• The impact of perimenopause on cognitive function
• What the data shows regarding HT and cognitive function, including the WHIMS trial and the KEEPS trial
• The concept of the critical window when it comes to starting HT
• Why it is not advisable to start HT at age 70 to help with cognitive function

• Why women have difficulty with orgasm post menopause
• What the O-shot is
• Claims made on the O-Shot Website
• Articles cited regarding the O-shot and if they are valid
• Why a placebo-controlled trial is important

                       "Will oral minoxidil help my hair grow?"

• General options to help with post-menopause androgenic alopecia
• The use of oral minoxidil to help hair grow
• If using “natural products are safer and more effective than using synthetic products. 

“I have uterine fibroids. My periods finally stopped.  But now I have terrible hot flashes. I am interested in hormone therapy, but I am worried. Will taking estrogen make my fibroids grow again? “

• What fibroids are
• What generally happens to fibroids during perimenopause and post menopause
• What the studies show about the impact of hormone therapy and fibrodis
• What to do if fibroids are growing post menopause
•  Why someone might bleed if they have fibroids and are taking HT post menopause

“I started taking estrogen when I was 48 after my hysterectomy. I love my estrogen gel and feel great. But I have been on it for 6 years and my gynecologist wants me to stop. I don’t know what to do. “

• Why so many women are told they need to stop hormone therapy  after 5 years or after age 65
• What the data shows
• The recommendation of the North American Menopause Society on this issue
• What to do if your doctor will not refill your prescription 

• 2022 Position Statement on Hormone Therapy of the North American Menopause Society https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/professional/nams-2022-hormone-For more information:therapy-position-statement.pdf
• To find a certified menopause practitioner, go to www.menopause.org
• Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
• Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

• The history of the FDA
• Why estrogen disappeared from face cream in 1962
• The different FDA categories and what they mean
  • FDA Approved 
  • FDA Cleared 
  • FDA Listed 
  • FDA Registered 
  • What it takes to be FDA approved 
  • Why testosterone was never FDA-approved for women 
  • Loopholes that allow products to get an FDA label 
• Other misleading labeling that is often used:
  • Doctor recommended 
  • Doctor tested 
  • Clinically proven
• The difference between a marketing study and a scientific study 
• The problem with class labeling

• The impact of PREGNANCY on women with breast cancer
• Non-estrogen prescription options to treat HOT FLASHES
  • SSRI, SNRI 
  • Gabapentin 
  • Oxybutynin 
  • Fezolinetant
• ESTROGEN THERAPY as an option for women with breast cancer
  • The lack of studies that show estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence or mortality 
  • The 25 scientific studies that support the safety of taking menopausal estrogen therapy in women with breast cancer 
  • Why physicians continue to tell women to avoid estrogen
  • If it is worth taking herbal or other over-the-counter hot flash remedies

• “Of all of the RIDICULOUS PRODUCTS that are being sold to treat sexual function, menopause symptoms or bladder control, what is at the top of your list as something that just needs to go away?”

• “What is the most common MYTH you hear again and again when it comes to HORMONE THERAPY

• “If given the opportunity to educate a room full of men about SEXUALLY PLEASING a female partner, what is the one thing, as a sexual medicine expert, you would tell them?”

• “You are often asked to give a lecture to a room full of primary care clinicians, who generally know next to nothing about sexual medicine and menopause. If you only had time to address ONE TOPIC, what would that be?”

• Dr. Andrew Goldstein -Ob-Gyn, Clinical Professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Director of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, Past President of ISSWSH     https://www.vulvodynia.com/about
• Dr. Leah Milheiser Ob-Gyn, Clinical Professor Stanford University, Chief Medical Officer Evernow @DrLeahM
• Dr. Irwin Goldstein Urologist, Founder, and past president of ISSWSH. Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine 
• Dr. Lori Burkholtz Family Medicine and Fellow Trained Women’s Health Specialist, Associate Medical Director for Ms.Medicine, a national health care organization dedicated to advancing women’s health
• Dr. Alyssa Dweck Ob-Gyn, New York, with an expertise in sexual medicine and menopause. Co-author of three books, including The Complete A to Z for Your V 
• Dr. Miriam Greene Ob-Gyn, New York University, host of the Doctor Radio Sexual Health and Well Being Show on Sirius XM Radio 
• Dr. Brooke Faught women’s-health nurse practitioner in Tennessee, specialty training in female sexual and pelvic floor medicine, and urology.
• Dr. Diane Bitner Ob-Gyn, Grand Rapids, Michigan, North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2015 Menopause Practitioner of the Year. Author of I Want to Age Like That – Healthy Aging Through Midlife and Menopause”.
• Dr. James Simon Reproductive Endocrinologist, Past president of ISSWSH, Past President of North American Menopause Society. Washington, DC
• Dr. Corinne Menn OB-GYN specializing in menopause, cancer survivorship, Medical Advisor for Alloy
• Dr. Melissa Dahir Family Medicine, Omaha, NE specializes in women’s sexual health and vulvar pain disorders
• Dr. Sameena Rahman-Ob-Gyn and specializes in sexual pain and sexual dysfunction. Instagram @ Gynegirl 
• Jennifer Romanello- Medical Student, Founder of The Medical Student Forum on Female Sexual Medicine
• Dr. Becky Lynn an Ob-Gyn, the founder of Evora Women’s Health, and a North American Menopause Society certified physician.
• Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg-Psychologist, Chief of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women's Hospital/University Hospitals ,Cleveland Medical Center  
•  Barb Dehn Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Vice President of Women’s Health at Peppy Health, Author
• Dr. Tammi Rowen Ob-Gyn, sexual health and gynecological care for women with disabilities, women with cancer, and transgender individuals. Medical Director- Sexual Medicine Program at the University of Southern California
• Dr. Rachel Rubin Urologist ,sexual medicine specialist , associate editor for the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews and Washington DC’s  “premier clitorologist”
• Dr. Terry Gibbs Ob Gyn, Ohio, specializing in Sexual Medicine and Menopause

• The role of estrogen and testosterone in providing vaginal lubrication
• Why DHEA is beneficial to vaginal health 
• The science of intracrinology as opposed to endocrinology
• What Intrarosa™ is and how it is used
• The pros and cons of DHEA
• Why DHEA may boost your libido and help with orgasm in addition to decreasing pain
• If women with breast cancer can safely use DHEA
• If dietary DHEA supplements are beneficial
• Which is better-  vaginal estrogen or DHEA 

• The role of the National Institute of Health (NIH) 
• The role of the National Institute of US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation Committee (USPSTF)
• Problems with the current Pap test recommendations
• If women over 65 should get a pap test, and if so, who would benefit
• Who should get genetic testing for the BRCA mutation 
• Why urinary incontinence is a public health issue
• The public library and public health
• How you can influence public health policies 

• What specific kinds of EXERCISE build bone and why CROSS TRAINING is important
• The importance of BALANCE
• Why women with INCONTINENCE and osteoporosis are at exceptionally high risk for fracture
• If YOGA is good for your bones
• How to get enough CALCIUM 
• If supplemental calcium is bad for your HEART
• Why you should test your VITAMIN D and how much you need
• If you have low bone mass (OSTEOPENIA) how to prevent further bone loss
• Why ESTROGEN is beneficial for bones
• The benefit of RELOXIFEN (Evista™)
• If HEAVY METALS are beneficial?
• Options to treat OSTEOPOROSIS
• Who is at highest risk for FRACTURE
• When a BONE BUILDING medicine is appropriate
• When medications, such as bisphosphonates, that PREVENT BONE RESORPTON are appropriate
• If OSTEONECROSIS of the jaw is something to worry about

• Medications
• Cancer Treatments 
• Cannabis
• Diabetes
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Multiple Sclerosis
• History of Painful Sex 
• High Osmolality Lubricants
• Vulvar Conditions such as Lichen Sclerosus
• The Fear Factor
• Partner Problems 

• Why there is so little awareness of osteoporosis
• The consequences of osteoporosis
• Symptoms and early warning signs of bone loss
• The difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis
• How common osteoporosis is
• When someone should get their first screening
• Risk factors for osteoporosis
• Why women are more likely to get osteoporosis than men

• RISK FACTORS for uterine cancer
• Why women who have obesity are at increased risk 
• Why young women with PCOS are at increased risk
• Why perimenopausal women are at increased risk
• Why compounded hormone therapy and pellets increase risk
• Other risk factors that are not as well known
• Why Black women are twice as likely to die from uterine cancer
• Steps you can take to reduce your risk
• The #1 sign that you might have uterine cancer or pre-cancer
• What to know if you have been diagnosed with hyperplasia
• What to know if you have been diagnosed with uterine cancer

• The difference between EARLY MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE MENOPAUSE and PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY, otherwise known as POI 
• WHY Premature Menopause occurs
• Why POI occurs
• The impact of ENVIRONMENTAL factors
• Why SMOKING increases the risk of premature menopause
• Why it is so important to DIAGNOSE and TREAT women who enter menopause early
• If HORMONE THERAPY is prescribed in different doses or in a different amount than for women who go through menopause at a typical time
• HOW LONG women should take hormone therapy
• NON-HORMONAL options for women who cannot take hormone therapy

• HOW COMMON consensual non-monogamy is in the general population
• The definition of consensual NON-MONOGAMY, POLYAMORY AND SWINGING
• The AGE RANGE of people that are openly non-monogamous
•  FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS regarding consensual non-monogamy
• Typical MOTIVATIONS behind consensual non-monogamy
• The difference between CHEATING and consensual non-monogamy
• PARENTING and open non-monogamy
• United States data compared to European data
• The NEGATIVE aspects of consensual non-monogamy
• How to DISCUSS consensual non-monogamy with a partner or spouse

• The WORST and BEST thing about growing up with a gynecologist mom
• What kind of education and training someone needs to be a CERTIFIED SEX THERAPIST
• What does NOT HAPPEN during a sex therapy session
• Who BENEFITS from seeing a sex therapist
• What ACTUALLY HAPPENS during sex therapy
• How a therapist approaches couples with sexual medical problems
• Therapy for DESIRE DISCREPANCY
• If FANTASY is a red flag that a relationship is in trouble
• KINK!
• What it means to be SEX POSITIVE and why is it important as a therapist  
• The sex therapy approach to ORGASM issues
• The advantages of VIRTUAL Therapy as opposed to in-person therapy

• What a woman experiences when she has a hot flash
• Typical situations in which hot flashes are NOT because of menopause
• Medical  conditions and medications that can trigger hot flashes

• How and why PHYSICAL ACTIVITY decreases cancer risk
• The relationship between RED MEAT and cancer
• New approaches to maintaining a HEALTHY WEIGHT and the impact it can have on cancer risk
• How to incorporate WHOLE GRAINS, fruits, and vegetables in your diet, and why it matters
• Why PROCESSED FOOD is the devil
• SUGARY DRINKS and cancer risk
• Why cutting down on ALCOHOL may prevent breast cancer
• The importance of FAMILY HISTORY and getting screened for genetic mutations
• Why cancer preventing SUPPLEMENTS are not helpful, and may even increase the risk of cancer
• The stats that support taking ESTROGEN to reduce the risk of breast cancer, and the progestogen connection 

• The BENEFITS of oral and transdermal systemic estrogen
• The DIFFERENCE between oral and transdermal estrogen
• RISKS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products
• BENEFITS that are specific to ORAL estrogen products
• BENEFITS that are specific to TRANSDERMAL estrogen products
• Why the FDA label lists risks for estrogen products that are NOT TRUE
• TRANSVAGINAL systemic estrogen
• PROS and CONS of specific transdermal estrogen products
  • Estrogen PATCHES 
  • Estrogen GELS 
  • Estrogen SPRAY 
• TOP TEN QUESTIONS my patients ask about transdermal estrogen

• Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
• Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
• Episode 21: Say Yes! to Testosterone for Women
• Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly  https://apple.co/3TLM8s7
• Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen 

• Episode 10: Dating After 50- Make it Awesome Not Awful- With Bela Gandhi
• Episode 16  Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
• Episode 42 Out of Practice Does Not Mean Out of Business (Sex After a long Hiatus) 

• The purpose of pubic hair
• What’s normal- what’s not
• Why women choose to remove or alter their pubic hair
• If hair removal enhances- or hurts- vulvar health
• The pros and cons of different hair removal methods
• Risks of pubic hair removal 
• Tips to reduce risk and pain of hair removal 

• Why women do it
• Risks

• Why women do it
• What parts of the vulva are typically pierced
• Risks of genital piercing

• Why women do it
• What parts of the vulva are typically tattooed
• Risks of genital tattoos

• Why women do it 
• Risks

• What most women do
• What men prefer

• If you need to dress differently when going through menopause
• The difference between fashion and style
• Best and worst trends in fashion right now
• What colors are best
• Why Zara is a great place to shop
• Consignment shopping! 
• What Queen Elizabeth did right- and what she did wrong
• Mistakes women make when it comes to fashion

• Why, HISTORICALLY, women have not been educated about the clitoris and its role in female pleasure and orgasm
• Why Dr. Mintz wrote Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get it
• Why women often feel SHAME about the appearance of their genitalia
• Why women still believe that orgasm will occur during intercourse
• The anthropological explanation for why the clitoris is OUTSIDE the vagina 
• What is meant by “ORGASM EQUALITY”
• The POLITICS of orgasm
• Why it is important to have a SEX SCRIPT
• Why PORN can be problematic
• MASTURBATION education
• Why a vibrator is a TOOL, not a TOY
• What a VIBRATOR and a RAFT have in common
• MEN and Vibrators
• The problem with SEX EDUCATION in America
• Why MINDFULNESS is so important when it comes to sexual pleasure
• LABIAL diversity

• Why most GYNECOLOGISTS are NOT EXPERTS when it comes to menopause.
• How a clinician becomes a menopause expert
• What the INITIALS after a clinician’s name mean
• The difference between LICENSED and BOARD CERTIFIED
• Why an ANTI-AGING certification is not the same as board certification 
• The pros and cons of a REFERERAL SERVICE
• How to find a MENOPAUSE EXPERT
• What it means to be a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
• If the SEX of your clinician matters
• How to get the most out of your APPOINTMENT
• What to do if you do not have ACCESS to a menopause expert

• To verify a physician is licensed: Federation of State Medical Boards http://fsmb.org/
• To check if a physician is board-certified and what his or her specialty is: ABMS.org 
• To find a certified menopause practitioner, go to www.menopause.org.

• The impact of colonialism on sexual expression in the Muslim world 
• In general, the impact of religion on sexuality
• If religious women tend to have more sex, or less sex
• The impact of maintaining virginity prior to marriage on sexual satisfaction later in life
• Religions that emphasize that female pleasure is as important as male pleasure
• If the timing of intercourse is dictated in religions other than Judaism 
• Buddhism and sexual practices
• The attitude of various religions on oral sex, anal sex, and masturbation?
• Religious attitudes towards post menopause sex when reproduction is no longer possible
• If pleasure or reproduction is emphasized in most religions 
• Sexual dysfunction and sexual abuse in Muslim women
• If observant women get better care from a doctor who is the same religion

• Dr. Rahman’s Website: cgcchicago.com
• Instagram: @gynogirl
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/drsamchicago/

• WHY post menopause women have so many UTIs
• The typical symptoms of a UTI 
• What BLOOD in the urine means
• Why symptoms that MIMIC a UTI but are not caused by an infection 
• Why it is important to get a URINE CULTURE or PCR testing
• A new at HOME way to get rapid urine testing and antibiotic sensitivity
• Strategies that DO NOT WORK to PREVENT recurrent urinary tract infections
• Strategies that DO WORK to PREVENT recurrent urinary tract infections
• How a LOCAL VAGINAL ESTROGEN can reduce or eliminate both recurrent infections and bothersome bladder symptoms that are not from an infection
• A non-antibiotic option, methenamine (Hiprax™) will reduce recurrence
• Strategies that MIGHT work

• The definition of ERGO-EROTICS
• Why THE BED is not always the best place to have sex
• The power of the PILLOW
• Post HIP replacement ergonomics
• Tips for those with ARTHRITIS
• Why a sex “DRESS REHEARSAL “is helpful
• DEVICES for those with arthritis to hold a vibrator
• VIDEOS to help those with physical challenges
• How to make ergonomic ADJUSTMENTS

• Requirements for PAIN FREE sex
• How to PREDICT if sex will be pleasurable or painful
• The purpose of a VAGINAL DILATOR assessment
• A GUIDE to getting your LUBRICANT where it needs to go 
• The difference between REPAIR vs. MAINTENENCE
• Why the FIRST TWO WEEKS of treatment are so important
• Why you should NEVER ENDURE sex if it is PAINFUL
• The purpose of VAGINAL DILATOR therapy
• HOW LONG it takes to restore vaginal lubrication and elasticity 
• Why you should not STOP your vaginal estrogen
• Where USE IT or LOSE IT applies

• How men are different from women
• What we can learn from the sex lives of rats (as in rodents, not awful men) 
• If SEX DATES are a good idea
• The advantage of Dr. Snyder’s “2 step” technique 
• The Concept of the “SEX KNOT”
• If MEDICATIONS to improve female sexual desire are helpful
• What do women say or do that “kills the moment” in bed
• Unusual emotional responses to orgasm such as laughing or crying

• How to know WHERE the blood is coming from
• The 3 causes of Post Menopause VAGINAL WALL BLEEDING
• What causes Post Menopause CERVICAL BLEEDING
• Causes of UTERINE BLEEDING Post Menopause
• Uterine POLYPS
• Uterine FIBROIDS post menopause
• Uterine ATROPHY
• Post menopause “PERIODS” 
• Endometrial HYPERPLASIA
• Uterine CANCER and Pre-cancer
• The role of ULTRASOUND and saline ultrasound
• What to expect if you need an endometrial BIOPSY
• When and why a D and C /HYSTEROSCOPY is needed

• How one becomes a pelvic floor physical therapist
• Why LOW BACK PAIN and pain in other parts of the body impact pelvic pain
• What makes someone an EXPERT PHYSICAL THERAPIST
• How CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES can impact on adult pelvic health
• Why Your PT Needs to Take Complete MEDICAL HISTORY
• Why a pelvic floor PT does INTERNAL vaginal work
• WHAT to EXECT when you go to pelvic floor physical therapist
• The problem with PELVIC FLOOR TENSION
• HOW LONG it typically takes to eliminate pelvic problems
• Why it is important for the therapist to COLLABORATE with the gynecologist
• Why POSTURE is so important when it comes to pelvic floor health
• What CONDITIONS a pelvic floor physical therapist TREATS
• How pelvic floor PT helps with ORGASM
• What it means when someone has pain AFTER SEX
• How to FIND a good pelvic floor PT
• If PT be done VIRTUALLY
• TOOLS that women can use on their own
• Why the phrase TIGHT VAGINA should never be used

• The Definition of PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
  • UTERINE Prolapse 
  • Cystocele (BLADDER prolapse) 
  • Rectocele (RECTAL Prolapse) 
• RISK factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• SYMPTOMS of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• SPLINTING- what it is and why women do it
• HISTORICAL treatments for POP
• The likelihood it will get WORSE
• TREATMENTS
  • Pessaries 
  • Estrogen therapy 
  • SERM 
  • Pelvic floor PT (Episode 39 -A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor) 
  • Surgery

• uterine prolapse
• cystocele
• rectocele
• splinting

• WHY mid-life women are at high risk for getting an STI
• A guide for buying CONDOMS
• Ways to avoid getting or giving an STI during ORAL sex
• Dental dams  and DYI dental dams 
• Female condom 
• Saran™ Wrap? 
• LORALS™ latex undies

• Why women often turn down oral sex? 
• What are latex undies? 
• How latex undies protect against transmission of bacteria and viruses
• Why latex undies are better than dental dams and condoms 
• What's it’s like to use latex undies 

• MyLorals.com
• For 15% of your Lorals™ order, enter DRSTREICHER at checkout

• Scenarios in which women don’t get periods
  • Hysterectomy
  • Progestin Intrauterine Device 
  • Endometrial Ablation 
  • Hormonal contraception such as birth control pills 
• How to know when to START TREATMENT for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness
• When to REMOVE an IUD
• When to STOP birth control pills  

•  Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
• Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

• Misconception #1 Compounded hormones are NATURAL but all commercial hormones are synthetic or made of horse urine
• Misconception #2 The estrogen in compounded hormones is DIFFERENT from the estrogen in commercial pharmaceutical products
• Misconception #3 Compounded hormones are SAFER than commercial hormones
• Misconception #4 Compounded PROGESTERONE will PROTECT your uterine lining
• Misconception #5 Compounded hormones undergo the same QUALITY CONTROL as commercial products
• Misconception #6 Compounded HT is CUSTOMIZED based on your hormone levels
• Misconception #7 PRESCRIBERS of compounded hormones are hormone experts

• Why the first 5 decades are not necessarily your best when it comes to personal and professional fulfillment
• How sex and intimacy change as life changes
• Secrets to maintaining a long-term marriage or relationship
• The power of female friendship

• Sex after…Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes
• The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What it Really Takes to Stay Married
• Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage and Loyalty
• I am My Mother’s Daughter: Making Peace with Mom Before it’s Too Late
• Surrendering to Yourself: You Are Your Own Soul Mate
• Surrendering to Marriage: Husbands, Wives and Other Imperfections
• Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul

• Where the term FEMININE HYGIENE comes from
• The origins of VAGINAL SHAMING 
• PERCEIVED vaginal ODOR as opposed to actual vaginal odor
• The role of pH in maintaining a healthy vaginal microbiome
• Things that can INCREASE pH and cause vaginal odor or BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS (BV) 
• WHY you shouldn’t buy an over-the-counter kit to see if you have BV
• Strategies to keep your pH in BALANCE
• The PROBLEM with VULVAR WASHES and wipes
• The PROBLEM with vulvar PERFUMES, deodorants, sprays, douches, and other products.
• Why the term “DOCTOR TESTED” is meaningless 
• 7 TIPS TO AVOID VULVAR IRRITATION
• How to CLEAN your vulva and vagina

• How common is it for women to be FORGETFUL when they are going through peri menopause 
• WHY this happens
• The relationship between hot flashes and cognition
• How long COGNITIVE CHANGES from hormonal changes last
• If cognitive problems during peri-menopause are predicative of getting ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
• The impact of MOOD on cognitive changes during the peri-menopause
• Which DIET, VITAMINS, EXERCISE, ALCOHOL and other lifestyle choices help 
• The relationship between ADHD and cognitive changes in peri-menopause 
• Specific things you can do to maintain BRAIN HEALTH
• What the SCIENCE says about the benefit of hormone therapy in terms of cognitive function?
• If women who do NOT HAVE HOT FLASHES BENEFIT from hormone therapy
• If hormone therapy decreases the risk of DEMENTIA down the road
• HOW LONG someone should stay on hormone therapy to get the full cognitive benefit 

