Not Tonight: Midlife sex and relationships, with Dr Shahzadi Harper

The Latte Lounge Podcast

In our fifth episode Katie speaks to Dr Shahzadi Harper about the impact menopause can have on sex, treatments for physical symptoms, how to speak to your partner about it, and how to get the spark back.

In this episode:

0:41 Why do our hormones affect the vagina, vulva and other areas?3:20 The impact of these changes on women’s lives and relationships5:00 Declining testosterone5:38 Treatment options8:48 How can we talk to our partners about this?13:14 How to approach your doctor and pharmacist about oestrogen and testosterone19:22 Dr Harper’s book21:03 A final top tip

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• Katies's Book - Midlife Matters will be published by DK RED on March 6th 2025 and is now available to pre order now here!

• The Latte Lounge + is our online menopause clinic where you can get an online appointment with a menopause doctor, a personalised treatment plan and prescriptions delivered to your door, all for an affordable monthly payment. More info here.
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Links from this episode:

Dr Harper’s book - The Perimenopause Solution: Take control of your hormones before they take control of you by Dr Shahzadi Harper and Emma Bardwell

Website - https://theharperclinic.com/

The Latte Lounge’s menopause resources: www.lattelounge.co.uk/menopause

Thank you to:

This series is sponsored by Sylk Natural Lubricant.

It was produced by Emily Crosby Media.