Opt to Thrive
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and the punch in the face that was the midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician with a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the plethora of contradictory information targeted at perimenopausal and menopausal women and recognising the gap in medicine that has been identified GLOBALLY in managing women going through it she strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for the answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive
Let's Talk About Sex!
In this episode of Opt to Thrive, Dr Sims explores what can happen to a woman's libido around the menopause transition and what can be done about it. Part of that exploration includes an in depth look at what is happening to a woman's vagina and vulva during this time. The Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause is explored in detail including what it is, why it happens and what can be done about it, both medically and non-medically. Finally, testosterone therapy for low libido is explored including when, how and why it is used.
This is a must hear episode for women who want a better understanding of what is happening to their body during the menopause transition and want to know what can be done about it. Also a must hear episode for women who are troubled by low libido during this transition and want to know what their options are.
The information in this episode can be used to start the conversation with your doctor and help them help you get through this transition in the best way possible.
