S2 Ep104: The Mouth and Menopause

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 ThingsEpisode 11: Vaginal Estrogen is Not PoisonEpisode 44: A Deep Dive into RECURRENT UTIEpisode 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 painLauren 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. Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTERDr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on DrStreicher.comInstagram       @DrStreichTwitter            @DrStreicherFacebook       @DrStreicherYouTube         DrStreicherTVBooks by Lauren Streicher, MDSlip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and painHot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the HeatSex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex EverThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy