• 53 minutes 28 seconds
    S4 Ep200: Perimenopause Problems-an Experts Approach with Dr. Steven Goldstein

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      This is my 200th episode! So  I decided to replay a fan favorite. 
      Dr. Steven Goldstein's perimenopause episode was among the top 5 most downloaded, with good reason. 

    The only thing predictable about perimenopause is that it is …unpredictable. My guest today is Dr. Steven Goldstein, a tenured professor at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine, the past President of the International Menopause Society, Past President of The Menopause Society, and one of the WORLD’S  top experts on the science of perimenopause.  


    • The problem with the standard definition of menopause. 
    • Why bleeding and having a period is not the same thing
    • Why perimenopausal women bleed erratically
    • Why anxiety and other symptoms occur during 
    • How to interrupt FSH and estradiol blood levels
    • The best treatment for perimenopause
    • Why birth control pills work so well during perimenopause
    • Myths about birth control pills 
    • The concept of “suppression and substitution”
    • How long perimenopause lasts
    • What triggers perimenopause
    • Why fibroids often grow during perimenopause
    • How to know if symptoms are perimenopause hormonal fluctuations or something else
    • How long someone can stay on a birth control pill
    • When the 12-month rule doesn’t hold
    • When perimenopause and menopause hit before the age of 40. 
    • When perimenopause hits before 40 why it needs to be treated
    • Options if someone can’t take birth control pills 
    • When you can ignore irregular bleeding and when it needs to be evaluated
    • What Black women need to know about perimenopause bleeding
    • The likelihood of cancer if there is a uterine polyp and you are not bleeding

    Link to Steven Goldstein MD
     https://www.goldsteinmd.com/services/gynecologist-perimenopause-specialist/

    Link to John Rock’s Error Article

    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 and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 
     
     
    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     




    23 April 2026, 12:30 am
  • 52 minutes 4 seconds
    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. I am not a therapist. I do not treat the psychosocial aspects of sexual difficulties or address the mind-body connection. And that is why the work I do depends on experts like  my guest today, Dr. Lori Brotto
    Dr. Lori Brotto is a registered psychologist, researcher, and global leader in women’s sexual health. A Professor at the University of British Columbia and Distinguished University Scholar, she has spent more than two decades developing and validating evidence-based treatments for women’s sexual concerns and is widely recognized for pioneering the use of mindfulness in sexual health. She co-developed eSense to translate this body of research into accessible, evidence-based care beyond traditional clinical settings.  Dr. Brotto has authored more than 280 scientific publications and is also the author of     Better Sex Through Mindfulness and its companion workbook. 
     

    In this episode:
    • Why a sex therapist and medical clinician need to collaborate
    • How mindfulness helps arousal and libido once there is no pain with sexual activity
    • How well mindfulness works to increase libido
    • The difference between mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
    • Why women avoid sex (besides pain) 
    • The circular sexual response cycle
    • If most sex therapists are aware of the impact of menopause symptoms
    • The role of systemic testosterone and libido
    • The eSense Health tool for individualized digital access to CBT and mindfulness
    • Why Dr. Brotto developed eSense Health
    • What eSense is
    • How eSense works and how well it works
    • Who eSense is for
    • How this tool helps women 
      • Living with a cancer diagnosis
      • PTSD
      • History of trauma
      • History of sexual abuse
    • With different cultural and religious backgrounds
    • What to expect during an eSense session
    • The cost of eSense

    Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-brotto-9974a236/ 
    Instagram @drloribrotto 

    Information about eSense HEALTH
    eSense Health is a digital health company focused on closing the care gap in women’s sexual health. The e-Sense program is based on proven therapeutic approaches, including CBT and mindfulness, and turns them into a structured self-guided experience that women can access privately. It offers support that’s similar to what you might receive in therapy, but in a more accessible and affordable format. 
    To learn more and sign up for updates, visit: https://esensehealth.com/contact/ 
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/esensehealth/
      YouTube: 

    Episode 195 Vulvar Relief with Dr. Andrew Goldstein

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar

    Lauren Streicher MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
     


                                      

     
          Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     

    9 April 2026, 12:30 am
  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    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 hormone therapy would “reduce Alzheimer’s by 35%." 
    Where does that statistic come from? And should all women take hormone therapy to stave off dementia later in life? 
    In this episode, I take a deep dive into the science of hormone therapy and  Prevogen™...and what you can do to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease by almost 50%. 

    • The impact of hormone therapy on cognition in different phases of life
    • Current scientific studies to determine if it is beneficial to  take hormone therapy to prevent Alzheimers
    • How best to measure the risk of Alzheimer’s
    • The “Science” behind  Prevogen
    • How OTC neutraceuticals get past the FDA
    • Action steps to decrease the risk of Alzheimers

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to DrStreicher.com/COMEAGAIN

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar


    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

                                      

     
      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     



    25 March 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 59 minutes 49 seconds
    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 make your 50-year-old skin look like it did when you were 20.

    Enter Dr. Ellen Gendler- you know her-the New York dermatologist who is the voice of reason, and wildly entertaining, but most importantly, the voice of science in a sea of skin-fluencers. 

    I asked for your questions, and you delivered! 
    SO strap in for this rapid fire Q and A!

    Some of the topics we covered:

    • Microneedling
    • Loose skin
    • Crepey skin
    • Peptides
    • Skin brighteners
    • Hydroquinone
    • Brown spots
    • Itchy skin
    • Plumping earlobes 
    • Sunscreen
    • Face injections
    • Thinning hair
    • Ketoconazole shampoo
    • Oral minoxidil
    • Scalp massage
    • Nutrafol
    • Shampoo
    • Droopy eyes vs droopy brows
    • Marionette lines
    • Fillers

    And so much more...

    Dr. Ellen Gendler is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center
    Insta: @ellengendlermd

    Episode     117 Top Tips for Terrific Skin & Hair with Dr. Ellen Gendler

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar

    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
     

                                      

     
      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
     






    12 March 2026, 12:30 am
  • 53 minutes 52 seconds
    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 international authority on the science of sex and relationships and the Executive Director of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute. 
    The Intimate Animal explores: Why we love who we love? Why do we stay in unfulfilling relationships and stray from rewarding ones? Is it ever a good idea to open a relationship? How has the digital age affected courtship? And why do some longtime couples crash and burn while others stay madly in love? 
    • The difference between intimacy and sex
    • If evolution is driven by sex or intimacy  
    • Dating in a digital world
    • If ending a relationship is the same as a failed relationship
    • The number one thing people are looking for in a partner

    ..and much more

    Dr. Justin Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationships. Since 2019, he has served as the Executive Director of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute, where he is also a Senior Scientist. Dr. Garcia holds a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and M.S. in biomedical anthropology from Binghamton University and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.

    Dr. Garcia is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor to Match where he provides expertise for the annual Singles in America study. He has co-authored over 100 academic articles and book chapters and is co-author of Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior. 
     
    https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032

    The recent article in People Magazine mentioned during the episode:
    https://people.com/justin-garcia-the-intimte-animal-essay-exclusive-11894513

    To hear more about Dr. Garcia’s work with Match.com: Episode 50 Dating in a Digital World-The Kinsey Report on with Dr. Justin Garcia  

    https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to


    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar

    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

                                      

     
      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     


    26 February 2026, 1:45 am
  • 56 minutes 25 seconds
    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 way! 
    In this episode, Dr. Andrew Goldstein discusses new cutting-edge research and treatments for both vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus. 
    Dr. Goldstein describes 5 ongoing studies and how you can participate in this groundbreaking research. 
    This is truly one of the most exciting and groundbreaking interviews I have ever done, which will change the lives of millions of women who suffer from vulvar conditions.

    VULVODYNIA AND VESTIBULODYNIA

    • Definition of vulvodynia and vestibulodynia
    • Symptoms of vulvodynia and vestibulodynia
    • Why these conditions are underdiagnosed
    • How to get an accurate diagnosis
    • The role of tight pelvic floor muscles
    • Why it is important to examine the belly button 
    • Current treatments
    • When surgery is appropriate
    3 New Vestibulodynia Research Studies! 
    Ketotifen Study
    Ketotifen fumarate is a topical medication used to reduce nerve sensitivity and inflammation. It was recently identified by a group of vulvodynia experts as the best option to research for treatment of provoked nerve pain at the vulvar vestibule.
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ketotifen fumarate 0.25% cream for treating vestibular nerve pain. The study will
    include 4 clinic visits over an approximately 15-week period. 
    Resiniferatoxin (RTX) Study
    Pelvic Floor Study

    LICHEN SCLEROSUS
    • Definition of Lichen Sclerosus (LS) 
    • Why it is important to treat
    • Who gets it
    • Symptoms (and lack of symptoms) of LS
    • Why an adequate vulvar exam is so important
    • Current treatment of LS

    2 Research Studies
    JaK-Stac Pathway Inhibitors
    StrataMGT™

    To participate in vulvodynia and lichen sclerosus research
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Other LINKS
    Dr. Goldsteons webiste: vulvodynia.com
    How to get a Hands-free vulvar view

    Substack Post :Vulvar Care: The Dos, The Don’t and the Myths

    StrataMGT can be purchased outside of a study protocol. It is NOT to be used instead of your prescribed medication, but as an adjunct.  https://us.stratamgt.com/

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar

    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

                                      

     
      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     

    12 February 2026, 1:30 am
  • 50 minutes 34 seconds
    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 of ovarian cancer is hereditary. If a woman is a carrier of one of the gene mutations associated with ovarian cancer, her risk is strikingly higher than the risk of the general population.  But most women who carry this genetic mutation…don’t know it. 

     My guest is Dr. Michelle Jacobson, an internationally recognized expert in menopause and cancer survivorship who has dedicated her professional life to educating women about hereditary cancer syndromes- who should be screened, and what to do with that information. She is an assistant professor at the university of Toronto, the chief of OBGYN for Osler Health Systems and the lead author of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Clinical Guidelines on menopause management after breast cancer and is also the host of the Hysterical Women’s Podcast.
    www.covenhealth.com
    Insta: @covenhealth 

    We discuss how to know if you fall into a high-risk group, and if you do, what to do about it. 
    We also discuss prevention and detection of ovarian cancer if you do not have a genetic predisposition. 

    Link to study on use of hormone therapy with a BRCA mutation


    Facing Our Risk

    National  Comprehensive Care Network

    Dr. Michelle Jacobson
    www.covenhealth.com
    Insta: @covenhealth
    Facebook: coven women’s health  https://www.facebook.com/share/1J4vcK2fie/?mibextid=wwXIfr
    Linked in: Dr. Michelle Jacobson OBGYN  http://linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-jacobson-obgyn-763028310

     
     

    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar


    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
     

                                      

     
      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
      
     
     

     
     







    29 January 2026, 1:30 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    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 symptoms that are not often associated with menopause.
    Esoteric symptoms are different than unusual symptoms. 
    An unusual symptom is something that rarely occurs. An esoteric symptom, on the other hand, is one that occurs commonly, but is rarely discussed and often not well understood. 

    My guest is Makeba Williams, MD, FACOG, MSCP a Professor of OB-GYN and the Director of the Center for Health Awareness and Research on Menopause at the University of Illinois

    We discuss:

    • Tingling Skin
    • Other Skin Changes
    • Ringing in the Ears
    • Hearing Loss
    • Dry, Burning Eyes
    • Dry Mouth 
    • Facial Changes
    • Sleep Apnea
    • Voice Changes
    • Palpitations
    • Reflux, Bloating, Frequency of Bowel Movements
    • Arthritis/Joint Pain
    • Bladder Symptoms


    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to


    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar


    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

    Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
     

    LINKS


    Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
     

                                      

      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
     
     
     












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    15 January 2026, 3:30 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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 about her pivot into her passion- fitness and wellness- and how to incorporate into the second half of your life..and love your age. 

    • How Dr. Ashton ended up as an anchor on Good Morning America
    • How she has reinvented herself as a wellness and obesity expert
    • We revisit “The Reinvention Convention we participated in years ago
    • The key traits of women who “Love their Age.”
    • Why Dr. Ashton is learning to play Mah Jong
    • How to plan for the second half of life
    • For women who don’t love their age, what should they accept and… not accept
    • Dr. Ashton’s Wellness Experiment
    • The difference between wellness and longevity
    • What most doctors get wrong about nutrition
    • The concept of “nutritional gynecology”
    •  “Super foods”
    • Menopause nutrition
    • Exercise after age 55- for the avid exerciser and the never excerciser
    • Why BAREFOOT Training is important

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton is board-certified in OB-GYN and Obesity Medicine with a Master’s degree in Nutrition from Columbia University. She is the Founder and President of Ajenda, a multimedia health platform focused on science-driven metabolic and hormonal health for women. For 12 years, Dr. Ashton was seen by millions of people daily on national television as the  Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News and co-host of  GMA3: What You Need to Know.  She was the first woman and only the third physician to hold that role in network history. 

    https://www.instagram.com/drjashton/?hl=en
    https://www.instagram.com/joinajenda/?hl=en
    https://www.joinajenda.com/experiment
    COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up.

    For more information, go to

    Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK     

    • Articles
    • Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research 
    • Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar

    Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. 

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    8 January 2026, 1:30 am
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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 loads of supplementary guides and resources. Health care professionals have an option to purchase additional material on incorporating sexual medicine into their practice. 

    For a 25% discount to the COME AGAIN Series, use code PODCAST25. This discount code expires December 21.

    This episode is a free preview from COME AGAIN Episode 19

    When it comes to testosterone, hairy guys with round the clock virility come to mind, thanks to those non-stop ads warning men of the dire consequences of "Low T". Not as well known is that TESTOSTERONE is not just a male hormone but is a HUMAN hormone that is just as important for women. 

    In this episode:

    ·      The ROLE of testosterone in women

    ·      WHERE testosterone is normally produced 

    ·      The potential BENEFITS of taking testosterone 

    ·      How well testosterone therapy WORKS and why it doesn’t work in everyone

    ·      How to PREDICT if you will respond to testosterone therapy

    ·      What TESTS you should have prior to starting testosterone therapy

    ·      Why is SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN important? 

    ·      Why someone would have a HIGH SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN

    ·      Why the FDA has never approved testosterone for women

    ·      Why PELLETS are a PROBLEM

    ·      Why gels are the SAFEST and MOST EFFECTIVE form of testosterone for women 

    ·      The potential SIDE EFFECTS of testosterone therapy

    18 December 2025, 1:30 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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 continues to have symptoms or continues to bleed… 

    In this episode, Dr. Risa Kagan and I answer submitted questions. 
    We start by briefly running through the established indications for starting menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), and then Dr. Kagan and I discuss the “what ifs” of hormone therapy.  

    • Do you have to wait for 12 months without a period before starting MHT?
    • If someone is taking birth control pills for control of perimenopause symptoms, at what point should they go off? And can they immediately transition to MHT or do they need to take a break and make sure they are no longer making estrogen?
    • A  woman with severe hot flashes is having all day, all night hot flashes- how long is it going to take to get some relief? 
    • Does it matter if it is oral or transdermal as far as the onset of action? 
    • What are the chances of getting 100% relief?  
    • If someone has started MHT but is still having flashes, how long should they wait before adjusting it? 
    • What is the best starting dose if someone has severe flashes? High or low?
    • A woman wrote in that she has been using a 0.75 patch, but continues to have severe flashes.  She got a serum level, and it is 10. Her doctor is reluctant to increase her dose. What would you tell her?
    • A woman has tried four different protocols and has nuisance bleeding with all.  She had an ultrasound and biopsy, and it was all normal. She wants to continue MHT, but is tired of the bleeding. She wants to know which protocol is the least likely to cause bleeding
    • An internist told a woman that after 5 years, it is time to go off her MHT. 
    • What about if she is primarily taking it for hot flashes- how likely is it that her hot flashes will return? 
    • What about if she is primarily on it for bone health (known osteopenia) and joint pain-?
    • What about if she is primarily taking it for sexual benefits? (Libido, lubrication, orgasm) ?
    • What about if she is primarily taking it because she is worried about dementia
    • A woman decided to go off HT since she was only taking it for hot flashes and is now 10 years out. Her manicurist told her that she should taper; otherwise, her flashes will come back. Her gyne says, stop. What does Dr. Kagan say?
    • A 60 year old woman started estrogen when she had a hysterectomy and ovary removal. She was told by her internist that there is no way she will still be having hot flashes in her 60s, and therefore no reason to continue her estrogen. Is that correct? What is the likelihood that she will still be having hot flashes in her 60s or 70s? 
    • The next question is from a woman who increased her oral estradiol to 2 mg to get rid of her flashes,  but is still taking her original Prometrium dose 100 mg. Is that enough to protect the lining of her uterus? When do you increase it?
    • A question from a Substack reader- “I used estradiol gel for 8 years at the start of menopause. I decided to stop it and did so for 3 years; however, my hot flashes (sleep, mood, etc) were relentless and violent. I decided to start again after a 3-years hiatus and at the age of 65. I feel so much better. Is this a problem having stopped and then started again a few years later?” 
    • How can you tell the effectiveness of the HRT you're taking (other than no more hot flashes?) I still feel lack of motivation, low libido, joint aches and I'm so much slower running (1 min+/mile).  (What this really comes down to, is what are realistic expectations for what HT will do?) 
    • How long can a postmenopausal woman stay on testosterone, estrogen and Progesterone? 
    • Let’s say a woman has been using a .05 estradiol patch but her skin is really irritated and has decided to try the spray instead.  What is the equivalent dose?
    • A woman with a hysterectomy who is taking estrogen alone has been taking a 1 mg estradiol pill. She has decided to switch to conjugated equine estrogen since she would like breast protection.  Is that correct thinking? If she is going to make the switch, what is the equivalent dose? 
    • A 51 year old is no longer having hot flashes but wants to continue her transdermal estrogen since she has low bone mass and is worried about progression to osteoporosis. What is the minimum dose of estradiol to ensure that she is getting maximum bone protection? 
    • Many questions came in about initiating hormone therapy after age 65...

    Dr. Risa Kagan is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and a consulting gynecologist with Sutter Health. 
    Other episodes with Dr. Kagan

    Episode 114- Is Duovee the Ideal Hormone Therapy?
    Episode 175     Your Bones On and Off Estrogen

    When an IUD is Your Post Menopause Plan


    4 December 2025, 1:30 am
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