Real Talk: Menopause and Our Vaginas with Dr. Lauren Streicher

Let’s get straight to the point. Ladies, we have vaginas. By the time we reach midlife, things began to happen to our vaginas. We’re plagued with everything from odor to painful intercourse — and many of these problems can be attributed to menopause. So what can we do about it?

On the show is Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Author, Gynecologist and Sexual Medical Expert Dr. Lauren Streicher. She’s here to give us the straight talk on menopause and our vagina. No cutesy terms, no fluff, no bullshit. She’s giving it to us straight.

Words of wisdom from Dr. Streicher:

“My mantra is not ‘use it or lose it,’ it’s ‘fix it!’”

“The truth is, if intercourse is painful, “use it” makes things worse, much worse.” ~Dr. Lauren Streicher

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“A lubricant is something that is used to decrease friction, but a lubricant does not change tissue. It simply greases the skids.” ~Dr. Lauren Streicher

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On The Show . . .

On this episode, Dr. Streicher and I chat about:

Vaginal atrophy
Getting rid of the blame game
Blowing apart the “use it or lose it” myth
Is it the vagina or the vulva?
Solutions to dry vagina
Lubricants, and what not to use (hint: oil and condoms don’t mix)
The difference between lubricants and vaginal moisturizers
. . . and more

“The problem is that there are physical and anatomical changes that occur with the loss of estrogen.” ~Dr. Lauren Streicher

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“If the vagina’s okay inside, which is sometimes the case, but the vulva, the opening to the vagina, is very dry, I always say, ‘It doesn’t matter how nice the room is if you can’t get through the door.’” ~Dr. Lauren Streicher

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Where to Find Dr. Lauren Streicher online:
Website: Dr. Lauren Streicher | Instagram: @DrStreich | Twitter: @DrStreicher | Facebook: Dr. Streicher | YouTube: Dr. Streicher TV
Book: Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock On Your Vagina – A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

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“My Street” by Lee Rosevere Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)

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