209. “The Cervix is Dumb” and I Disagree – April Live

“The Cervix is Dumb” and I Disagree – April Live   Giovannetti O, Tomalty D, Gilmore S, Pattison A, Komisaruk B, Goldstein S, Hannan J, Goldstein I, Pukall C, Adams MA. The contribution of the cervix to sexual response: an online survey study. J Sex Med. 2023 Jan 14;20(1):49-56. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdac010   Cochrane review on Cranberry for UTI https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001321.pub6/full   Kisspeptin is a protein that is essential for reproductive hormone secretion and fertility Male kisspeptin study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36735255/   Sexual Tipping Point https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24001856_The_Sexual_Tipping_PointR_A_MindBody_Model_for_Sexual_Medicine   Oral versus Vaginal DHEA Vaginal DHEA is awesome – it is a prescription DHEA oral is a supplement – over the counter   - DHEA oral safety - lack of efficacy good enough reason to not take it?   Dehydroepiandrosterone replacement in women with adrenal insufficiency N Engl J Med 1999 Sep 30;341(14):1013-20.  doi: 10.1056/NEJM199909303411401. 50mg oral for 4 months – decreased HDL and total Cholesterol Conclusions: Dehydroepiandrosterone improves well-being and sexuality in women with adrenal insufficiency. Double-blind treatment of major depression with dehydroepiandrosterone Am J Psychiatry 1999 Apr;156(4):646-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.156.4.646. Conclusions: These results suggest that DHEA treatment may have significant antidepressant effects in some patients with major depression. Further, larger-scale trials are warranted.   Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK   Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices