Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause 101. \nThis is an interview I did with my friend and co-founder of a menopause clinic Alloy, Monica Molenaar.\nWhy I care about women and sex and hormones\nThe definition of menopause and how we aren\u2019t educated about what menopause actually is and the symptoms that can arise\nGenitourinary Syndrome of Menopause\nThe types of bladder leakage and how\nestrogen can help\nThe different types of estrogen \u2013\nvaginal and systemic\nWhy we need vaginal estrogen even when we are not sexually active\nWhy I have a cream bias with vaginal estrogen, and other options.\nVaginal estrogen will not help your hot flashes.\nMyths about who can and can\u2019t use\nvaginal estrogen.\nBiologic changes of the\nskin of the vulva after menopause\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \nHow the clitoris works.\nScream Cream \u2013 what it is and does it work. \nFavorite lubes and I explain why I like what I like\nGen X is the lowest users of vibrators in America\nThere are many papers showing transdermal estrogen does not increase your clot risk above what it already is.\nI explain the Women\u2019s Health Initiative study and how it hurt women by creating fear.\nVaginal estrogen is equivalent in efficacy to the common overactive bladder medications.\xa0 Why not restore function instead of taking\nthe side effects of the overactive bladder medications?\nWhen should you stop using\nyour seatbelt, sunscreen and vaginal estrogen?\nUrinary tract infections put people in the hospital and kill them \u2013 this is not a hangnail. \nCan estrogen alone help all pain with sex?\nWhat do they new Menopause guidelines say about the window for starting systemic hormones and how long can you take them.\nThe role of androgens and testosterone in the genitals.\n\xa0\nACOG Position Statement of using vaginal estrogen in breast cancer patients\nhttps://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/clinical-consensus/articles/2021/12/treatment-of-urogenital-symptoms-in-individuals-with-a-history-of-estrogen-dependent-breast-cancer\nVagina Obscura by Rachel Gross https://amzn.to/46XHChX\nhttps://www.myalloy.com/ CASPERSON25 for $25 off\n\xa0\nhttps://www.instagram.com/myalloy/\n\xa0\nOur podcast sponsor today\nis AG1. Use AG1 to build a foundation for better health.\nFREE ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF\nVITAMIN D3+K2, 5 TRAVEL PACKS\ndrinkag1.com/youarenotbroken\n\xa0\nDid you get the You Are Not Broken Book\nYet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK\n\xa0\nJoin my NEW\nAdult Sex Ed Master Class: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/adult-sex-ed\n\xa0\nJoin my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. \nwww.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership\n\xa0\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices