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#259 - Women's sexual health: Why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Sharon Parish, M.D.

2023/6/19

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#259 - Women's sexual health: Why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Sharon Parish, M.D.

The Peter Attia Drive

What sparked Sharon's interest in sexual medicine?

How do hormones change in women over time and impact sexual function?

What changes occur after childbirth and how do they affect sexual function?

How does metabolic health and systemic vascular health influence sexual health?

What conditions are associated with decreased sexual function and why is sexual health important for overall wellbeing?

Sexual dysfunction case study #1: Understanding the difference between arousal and desire

Which medications may reduce sexual desire?

How do birth control pills affect sexual desire?

The importance of testosterone in women and why the FDA hasn't approved it as a therapy

Challenges in prescribing off-label testosterone for women

A hypothetical treatment plan for the patient in case study #1

The role of DHEA in female sexual health

Case study #2: A 30-year-old woman with anorgasmia

Resources to enhance pleasure and increase desire in women

Two drugs for premenopausal women with low desire

Why are treatments potentially underutilized for both desire and genitourinary syndrome of menopause?

Case study #3: A menopausal woman with symptoms

Addressing the fears around hormone replacement therapy and cancer

Symptoms and treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Age 65 and beyond: Resources for finding a provider

Shownotes Transcript

#259 - Women's sexual health: Why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Sharon Parish, M.D. 02:48:57 Share

The Peter Attia Drive

What sparked Sharon's interest in sexual medicine?

How do hormones change in women over time and impact sexual function?

What changes occur after childbirth and how do they affect sexual function?

How does metabolic health and systemic vascular health influence sexual health?

What conditions are associated with decreased sexual function and why is sexual health important for overall wellbeing?

Sexual dysfunction case study #1: Understanding the difference between arousal and desire

Which medications may reduce sexual desire?

How do birth control pills affect sexual desire?

The importance of testosterone in women and why the FDA hasn't approved it as a therapy

Challenges in prescribing off-label testosterone for women

A hypothetical treatment plan for the patient in case study #1

The role of DHEA in female sexual health

Case study #2: A 30-year-old woman with anorgasmia

Resources to enhance pleasure and increase desire in women

Two drugs for premenopausal women with low desire

Why are treatments potentially underutilized for both desire and genitourinary syndrome of menopause?

Case study #3: A menopausal woman with symptoms

Addressing the fears around hormone replacement therapy and cancer

Symptoms and treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Age 65 and beyond: Resources for finding a provider

Shownotes Transcript

#259 - Women's sexual health: Why it matters, what can go wrong, and how to fix it | Sharon Parish, M.D.