How to Talk About Sexual Health with Dr. Rena Malik
The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
Kate Kresge
4.8 • 581 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Carrie Jones sits down with Dr. Rena Malik to tackle the often-taboo subject of sexual health and its crucial role in overall well-being. 1. Why sexual health is still a taboo in modern medicine 2. What society gets wrong about sex 3. How to talk about sexual health with your doctor 4. The link between erectile dysfunction and heart attacks 5. How everyday medications could be impacting your libido Dr. Malik is a board-certified urologist with specialized training in Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery, and Sexual Medicine, along with certification as a Menopause Society Practitioner. Recognized as the American Urological Association's Young Urologist of the Year in 2023, Dr. Malik runs a popular YouTube channel, ranked in the Top 500 Educational Channels, where she is committed to making healthcare education accessible. She is also a sought-after speaker, digital opinion leader, and podcaster. Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the root cause medicine podcast. A lot of times. We say that at least in the studies, |
| 0:05.9 | 40% of women experience low libido, 12% are bothered. Definitely people experience a loss of desire. |
| 0:13.0 | And it can be for a variety of reasons. It can be due to relationship issues. Again, this is |
| 0:19.3 | a bio-psychosocial problem. So we have to look at the whole picture. |
| 0:22.1 | What's going on for this person who is experiencing low desire? What's their relationship like? |
| 0:27.0 | What's their life like? How stressed are they? Are they managing a multitude of things, |
| 0:31.8 | children, aging parents, work, right? What's going on for them? And then also are there health factors that may be |
| 0:39.9 | contributing? Are they unhealthy for other reasons than dealing with health issues? And then are they |
| 0:45.5 | going through the menopause transition? Hello, hello. I'm your co-host for today, Dr. Carrie Jones. |
| 0:50.4 | And today, we are speaking with Dr. Rina Malik, a leading urologist who specializes in male and female pelvic health. |
| 0:58.0 | She's over a decade of experience, and she is a trusted expert in her field known for making that complex, often taboo topic of sexual health, accessible, and actionable. |
| 1:10.0 | Oh, yes, I went there. I asked her all your sex ed |
| 1:14.0 | questions that we just didn't get answers to in school, including what's normal, what's common, |
| 1:21.0 | your anatomy questions, hormone questions, medication questions, and more. So whether you're |
| 1:26.7 | partnered up or single, join us as Dr. Malik shares |
| 1:30.1 | her insights on enhancing your sexual health for a healthier, happier life. Before we get started, |
| 1:37.1 | though, I want to talk to you about something that comes up pretty often on this podcast, |
| 1:41.8 | and that, of course, are supplements. There is a lot of confusion around supplements, and you only want to take the best quality |
| 1:50.0 | that uses top-tier certified manufacturers, and most importantly, do third-party independent |
| 1:56.0 | testing to make sure what's on the label is in the capsule. |
| 2:05.2 | That's why I've teamed up with new ethics formulations as their chief medical officer. |
| 2:08.8 | The team already had a strong history in the supplement world, |
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