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 that when you no longer have hot flashes, you are done with menopause!  

But menopause means you’re no longer producing estrogen. There are hormone receptors throughout the body and there are lifelong consequences of being without estrogen even if perimenopausal symptoms are in the rear-view mirror.

In this episode: 

• Why not every woman has long-term health issues post menopause
• The long-term impact of menopause (not aging) on
  • Bone health
  • Joints and muscles
  • Frailty
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Diabetes
  • Brain Function
  • Vulva and  Vagina
  • Sexual Function
  • Urinary Tract
• How to increase your longevity without hormones
• Nine Secrets of the Blue Zones where women live to 100 (without taking estrogen) 
• If you can take hormone therapy for life

For further information on this topic: 
The Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi
Netflix: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones https://www.netflix.com/title/81214929

• Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
• Episode 3: What's Up Down There? Genital Dryness & Misbehaving Bladders 
• Episode 59 - Boning Up on Bones: Part 1 with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri (Risk Factors for osteoporosis, and Screening)
• Episode 123 Hormone Therapy After Age 60 with Dr. James Simon
• Episode125 Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.


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. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD

 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


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy