Endometriosis, Menopause & Pelvic Pain as Compiling Factors in Sexual Health with Jennifer Lanoff

Send us Fan MailSexual health is often reduced to libido, hormones, or relationship status — but for many women, it is far more complex. Painful sex, endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, menopause, vulvovaginal tissue changes, cancer survivorship, low desire, fear of pain, and medical dismissal can all shape a woman’s ability to experience intimacy safely and fully.In this episode, Dr. Ginger Garner is joined by Jennifer Lanoff, a board-certified Women’s Health and Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner specializing in gynecology, menopause, sexual health, pelvic pain, and complex vulvovaginal conditions. Together, they explore how endometriosis, menopause, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, vulvodynia, lichen sclerosus, pelvic floor dysfunction, and chronic pain can complicate sexual health — and why women deserve care that looks beyond “just use lube” or “just relax.”This conversation validates the reality that sexual health is whole-person health. Desire, arousal, pain, hormones, tissue integrity, nervous system regulation, trauma history, and pelvic floor function are all connected.Read the blog post here!Resources:Washington-GYN.comIG: @jlanoff_gyn_npJen’s SubstackWashington Endometriosis & Complex SurgeryEnjoying The Vocal Pelvic Floor? Leave us a review!Reviews help more people discover the podcast and keep these critical discussions going! Thanks for your support—you’re helping grow this community and amplify the voices that need to be heard. 💛-If you’ve found value in the content we share on women’s and pelvic health—including topics like endometriosis and pelvic pain—please consider supporting the show with a contribution. Your support helps us continue producing high-quality, evidence-based episodes. At this time, we don’t receive any funding to create the podcast, and production costs are coming entirely out of pocket. Every bit of support makes a meaning.Support the show