S4 Ep193: Esoteric Symptoms of Menopause with Dr. Makeba Williams

Women who are in the throes of menopause are never thrilled about having hot flashes, but they aren’t particularly surprised by them. It’s other symptoms that often blindside women, including symptoms that are not often associated with menopause.Esoteric symptoms are different than unusual symptoms. An unusual symptom is something that rarely occurs. An esoteric symptom, on the other hand, is one that occurs commonly, but is rarely discussed and often not well understood. 

My guest is Makeba Williams, MD, FACOG, MSCP a Professor of OB-GYN and the Director of the Center for Health Awareness and Research on Menopause at the University of Illinois

We discuss:

• Tingling Skin
• Other Skin Changes
• Ringing in the Ears
• Hearing Loss
• Dry, Burning Eyes
• Dry Mouth 
• Facial Changes
• Sleep Apnea
• Voice Changes
• Palpitations
• Reflux, Bloating, Frequency of Bowel Movements
• Arthritis/Joint Pain
• Bladder Symptoms

• For more information on post menopause hearing loss: Estrogen and Your Ears
• For more information on post menopause dry mouth: Dry Mouth? I’m Doing Some Research
• For more information on post menopause palpitations: Palpitations in Mid-life Women
• For more information on post menopause gastrointestinal changes: Menopause and the Gut

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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. 

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 Th