Is Sex Important For My Health? (with Lyndsey Harper, MD)

2023-12-05

Crank up the Salt-N-Pepa, friends, cuz Your Doctor Friends are TALKIN SEX, BABY!In all seriousness, Your Doctor Friends think that healthcare providers can do a better job making sexual health education and treatment more accessible and less stigmatized. Sexual health concerns, and sexual dysfunction are so prevalent, and deserve meaningful, evidence-based treatment strategies within reach.So let's break down some stigma, and have a candid conversation about all things SEX!We are so happy to welcome our guest, and expert in all...

Crank up the Salt-N-Pepa, friends, cuz Your Doctor Friends are TALKIN SEX, BABY!

In all seriousness, Your Doctor Friends think that healthcare providers can do a better job making sexual health education and treatment more accessible and less stigmatized. Sexual health concerns, and sexual dysfunction are so prevalent, and deserve meaningful, evidence-based treatment strategies within reach.

So let's break down some stigma, and have a candid conversation about all things SEX!

We are so happy to welcome our guest, and expert in all things sexual health, Lyndsey Harper, MD, FACOG!

Dr. Harper completed her OB-GYN residency in 2011 at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas, Texas, saw patients in private practice for seven years, and is now an OB-GYN hospitalist.
Dr. Harper is Associate Professor of OB-GYN for Texas A&M College of Medicine, a Fellow of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health.
She is also the Founder and CEO of Rosy, which is a resource to connect the 84 million women in the US with sexual problems with hope, community, and research-backed solutions to improve their lives.
She has been named Forbes Top 53 Women Disrupting Healthcare, People Newspapers’ 20 Under 40, a Top Innovator in North Texas for 2020 and a DBJ Top Woman in Tech.

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Resources in this episode include:

Dr. Harper's Texas A&M University bio page.

The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health webpage.

"A Tired Woman's Guide to Passionate Sex" by Laurie Mintz, PhD.

"Becoming Cliterate" also by Laurie Mintz, PhD.

"Come As You Are" by Emily Nagoski, PhD.

A recent New York Times article titled "8 Sex Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away".

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