Breastfeeding, Low Estrogen & Pelvic Floor Symptoms: What You Need to Know — with SARA PERELMUTER

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, I sit down with Sara Perelmuter, a medical student and future OBGYN, who is already leading innovations in the field of sexual medicine. As president of the Sexual Medicine Research Team and with over seven peer-reviewed publications, Sara’s latest work, "Genitourinary Syndrome of Lactation: A New Perspective on Postpartum and Lactation-Related Genitourinary Symptoms," introduces a new term encompassing genitourinary symptoms related to low estrogen during the postpartum and lactation periods.Sara’s passion for women’s health is deeply personal—her own struggle with pelvic pain during intercourse led to her diagnosis of hypertonic overactive pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. The medical gaslighting and dismissal she experienced, along with her feminist values and love for physiology, motivated her to pursue a career dedicated to improving women's sexual health. In this episode, Sara discusses the importance of education, accessibility, and awareness in empowering women to take control of their own bodies.We cover topics including:🔹Role of estrogen in postpartum & during lactation🔹Innovative research on reproductive organs and genitourinary symptoms🔹Addressing painful intercourse & pelvic pain at all stages of life🔹Need to change med school curricula to better include women’s health issues🔹Understanding hormone fluctuations throughout a woman’s life🔹How to effectively communicate with your healthcare provider about sexual/reproductive health in postpartum, before & beyond🔹Collaborative care approaches for treating pelvic floor dysfunction Time Stamps1:00 Introduction3:55 the roll of estrogen8:23 parallels between different conditions15:50 innovation in the field23:37 vaginal estrogen in lactation31:40 postpartum versus lactation41:08 signs and symptoms46:50 muscular versus hormonalCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH SARAIG: https://www.instagram.com/sara.perelmuter/The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