DR. RACHEL RUBIN, MD: Menopause + Your Sex Life - Female Hormones, Pelvic Floor Rehab + Viagra for Women

Welcome to MENO™ with Jacqueline Buckingham, the definitive destination for perimenopause, menopause, and everything on The Pause Spectrum™. Today we welcome DR. RACHEL RUBIN, MD: Menopause + Your Sex Life! with our Nation's Chief Cliterologist! Female Hormones, Pelvic Floor Rehab + Viagra for Women This week, my guest is none other than Dr. Rachel Rubin, MD is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. As a leading expert in Urology and Sexual Medicine, Dr. Rubin is also known as one of only a handful of physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders. Based in Washington DC, she is a clinician, researcher, passionate educator, activist, and an incredible resource. In this episode, we talk about menopause, perimenopause, and how we know when we are in them! We talk about the symptoms of Genito-Unrinary Syndrome of Menopause and what we can do about them. The good news is there are things we can do, actions we can take, and people out there that can help. She explains pelvic floor rehab, and the benefits of vaginal estrogen, and shares that women can take Viagra too! Dr. Rubin tells us how understanding our own healthcare is the best advocacy and the best thing we can do for our health. However, as Dr. Rubin notes, there is a lack of information out there on women's health, and our doctors, as well-trained as they may be, may not have training when it comes to managing or even recognizing menopause and perimenopause. Even Oprah's doctors overlooked her menopause symptoms! She even shares that doctors were told to avoid the clitoris so as not to make the patient uncomfortable. Women's health is decades behind men's health, as women were not included in medical research formally until 1986, but thanks to doctors like Dr. Rubin, that is changing, and we can be part of that shift toward greater knowledge about women's health too. ! We also talk about finding a provider and how you can be a part of her group menopause meetings held online. IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER: -Menopause -Perimenopuase -How do we know we are in it? -Understanding our own healthcare -Oprah's menopause symptoms overlooked -Symptoms of menopause -Genito-Urinary syndrome -UTIs -Vaginal estrogen Vagnal DHEA Evidence-based treatment -Do hormones cause cancer? -Equality in Healthcare -Viagra for Women -Investing in our health -Pelvic Floor Physical therapy Advocacy -How do we find doctors that can address our needs -Doctors encouraged to stay away from the clitoris -Connecting anatomy with physiology and overall quality of life -Most women orgasm from clitoral stimulation -Making desire a priority -Who needs pelvic floor physical therapy and what is it? -Sexual function is connected to your nervous system -How do perimenopause and menopause affect anxiety and depression -Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Dr. Rubin's mentor and Inventor of Viagra -Labiaplasty, Complications in surgery -Reimagining healthcare -FDA approved Bioidenticals -What to expect when you are no longer expecting! ____________ Our Guest, Dr. Rachel Rubin, MD: https://www.rachelrubinmd.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin/ RESOURCES: https://www.letstalkmenopause.org/ https://menopause.org/ https://www.isswsh.org/ https://www.apta.org/ Get early access to MENO™ Verified Providers, Products, and Procedures, and start Pause Planning™ at joinmeno.com Pausing or not. Start here. IG @join.meno TT @join.meno YT @join.meno For Status Updates, MENO Motivation, and Provider exclusives: IG @jacquelinebuckingham LI @jacquelinebuckingham Welcome to MENO. You have arrived. ----- Jacqueline Disclaimer: MENO™ with Jacqueline Buckingham is for general and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine in any way. The show does not constitute professional health care services or medical advice. No doctor/patient relationship is formed as a result of this podcast. The use of information on this podcast or materials from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of Cliterology is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard getting medical advice for any such medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their healthcare professionals for any conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices