S1 Ep11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison

VAGINAL ESTROGEN is safe for virtually everyone including women with breast cancer or a history of blood clots. But you wouldn’t know it from reading the FDA-required package insert that practically has a skull and crossbones on it, causing you to consider if it is worth getting breast cancer, dementia, heart disease, or a stroke just to have a decent orgasm. And if you want specific information about local vaginal estrogen options, take a listen to Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things In this episode Dr. Streicher explains: Why FDA LABELS list scary things that aren't true HOW MUCH vaginal estrogen is systemically absorbed If you should CUT DOWN your dose What studies show about VAGINAL ESTROGEN and BREAST CANCER Further Information on this topic can be found in: Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina- A gynecologist's guide to eliminating post menopause dryness and pain Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a  certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.  Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio, Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABCNewsNow, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.  Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on  Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook  @DrStreicher YouTube  DrStreicherTV DrStreicher.com Dr. Streicher’s Books 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