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
The Libido Chronicles - Part 3
This is the final instalment in the 3 part series Dr Sims has decided to call The Libido Chronicles. In this episode, Dr Sims tackles the next step for women experiencing impaired libido, that persists after addressing relationship, medical, mental health, and lifestyle factors. If you've already worked through these foundational elements and still find your libido lacking and this is a new issue for you, then you may be dealing with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).
Key Topics Covered:
- Understanding HSDD: What it is and how it's diagnosed.
- Non-Medical Approaches: The role of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in shifting mindset and addressing emotional barriers to sexual desire.
- Medication Options: A breakdown of Bremelanotide (Vyleesi) and Flibanserin (Addyi), two medications developed for HSDD.
- Testosterone Therapy: Exploring its role in treating libido issues for postmenopausal women, including how it's prescribed in Australia and the latest evidence supporting its use.
- Alternative Treatments: Considerations for optimizing menopause hormone therapy (MHT) and the potential for Tibolone in managing libido.
You'll also learn about the risks and benefits of testosterone therapy, the potential side effects of other treatments like testosterone pellets and hear a personal account of Dr Sims experience with testosterone cream.
This episode is packed with information on how to move forward when you've addressed the basics and are still facing challenges with libido. Whether you're postmenopausal or dealing with other factors, you'll get guidance through what you need to know.
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