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 heard a lecture from Dr. Debbie Herbenick about the increasing numbers of young adults who were including CHOKING as part of their sexual repertoire. Today I am having a conversation with Dr. Herbenick about how common this practice has become, why it is problematic, along with other current trends in sexual practices across America, and in all age groups.

• What SEXUAL PLEASURE looks like and if that has changed over the years
• What SPECIFICALLY is HAPPENING when someone incorporates “choking” into their sexual practice
• HOW COMMON this practice is
• If this is CONSENSUAL
• If CHOKING is common off college campuses
• The short- and long-term MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES of choking
• WHAT PARENTS of teens and young adults NEED to KNOW
• HOW TO TALK TO YOUR TEEN and young adult about difficult topics
• If people have DIED from this practice
• The LEGAL PROSPECTIVE of rough sex
• Dr. Herbenick’s NEW RESEARCH on SEX TOYS and vibrator use
• If the ORGASM GAP is narrowing among adult men and women 
• INNOVATIVE SEX TOYS such as The Womanizer
• If sexual practices today mirror what is seen in PORNOGRAPHY
• As people AGE, do they watch more or less porn?
• If men watch different types of pornography than women
• How PORN has CHANGED

New York Times Article –“The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex”

Dr. Herbenick’s Books
Yes, Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex
Read My Lips: A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva
Because It Feels Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction 


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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 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

Come Again! A Guide to Midlife Libido and Orgasm  (available for pre-order) 


                                     To Find a Menopause Clinician

Episode 46 Finding a Menopause Clinician Who Will Listen

Midi Health  joinmidi.com
Midi Health is a telehealth company that provides high-level menopause care and also takes insurance in all 50 states. Dr. Streicher is Midi’s Medical Director of Education and Community Outreach and is familiar with their medical protocols, which are all regularly updated and set by the top academic menopause experts in the country. 

The Menopause Society- Certified Menopause Practitioner List Menopause.org
To find a menopause practitioner: https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
Put in your zip code and designate NCMP or CMSP to get a certified menopause practitioner. While all people on this list have passed a competency examination, Dr. Streicher does not vouch for every one of these clinicians. Most are excellent. 

Major Medical Centers
It also may be helpful to check with major medical centers in your area. Many have menopause clinics or lists of doctors who have an interest and expertise in menopause. 

If you are in the Chicago area, the center founded by Dr. Streicher: 
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause Sexmedmenopause.nm.org