More likely than not, if you are over 65, your internist has declared everything between your belly button and your thighs to be the “NO need” zone. “NO need” for a pap, “NO need” need for a speculum, “NO need” to remove your underpants, and definitely “NO need” to see a gynecologist unless you have a specific problem. But in today’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Shieva Ghofrany to explain  the flaw in this reasoning and why “no complaint” is not the same  as “No problem”.

We discuss specific issues that are addressed post menopause: 




Pap test and other screening tests
The reason for a gynecologic exam in non-Pap years
The problem with your internist doing your Pap test
Other reasons annual exam is important
Symptoms that women do not realize may be indication of fixable problem 
Conditions with no symptoms
STI screening
Sexual health
Menopause issues
Hysterectomy
Insurance issues


Shieva Ghofrany MD
Instagram -@drshievag
Website: Tribecalledv.com


For more information:

Episode 62 Are Current Screening Guidelines Helping Women or Hurting Women? With Dr. Melissa Simon 

Episode 102 An Insider approach to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany

Episode 130- Are You Ever Done with Menopause? 


Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement, not replace, care by your personal health care clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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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 pain


Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat


Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever


The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy