Sexuality After 50: Menopause, Hormones & Midlife Intimacy ft. Karen Bigman

Send us Fan MailMidlife sexuality is surrounded by stigma, silence, and misinformation — and the millions of people navigating sex, dating, and intimacy after 50 deserve far better than what mainstream culture and conventional medicine typically offer. In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP, sits down with Karen Bigman, founder of Taboo to Truth, to have the comprehensive and judgment-free conversation about what sexuality really looks like after 50 and what it takes to thrive intimately in midlife and beyond. Karen brings a refreshingly honest and practical perspective to topics most people are still too embarrassed to bring up with their own doctors. Topics covered: the stigma and shame surrounding sexuality as we age and why dismantling it is essential for sexual health, how menopause impacts sexual health, desire, vaginal function, and intimate relationships, hormone replacement therapy and testosterone's critical and underappreciated role in women's sexual wellness, erectile dysfunction as a potential signal of underlying cardiovascular and metabolic health issues, delayed ejaculation in midlife men and how to address it, the dynamics of dating in midlife including the role of financial stability and emotional readiness, redefining intimacy beyond penetration and traditional sexual norms, therapeutic approaches for overcoming sexual trauma that surfaces or intensifies in midlife, self-exploration and body awareness as essential tools for midlife sexual satisfaction, and self-advocacy in the healthcare system when it comes to sexual health after 50. Find Karen at taboototruth.com and follow her on Instagram at @taboototruth.Work with Dr. [email protected] with Between the Sheets:IG: @ReviveISHEmail: [email protected]#podmatchWant to be a guest on Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health & Wellness? Send Stephanie a message on PodMatch here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreviews/btswithdrzEpisode is sponsored by Boston Scientific and EDCure. For more information click here:www.EDCure.com/BTS