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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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
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