18
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S4 Ep184: Sleep and Menopause -A Wake Up Call with Dr. James Simon
Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and sleep disturbance are the three most common symptoms of menopause. Currently, there are over 20 FDA-approved products to treat hot flashes. There are roughly 10 FDA-a...
2025-09-04
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S4 Ep183: Women Have Their Say About Sex After Breast Cancer
 If you are a menopausal woman and spend any time on social media, you are familiar with Dr. Corinne Menn. She is a trustworthy voice of science and evidence-based medicine in a sea of influencers who...
2025-08-21
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S4 Ep182: The TRUE History of the Vibrator
I have written many times about how in the 1800s, vibrators were not sexual items that women bought for themselves, but medical devices used by doctors to treat a medical condition then known as hyste...
2025-08-07
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S4 Ep181: The FDA Roundtable on Menopausal Hormone Therapy- And Why I Declined to Participate
I was invited to participate in the FDA roundtable on menopausal hormone therapy.  I declined.  In this episode, I’m going to tell you why.  A brief history of the FDA Why there is a black box war...
2025-07-24
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