NOrthwestern medicine comprehensive Program for Sexual Medicine
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Forty percent of women have a physical, medical, hormonal or emotional issue significant enough to interfere with intercourse and intimacy.
This is a topic that is rarely broached in the doctor’s office. Even when it is discussed, many times women are not offered solutions to their pain, lack of interest, or lack of response. While cultural factors, religious beliefs, social issues, general health, and age all influence the frequency and ability to have sexual activity, medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease or neurologic problems are often the precipitating problem or complicate an existing problem. |
If you have a physical, hormonal, or medical condition that has sabotaged your sex life, The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine is here to help.
We are gathering the top experts in sexual health, including physicians, advanced practice nurses, certified sex therapists, pelvic floor physical therapists and more to address your comprehensive sexual health needs. Whether you are heterosexual, homosexual, self-sexual or just wanting to be sexual, our team will evaluate your needs and individualize a program to help get you back to peak sexual health and pleasure. |
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.
In addition to the following conditions, we are uniquely suited to manage sexual problems in women with any chronic medical illness (we will collaborate with your specialist), including but not limited to:
In addition to the following conditions, we are uniquely suited to manage sexual problems in women with any chronic medical illness (we will collaborate with your specialist), including but not limited to:
- Cancer (post chemotherapy, surgery, radiation)
- Post hysterectomy/ovary removal
- Diabetes
- Cardiac disease
- Neurologic disease
- Post myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Hereditary genetic mutations (BRCA/Lynch)
Conditions and procedures include (but not limited to) the following:
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About the program
At the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Program for Sexual Medicine, physicians and advanced practice nurses work collaboratively with specialists from every branch of medicine. Your comprehensive care starts before your first appointment when you will be contacted by a patient care coordinator who will learn more about you. When you arrive, this pre-interview will assure that the appropriate experts and services are scheduled.
If you require pelvic floor therapy, sex therapy with a certified sex therapist, or a consultation with an expert outside of the center, we will coordinate your visit. If you are arriving from out of town, our coordinator can also connect you to the hospital concierge for hotel accommodations.
If you require pelvic floor therapy, sex therapy with a certified sex therapist, or a consultation with an expert outside of the center, we will coordinate your visit. If you are arriving from out of town, our coordinator can also connect you to the hospital concierge for hotel accommodations.
The Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause will open in October 2017.
The Lavin Family Pavilion
259 E. Erie Street
Suite 2450
Chicago, IL 60611
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We will send you a questionnaire to fill out once we have received your request for an appointment. You will be contacted by the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause’s patient coordinator to schedule your visit.
For more information, please call 312.694.9676 (MYGYNSexualMedicine).
For more information, please call 312.694.9676 (MYGYNSexualMedicine).
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; and 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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