S1 Ep29: Has Your Hysterectomy HIJACKED Your Sex Life?

Most women who undergo hysterectomy don’t have subsequent sexual problems, but for others, it is no coincidence that surgery coincides with the onset of loss of libido, painful intercourse, or an inability to orgasm.   In this episode Dr. Streicher discusses:  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 For further information on this topic:  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 Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things Episode 15: Post Menopause Orgasm- Everybody Come! 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 ThisMorning, ABCNewsNow,NBC Nightly News,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  DrStreicher.com Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook  @DrStreicher YouTube  DrStreicherTV 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