• The original PURPOSE of the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) and how the study was designed. 
• The INITIAL RESULTS of the WHI study
• Why the design of the study was PROBLEMATIC
• Why the results of the WHI were NOT REPRESENTATIVE of the women who take hormone therapy today
• The results of the RE-ANALYSIS of the WHI
• How the age of women in the study, the timing of therapy, and the use of statins altered CARDIOVASCULAR data
• Why the use of PROGESTIN and the kind of progestin in the study changed the results. 
• Why TRANSDERMAL estrogens have less risk and who should use one
• The FACTS about the relationship of estrogen and BREAST CANCER
• The risk of hormone therapy COMPARED to other known risks for breast cancer
• The medical impact of women NOT taking HT
• GUIDELINES for taking hormone therapy safely

• WHO should take a weight management medication
• WHY some people struggle with weight even if they have a healthy diet and lifestyle
• Why your INSURANCE might not cover a weight loss medication
• How GENETICS and environment can increase susceptibility to weight
• SPECIFIC DRUGS that are FDA approved for weight loss and weight management including:
   
  • Hydrogel Capsules (Plenity™)
•  
  • Tirzepatide (Mounjaro™)
•  
  • Semaglutide (Ozempic™ Saxenda™)
•  
  • Xenical (Orlistat™)
•  
  • Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia™)
•  
  • Buproprion-Naltrexone (Contrave™)
•  
• Why NEW drugs are so much better than most older weight management drugs
• Why some LIBIDO DRUGS can help you lose weight 
• How to FIND A DOCTOR who can help with weight loss
• When BARIATRIC SURGERY should be considered
• The BIAS about obesity treatment and why doctors don’t offer help

• The reasons WHY someone may have sexual problems POST HYSTERECTOMY
• What is, and what is not, REMOVED during surgery
• Proper MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY for what was removed during surgery
• The potential SEXUAL impact of OVARY removal
• The potential SEXUAL impact of UTERUS removal
• The potential SEXUAL impact of CERVIX removal
•  VAGINAL changes post-hysterectomy
• If MEN notice a difference post hysterectomy
• Why there can be PAIN post-surgery
• Potential PSYCHOLOGICAL problems after hysterectomy

• The LIKLIEHOOD of developing breast cancer in different populations
• WHO is getting MISSED when it comes to early detection 
• Who should have genetic screening
• The problem with using over-the-counter testing such as 23 and Me
• When should someone start -and stop- breast cancer screening
• What is TOMOSYNTHESIS
• Who should have an MRI
• Who should have an ULTRASOUND
• Need to know info on DENSE BREASTS and why you should look at your report
• If it matters WHERE someone goes to get their mammogram
• RISK FACTORS for breast cancer that you can’t change
• Risk Assessment models to PREDICT your lifetime risk of breast cancer
• What it means when you are called back for ANOTHER VIEW
• RISK REDUCING drugs many women do not know about
• MODIFIABLE risk factors for breast cancer
• Why ESTROGEN is not a risk factor for breast cancer
• Why a PLANT-BASED DIET is beneficial
• Dr. Larkin’s new model for patient care, MS. Medicine

• Gale Model: https://www.mdcalc.com/gail-model-breast-cancer-risk
• Tyrer-Cusick Model: https://ibis-risk-calculator.magview.com/

• The TOP 3 REASONS women have pain despite using estrogen
• Why a WRONG DIAGNOSIS might be the problem
• The importance of treating the VESTIBULE (the opening) of the vagina
• Why a painful, tight PELVIC FLOOR might be the problem
• The role of PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY 
• VAGINAL DILATORS- What they are, how they help, when and how to use them. 

