S4 Ep181: The FDA Roundtable on Menopausal Hormone Therapy- And Why I Declined to Participate

I was invited to participate in the FDA roundtable on menopausal hormone therapy. I declined. In this episode, I’m going to tell you why. A brief history of the FDAWhy there is a black box warning on all estrogen productsWhy the black box warning should be removed from all local vaginal estrogen productsPrior efforts to get the label removedHow product labels and warnings traditionally have been modified or removed at the FDAMy concerns and why I did not participate in the roundtable My article on increased sepsis when local vaginal estrogen is not used. https://drstreicher.substack.com/p/can-genitourinary-syndrome-of-menopause My Substack article on the FDA https://drstreicher.substack.com/p/crises-at-the-food-and-drug-administration?r=740mq Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com ArticlesMonthly newsletterAll COME AGAIN podcast episodes Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar Information on Dr. Streicher's COME AGAIN Podcast- Sexuality and Orgasm Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health. Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. LINKS Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s SubstackInformation About the COME AGAIN PodcastDr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio informationTo Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources Glossary Of Medical Terminology Books by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and painHot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the HeatSex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex EverThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.