Genitourinary Syndrome Of Menopause 101

HERE’S WHAT I DISCUSS

• Why I care about women and sex and hormones
• The definition of menopause and how we aren’t educated about what menopause actually is and the symptoms that can arise
• Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
• The types of bladder leakage and how
  estrogen can help
• The different types of estrogen –
  vaginal and systemic
• Why we need vaginal estrogen even when we are not sexually active
• Why I have a cream bias with vaginal estrogen, and other options.
• Vaginal estrogen will not help your hot flashes.
• Myths about who can and can’t use
  vaginal estrogen.
• Biologic changes of the skin of the vulva after menopause
• How the clitoris works.
• Scream Cream – what it is and does it work.
• Favorite lubes and I explain why I like what I like
• Gen X is the lowest users of vibrators in America
• There are many papers showing transdermal estrogen does not increase your clot risk above what it already is.
• I explain the Women’s Health Initiative study and how it hurt women by creating fear.
• Vaginal estrogen is equivalent in efficacy to the common overactive bladder medications. Why not restore function instead of taking
  the side effects of the overactive bladder medications?
• When should you stop using
  your seatbelt, sunscreen and vaginal estrogen
• Urinary tract infections put people in the hospital and kill them – this is not a hangnail.
• Can estrogen alone help all pain with sex?
• What do they new Menopause guidelines say about the window for starting systemic hormones and how long can you take them.
• The role of androgens and testosterone in the g******s.