• DISEASES that disproportionately affect Black women
• How HYSTERECTOMY impacts cardiovascular disease in Black women
• Why Black women are less likely to take HORMONE THERAPY
• BLACK CELEBRITIES and increasing awareness of health conditions
• BARRIERS to health care in Black underserved community
• Micro and Micro AGRESSIONS in the health care system
• The reason for and impact of IMPLICIT BIAS
• The challenges of a BLACK WOMAN UROLOGIST practicing in a white hospital
• The importance of DIVERSITY EQUITY and INCLUSION initiatives in our health system
• What impacts racial disparity and potential action steps to improve health in the Black community
• How SYSTEMIC RACISM impacts on health

• HOW a moisturizer is different than a lubricant
• WHY labels on moisturizers are misleading
• REPLENS™ Long-acting moisturizer 
• Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizers 

• Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 
• Episode 4: Is Your Lubricant Helping or Hurting Your Vagina?
• Episode 5: Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 

• How CANNABIS has changed since you went to college
•  How to make sure your student knows when something is an EMERGENCY 
• DATE RAPE- what you need to tell your daughters and sons
• Common issues with ALCOHOL that were not common when you were in school
• The role of CONSENT in sexual activity
• PIERCING Problems
• How to make sure your student has information on SEXUALLY TRANSMIITTED INFECTIONS without you having to talk about it
• MARGARITA dermatitis (who knew?) 
• The essential FIRST AID KIT to send with your student
• Why this book is so much better than DR. GOOGLE
• How often should a student CALL home? 
• Skills and information your students need to ACCESS HEALTH CARE
• MENTAL HEALTH and depression in college

• WHEN perimenopause typically starts
• The difference between SYMPTOMS of perimenopause and menopause
• SOLUTIONS to cope with perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations
• If taking BIRTH CONTROL PILLS is a good idea or a bad idea 
• HOW LONG you can safely take birth control pills
• The difference between birth control pills and MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY (MHT)
• Why it is a good idea to take birth control pills CONTINUOUSLY
• When to start MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY

• If FRAGMENTED sleep is restorative sleep
• MEDICAL CONDITIONS that can occur because of chronic insomnia
• The impact of mid-life STRESS on sleep
• The role of ALCOHOL and CANNABIS on the ability to sleep
• OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
  • What it is
  • Atypical symptoms that occur in women
  • Risk factors
  • How it is diagnosed
  • Treatment options 
• RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
  • What it is
  •  Risk factors
  •  How it is diagnosed
  •  Treatment options 
• The pros and cons of various SLEEPING AIDS
• How an OVERACTIVE BLADDER contributes to insomnia
• Tips to improve your SLEEP HYGIENE
• How to find an expert in MENOPAUSE and WHY so many doctors are not trained in menopause

• 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  SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN is 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

• Episode 5 Vaginal Estrogen Rings Creams and Other Things
• Episode 11 Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
• Episode 16 Minimizing the Monotony of Monogamy with Dr.  Alexandra Solomon
• Episode 20 Is Non-Monogamy Having a Moment? With Dr. Wednesday Martin
•  Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

• www.AASECT.org  The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists 
• www.SSTARR.org  The Society for Sex Therapist &Research

• WHY the science of female sexuality is mis-represented, misunderstood, and usually wrong
• Why there is so little INFORMATION on the CLITORIS
• If MEN are biologically MORE SEXUAL and have higher libidos than women
• The difference between spontaneous and RESPONSIVE DESIRE
• The ORGASM GAP! Why female pleasure is such a low priority
• What libido DRUGS are really medicating
• Why the clitoris is “forward facing” instead of inside the vagina
• Lessons learned from primate sexual behavior, and what animal to visit next time you go to the zoo
• Why from an anthropologic point of view, woman are not BIOLOGICALLY programmed to have ONE PARTNER
• When and why women LOSE INTEREST in sex with a long-term partner, assuming that the sex is still worth having 
• Why monogamy is harder for women than it is for men
• If women CHEAT as often as men 
• All about “OPEN NON-MONOGAMY” What it is, how many people are monogamous, why the numbers are growing and how to broach the topic with your partner  
• If JEALOUSY is inevitable with openly non-monogamous couples
• Where in the world is the BEST PLACE to be a woman sexually