Conditions We Treat

If your condition or symptoms are not listed, please contact us and we will let you know if an appointment or referral is appropriate.

​Conditions and procedures include (but are not limited to) the following:

Menopause Conditions

• Bone health, including evaluation and prevention of osteopenia/osteoporosis
• Decreased libido
• Dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
• Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
• Hot flashes
• Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
• Impaired arousal
• Insomnia
• Lichen sclerosus
• Orgasmic disorders, including inability to or difficulty with orgasm
• Perimenopause (symptoms, irregular bleeding, contraception, hormonal fluctuations)
• Postmenopausal bleeding
• Premature ovarian failure (premature menopause)
• Sexual concerns
• Urinary urgency and recurrent infections
• Vaginal atrophy (dryness) and sexual pain
• Vulvar conditions (rash, itching, burning, dryness and pain)
• Weight gain secondary to menopause

 
Sexual Medicine Conditions

• Cancer-related sexual concerns (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation)
• Contraception-induced sexual pain or loss of libido
• Decreased libido
• Dyspareunia (painful intercourse)    
• Hereditary genetic mutations (BRCA, Lynch)
• Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
• Impaired arousal
• Inability to have intercourse
• Issues after hysterectomy or ovary removal
• Lichen sclerosus
• Menopause
• Orgasmic disorders, including anorgasmia (the inability to orgasm)
• Painful intercourse
• Pelvic pain during intercourse
• Persistent genital arousal syndrome
• Pudendal neuralgia
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexual problems associated with such medical conditions as heart disease, diabetes, incontinence and neurologic disease
• Vaginal atrophy (dryness)
• Vaginismus
• Vestibulodynia
• Vulvar disorders
• Vulvar graft vs host disease
• Vulvar vestibulitis
• Vulvodynia

 
Vulvar and Vaginal Conditions

• Aphthous ulcers (canker sores)
• Bartholin's cysts or abscess
• Chronic candidiasis (chronic yeast infections)
• Clitorodynia (clitoral pain syndrome)
• Crohn's disease
• Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis
• Genital warts (condylomata)
• Lichen planus
• Lichen sclerosus
• Lichen simplex chronicus
• Mucous membrane pemphigoid
• Pemphigus
• Persistent genital arousal syndrome
• Plasma cell vulvitis
• Pruritus vulvae (persistent vulvar itching)
• Vaginal atrophy (genitourinary syndrome of menopause)
• Vaginismus
• Vestibulodynia (vulvar vestibulitis)
• Vulvodynia
• Vulvar graft vs host disease

PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY: WHAT IT IS AND WHY YOU MAY NEED IT

Many women are skeptical when advised to seek the help of a pelvic health physical therapist. These same women usually become the greatest advocates of the treatment.

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IS THIS NORMAL? OB/GYN EDITION

OB/GYNs are familiar with the awkward asks. Lauren Streicher, MD, shares the questions she’s asked most on hot flashes, incontinence and painful sex.​

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DR. STREICHER’S INSIDE INFORMATION: THE MENOPAUSE PODCAST

Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, leaky bladders, weight gain, hair loss, inability to orgasm? Listen to this fact-filled, solution-driven podcast that addresses symptoms women face as they navigate perimenopause and post-menopause. This is a helpful resource for information about menopause but is not meant for personal medical advice.​

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