An “MD” after a name is no assurance that the person to whom you are about to bare your soul—and your vagina—is an expert when it comes to menopause. This episode is a guide to finding a true menopause expert. 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:

Why most GYNECOLOGISTS are NOT EXPERTS when it comes to menopause.
How a clinician becomes a menopause expert
What the INITIALS after a clinician’s name mean
The difference between LICENSED and BOARD CERTIFIED

Why an ANTI-AGING certification is not the same as board certification 
The pros and cons of a REFERERAL SERVICE

How to find a MENOPAUSE EXPERT

What it means to be a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

If the SEX of your clinician matters
How to get the most out of your APPOINTMENT

What to do if you do not have ACCESS to a menopause expert



LINKS




To verify a physician is licensed: Federation of State Medical Boards http://fsmb.org/

To check if a physician is board-certified and what his or her specialty is: ABMS.org 
To find a certified menopause practitioner, go to www.menopause.org.

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Episode 27:  Using Vaginal Estrogen but Sex Still Hurts Like Hell 

Lauren Streicher MD FACOG NCMP

Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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 WGN Morning News, 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, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. 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. 
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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