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In this new, updated version of the groundbreaking book, gynecologist and leading women's health expert Dr. Lauren Streicher - who in a direct, clear, and often humorous way - reveals the following: What your doctor isn't telling you; robotic hysterectomy and why it is becoming so popular; new nonsurgical ways to control heavy bleeding; the latest on hormone therapy, including bioidentical hormones; how to decrease your risk of uterine or ovarian cancer without removing your uterus or ovaries; new methods for treating fibroids; and a comprehensive guide to websites and resources.
About the Author
Lauren Streicher, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University's medical school, The Feinberg School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include all aspects of women's health but Dr. Streicher has a particular interest and expertise in menopause and sexual health. She has devoted her career to the premise that if women are given good information, they will make good decisions for themselves and the people around them. To that end, in addition to her practice and teaching activities, Dr. Streicher had dedicated her time to educating women through consumer publications and media appearances.
Dr. Streicher is currently appearing regularly on ABC's Windy City Live! and is a recurrent guest on shows such as The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show,and The Today Show. Dr. Streicher has had over 1000 appearances on local and national news regarding all aspects of women's health care in addition to contributing articles and being interviewed for magazines such as Glamour, Cosmo, Oprah! Marie Claire, Prevention, Women's Health, Self, Whole Living, All You, First for Women, Women's Day, Family Circle, and Shape. She is the health expert for The Ladies Home Journal. She writes regularly as an "Expert Contributor" on the Dr. Oz Show web site and EverydayHealth.com
Castle Connolly and Chicago Magazine have consistently recognized her as one of the "Top Doctors" in Chicago and she was featured in an article in Chicago Magazines Top Doc issue, She was recently designated as one of the 100 Women of Influence by Today's Chicago Women magazine. In addition to Love Sex Again: A Gynecologist Fixes The Medical Issues That Are Sabotaging Your Sex Life, Dr. Streicher published, The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy, (2004 and 2013)
Dr. Streicher is a Fellow in 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, The Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer, The Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy, and is a Certified Menopause Practitioner of The North American Menopause Society.
