S2 Ep104: The Mouth and Menopause

I spend a lot of time talking about dry vaginas and the impact that genitourinary syndrome of menopause has on your sex life, your day-to-day comfort, and bladder function. But vaginas are not the only thing that gets dry during menopause. This episode is all about another area of the body that biologically has a lot in common with a dry vagina…and that’s your post-menopause mouth. 




What mouths and vaginas have in common.
How common dry mouth is in post-menopause women 
Other things that cause dry mouth
Why low estrogen causes dry mouth
Symptoms of dry mouth
Consequences of dry mouth
The impact of hormone therapy
Other options to treat dry mouth
The role of your dentist




For more information on this topic: 

Episode 5: Vaginal Estrogen- Rings, Creams, and Other Things
Episode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not Poison
Episode 44: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTI
Episode 74: Ospemifene- A Pill a Day to Keep Dryness Away
Episode 94: Menopause and Voice 
 
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 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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Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

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Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

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