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Asst. Clinical Prof., Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Lauren Streicher is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University’s medical school, The Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago. Her clinical interests include all aspects of gynecology but Dr. Streicher has a particular interest and expertise in menopause, sexual health, minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic hysterectomy, and alternatives to hysterectomy.
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Changing trends in hairstyles are not limited to the hair on your head. As a gynecologist, I get a firsthand view of what’s trendy when it comes to pubic hair. Today, less is more, and many women...
If you’ve seen an advertisement for uterine ablation, the process that destroys the lining of the uterus to eliminate periods, you’d imagine that every woman who has had this procedure spends her...
Most women assume that ovarian cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer. They are surprised when I tell them that uterine cancer – also known as endometrial cancer – is actually the most...
Frequently, patients ask if I prescribe “bioidentical” hormones. It’s a good question, but unfortunately, the answer is not a quick one. Like many new phrases, “bioidentical” means different...
Just about every woman has experienced at least one itchy vagina episode that’s so unbearable it culminates in an emergency midnight trip to the drugstore. Over the counter remedies...
There’s nothing that spoils the elation of a positive pregnancy test quite like the misery of morning sickness. While 50% of women have at least occasional nausea and vomiting during pregnancy,...
It’s always disconcerting to have unexpected vaginal bleeding, but it’s particularly unsettling when it occurs years after your uterus and ovaries have closed for business and you no longer...
Nelson Rockefeller died while having sex with his mistress. Even the mighty Attila the Hun fell victim to a heart attack that caused his early demise … on his wedding night no less.
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“Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains” – Shakira
Voluptuous women seem to have it all: the perfect man, the cover of magazines...
Women willingly accept years of contraceptives, pregnancies, labors, deliveries and post-partum’s. Yet, once the decision for permanent sterilization has been made, the men who have watched them...
For guys, middle-aged hair loss is upsetting, but not something that prompts a doctor’s appointment. A woman that has sudden, unexplained hair loss finds herself in a different situation. While...
It is a widely recognized fact that roughly 40% of middle aged and older women have difficulties related to sex. During Dr. Oz's...
Are you one of those full-figured women who skips your annual gynecology exam since suffering from some awful gynecologic problem seems infinitely more appealing than being forced to get on a...
Having an “MD” after a name is no assurance that the person you are about to bare your soul … and your body to is necessarily an expert. Likewise, the media doc who appears on TV or is a...
It may be winter, but menopausal women across the country are still sweating and disrobing. Hot flashes are hardly a new problem and you would think that, by now, someone would have come up...
The most frequent reason to stay home from work is not the flu, bad period cramps, a headache or even a hangover. Forty percent of all time off work, 23 million lost days and 3.5 million lost...
Uterine prolapse is when the uterus drops down into the vagina, and in severe cases, outside the vagina. It is one of the more distressing gynecologic conditions and spares no age group....
Everywhere you turn, there are articles and advertisements touting the benefits of robotic surgery, so it’s no surprise that my patients routinely ask if their scheduled hysterectomy will be...
"Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." — Mark Twain
While kicking the cigarette habit is not the most common New Year’s resolution (losing weight holds...
It’s that time of year: the office holiday party. And even with the best of intentions, the lure of mistletoe and a little too much vodka can lead to the horror of waking up next to the hot guy...
Most people expect to pee in a cup when they visit their doctor ... but spit in a cup?
A few years ago, it was alternative practitioners who originally popularized salivary...
Nervous flyers (myself included) have a lot of irrational things to worry about. Analyzing every funny noise in case it is an indication of imminent engine failure and being ready to assume crash...
Any woman who has ever watched a celebrity flip her shiny hair in a TV commercial knows how vitally important it is to use a pH-balanced shampoo. No one knows why, (I certainly don’t) and I would...
It’s pretty typical for women to be told after a hysterectomy to refrain from sex for 6 weeks or more. But for couples that enjoy and miss the physical side of their relationship, it’s nice to...
Have you ever known someone that took time off from work to recover from a hysterectomy and returned looking younger and really well rested? She of course said that getting...
While it may seem like your menstruating teen is being a drama queen, menstrual cramps can be really painful. Roughly 50% of teens suffer from menstrual cramps and in 15% the pain is...
The fallopian tubes are the sperm’s highway to the egg. Unfortunately it now appears that the fallopian tubes can also potentially be a road for abnormal cells to travel down...
Don’t be surprised or blame your gynecologist if he or she had no information about the increased rate of breast cancer deaths associated with hormone use reported on Wednesday (October 20, 2010...
For the woman who is newly contending with a diagnosis of breast cancer and dealing with the overwhelming stress of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, sex is usually the last thing on her mind....
I really need to put a period on the end of the vaginal dryness sentence. It would be nice if lubricants always solved the problem, but sometimes the ravages of menopause make the vaginal walls so...
The onset of vaginal dryness during menopause can destroy what was once a healthy, satisfying sex life. That is why I recently mentioned silicone lubricants as an essential ingredient for turning...
News from NAMS part 2: Sex and HormonesThe buzz at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) conference on day 2 was about the just-released news that Boehringer Ingram, the...
This week I’m playing hooky from the office to attend The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual National Conference. There, the foremost experts in midlife health present the latest...
Are you one of those “hard-to-fit” types when it comes to jeans? Rest assured that thinking your thighs look fat and sending numerous sales people back to the racks is painless compared to being a...
For the woman who is done having kids, not interested in having kids, or simply not ready to have kids, fear of pregnancy is a major libido-killer. (Not to mention his bad breath and tighty-...
When a woman is trying to conceive, a positive pregnancy test is an incredibly exciting, emotional event. For the 43-year-old who is late for her period and doesn’t know if it means peri-menopause...
About once a week a patient who is hearing her clock ticking really loudly asks about how to go about getting pregnant, even if there is no guy in her life. And, in reality, an actual...
I refer to them as the "hand-on-the-door" questions. They go something like this: One of my patients will come in for her annual visit. After the exam we chat about her irregular...
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