Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More
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.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S3 Ep141: When Your Hair Today is Gone Tomorrow - PART 2
In Part 1 on Mid-Life Hair Loss, I covered hair care strategies, vitamins, and supplements. And pretty much every section ended with the equivalent of “Don’t waste your money.” This episode has usef…
00:20:50 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
S3 Ep140: Stress Incontinence- You Go Girl- But Only When You Want To ( A Hot Flash-Back Episode) with Dr. Rachel Rubin
The market for adult diapers in the US is almost as large as the market for baby diapers. Part of this trend is because birth rates have slowed and longevity continues to lengthen. Still, the other r…
00:51:01 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
S3 Ep139: Hair Today- Gone Tomorrow-Part 1
For guys, middle-aged hair loss is upsetting, but not something that generally prompts a doctor’s appointment. But that is not the case for women that are suddenly seeing a lot more scalp. While not …
00:22:54 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
S3 Ep138: The Shocking Trend Happening in Bedrooms with Debby Herbenick PhD
A recent New York Times article was titled “The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex”. Before I even clicked, I knew what that troubling trend was since I had recently attended a medical conference where I…
00:49:33 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
S3 Ep137: A Short History of Estrogen Therapy
“The physician who puts a woman on ‘Premarin’ makes her pleasant to live with once again- something for which husbands are grateful" 1960 Premarin ad
The history of hormone therapy goes back ove…
The history of hormone therapy goes back ove…
00:21:40 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
S3 Ep136: Muscle Mass and Menopause with Amanda Thebe
Vaginas are not the only part of the body that change mid-life. With age, muscles start to naturally atrophy- a condition called sarcopenia. Women can lose up to 10% of their muscles mass every decad…
00:58:28 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
S3 Ep135: Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy: How relationships change over time with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
When there is a lack of lust decades into an otherwise loving marriage or relationship, many, if not most, women assume their indifference to sex is a result of declining hormone levels and that a pr…
00:48:20 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
S3 Ep134: The FACTS on CLOTS and ESTROGEN
Women who have a history of a blood clot, or a risk factor that makes them at high risk for developing a blood clot are generally told that hormone therapy is not an option. And then there is that te…
00:25:37 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
S3 Ep133: Best Breast Advice When it comes to Hormone Therapy With Dr. Corinne Menn
There continues to be great confusion regarding the impact of hormone therapy on the breast. And despite the known benefits of hormone therapy, and reassuring data regarding the impact of hormone th…
00:57:07 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
S3 Ep132: The Itchy Vulva (and Not So Itchy Vulva) with Dr. Jill Krapf
Men have always had the obvious advantage of inspecting their genitalia with essentially no effort on their part. For women, it’s a little more challenging. Combine that with the recommendation that …
01:04:09 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
S3 Ep131: Why You Need to Keep Seeing a Gyne with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany
More likely than not, if you are over 65, your internist has declared everything between your belly button and your thighs to be the “NO NEED” zone. “NO NEED” for a pap, “NO NEED” need for a specul…
00:57:39 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
S3 Ep130: Are You Ever Done with Menopause?
… and how to increase longevity with and without hormone therapy
The idea that menopause only lasts for a few years is a common misconception. You may have even been told by a medical professional…
The idea that menopause only lasts for a few years is a common misconception. You may have even been told by a medical professional…
00:21:33 |
Thu 30 May 2024
S3 Ep129: PCOS Problems Post Menopause with Dr. Allison Rodgers
When I first learned about PCOS during my training, I was told that once a woman with PCOS hit menopause, irregular periods, excess hair growth dealing with fertility problems and other manifestation…
00:35:38 |
Thu 23 May 2024
S3 Ep128: Can you Exercise Your Hot Flashes Away? A Journal Club with Dr. Maria Sophocles
While not everyone is necessarily good about regular physical activity, no one questions that it’s good for you. Cardiovascular health, weight management, cognitive function, mood, better sleep and …
00:43:57 |
Thu 16 May 2024
S3 Ep126: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI-Update!
The only thing more miserable than a urinary tract infection (UTI) is when it happens again, and again, and again. But, good news, there are ways to prevent post menopause RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INF…
00:26:53 |
Thu 02 May 2024
S3 Ep124: All Hormones Are Not Created Equal With Dr. James Simon
Every available type of hormone therapy will effectively eliminate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. However, all hormone therapy is not the same. Individual formulations impact bone healt…
00:45:34 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
S3 Ep123: Hormone Therapy AFTER Age 60 with Dr. James Simon
While it has been established that the most optimal time to start hormone therapy is within ten years of the menopause transition or before age 60, one of the most common questions that pops up is, …
00:28:06 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
S3 Ep122: Navigating Menopause: Celebrity Style- Here We Go Again!
In 2009 I was invited to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a menopause expert to counter the other menopause “expert”, actress turned author Suzanne Somers.
“Dr” Somers is not the only celebrity …
“Dr” Somers is not the only celebrity …
00:27:43 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
S3 Ep121: Dr. Streicher and Dr. Mary Claire Haver Respond to a “New” Model to Manage Menopause
Don't Mess with These Menopause Experts!
When The Lancet, one of the oldest, most respected medical journals, published a series of articles saying that “menopause had…
When The Lancet, one of the oldest, most respected medical journals, published a series of articles saying that “menopause had…
00:42:20 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
S3 Ep119: Weighing in on Weight Loss Drugs
Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors: Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™)
- What are GLP1 Inhibitors?
- How GLP-1 Inhibito…
00:46:00 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
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