This week the FDA approved FEZOLINETANT, a new NON-HORMONAL drug to get rid of HOT FLASHES. In this episode I am going to start by reviewing the science behind a hot flash, then move on to how this new drug works, how well it works and the side effects. And then, the big question: 

“Is fezolinetant the way to go, or is hormone therapy the way to go?”

In this episode Dr. Streicher reviews: 

The SCIENCE behind a hot flash
Why lack of estrogen causes hot flashes
HOW fezolinetant works
HOW EFFECTIVE fezolinetant works is
SIDE EFFECTS of fezolinetant
Should women take ESTROGEN or FEZOLINETANT?
Benefits of estrogen that have not been demonstrated in fezolinetant



For more information on this topic: 

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Episode 1: Is It Menopause or Some Other Pause?
Episode 2:Think Your Hot Flashes Can't Kill You? Think Again!
Episode 9:Can Cannabis Help Your Sweats? Sleep? Sex?
Episode 17:  Menopause in the workplace
Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer?
Episode 32: Are Your Hot Flashes Making You Foggy: Forgetful? with Dr. Pauline Maki


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 North American 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