Episode 301: DR MARIA SOPHOCLES Understanding Vaginal Estrogen & Systemic HRT for Menopause

Dr. Maria Sophocles is as a board-certified gynecologist, sex therapist, leading menopause expert, and a popular TED talk speaker. 

She has taught clinicians this technology on five continents.

Her Princeton clinic and virtual practice serves 30,000 women in the US and globally.

Dr. Sophocles is currently working on a documentary about sex and menopause and developing a health clinic in rural Kenya. 

In this episode, Dr. Sophocles discusses the lack of conversation around women's sexual health, and provides insightful information on hormone replacement therapy around menopause.

RESOURCES:

• Learn more about Dr. Sophocles here: https://mariasophoclesmd.com
• Her viral TED talk with 1.2M+ views: https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_sophocles_what_happens_to_sex_in_midlife_a_look_at_the_bedroom_gap?language=en 
• Instagram: @mariasophoclesmd
• Pre-order her book The Bedroom Gap on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/48X1XYk 
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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
5:21 Lack of attention in the area of vaginal health
9:52 Shame around sex
11:20 When estrogen goes away
16:40 Systemic HRT
18:00 Bioidentical hormones
21:35 Blood work & pellets
26:00 Dr Sophocles' approach to estrogen & progesterone decline
31:40 What women on HRT can experience
35:20 Separate vaginal and systemic estrogen for cancer patients
37:20 Libido and estrogen, testosterone
40:25 Brain in perimenopause
44:42 Where to learn more from Dr. Maria Sophocles
46:01 "The Bedroom Gap" Book

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