Northwestern medicine comprehensive Program for Menopause
Menopause officially occurs when your ovaries stop producing estrogen or are surgically removed. While some women experience no symptoms, hormonal changes usually result in hot flashes, vaginal dryness, recurrent bladder infections, insomnia, mood swings, brain fog and weight gain. After the menopause transition women are also at increased risk for medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease and bone loss.
While many women say they are “done with menopause” they usually are referring to cessation of hot flashes. The repercussions of estrogen deprivation are life long and with increasing life expectancy, women today can expect to live almost 40 percent of their lives after the menopause transition. In addition, many women experience an early menopause due to removal of ovaries, chemotherapy, radiation or other medical conditions.
By the year 2030, 1.2 billion women will be postmenopausal.
At the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Program for Menopause, our team of Certified Menopause Practitioners of The North American Menopause Society will help you navigate both hormonal and non-hormonal options to alleviate symptoms or consequences of menopause. In addition, our team of experts are uniquely suited for the woman whose care is complex due to medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer.
While many women say they are “done with menopause” they usually are referring to cessation of hot flashes. The repercussions of estrogen deprivation are life long and with increasing life expectancy, women today can expect to live almost 40 percent of their lives after the menopause transition. In addition, many women experience an early menopause due to removal of ovaries, chemotherapy, radiation or other medical conditions.
By the year 2030, 1.2 billion women will be postmenopausal.
At the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Program for Menopause, our team of Certified Menopause Practitioners of The North American Menopause Society will help you navigate both hormonal and non-hormonal options to alleviate symptoms or consequences of menopause. In addition, our team of experts are uniquely suited for the woman whose care is complex due to medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer.
Conditions We Treat
If your condition or procedure is not listed, please contact us and we will let you know if an appointment or referral is appropriate.
Conditions and procedures include (but not limited to) the following:
Conditions and procedures include (but not limited to) the following:
- Bone health (Evaluation/Prevention of Osteopenia/Osteoporosis)
- CO2 Laser Treatments (vaginal /vulvar dryness)
- Peri-menopause (symptoms/irregular bleeding/contraception/hormonal fluctuations)
- Premature ovarian failure (Premature menopause)
- Decreased libido
- Dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
- Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
- Hormone therapy and alternatives
- Hot flashes
- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
- Impaired Arousal
- Inability or difficulty with orgasm
- Insomnia
- Lichen sclerosis
- Mona Lisa Touch Laser Treatments: Please visit nmvaginalhealth.nm.org for information regarding CO2 laser treatments for vaginal dryness and sexual pain
- Orgasmic disorders
- Post menopause bleeding
- Sexual Concerns. Visit the Program for Sexual Medicine Page for a complete list of sexual problems.
- Vaginal atrophy (dryness)
- Vulvar conditions (rash, itching, burning, dryness, pain, etc.)
- Weight gain secondary to menopause
- Urinary urgency and recurrent infections
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Once we have received your request for an appointment a coordinator will contact you to schedule an appointment and send you a questionnaire. This questionnaire must be filled out and returned prior to your first visit so that it may be reviewed by our clinical staff. If you are arriving from out of town, our coordinator can also connect you to the hospital concierge for hotel accommodations.
For more information, call 312.694.9676 (MYGYN4Menopause).
For more information, call 312.694.9676 (MYGYN4Menopause).
Lauren Streicher, MD, is the medical director of the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and oversees all center clinical, research and educational activities. She is an associate clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc., The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and The Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer. She is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner of The North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Streicher is the author of a comprehensive sexual and hormone health book: Sex Rx: Hormones, Health and Your Best Sex Ever. Dr. Streicher has also published, The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy, (2004 and 2013).
In addition to her role as medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, Dr. Streicher sees patients as part of her Extended Care Program.
Dr. Streicher is the author of a comprehensive sexual and hormone health book: Sex Rx: Hormones, Health and Your Best Sex Ever. Dr. Streicher has also published, The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy, (2004 and 2013).
In addition to her role as medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, Dr. Streicher sees patients as part of her Extended Care Program.
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