What happens to sex in midlife? A look at the "bedroom gap" | Maria E. Sophocles

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Menopause isn't just hot flashes, says gynecologist and sexual medicine specialist Maria Sophocles. It's often accompanied by overlooked symptoms like painful sex or loss of libido. Shedding light on what she calls the "bedroom gap," or the difference in sexual expectations of men and women in midlife due to societal norms, Sophocles advocates for education, medical advancement and a new understanding of menopause — because sex should be pleasurable and comfortable for everyone. After the talk, join Shoshana for a conversation with OB/GYN and women’s health advocate Dr. Jessica Shepherd.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:16.3	Hey listeners, it's Ted Health and I'm Dr. Shoshona Unger It's estimated that by the year 2025 over a billion people will experience menopause globally. This is far from a rare event,
0:28.3	yet it remains a topic often spoken about in hushed tones.
0:33.8	Why does this vast subject still lurk in the shadows of public discourse?
0:39.1	For many, menopause is vaguely understood as an unspecified period or hot flashes and brain fog.
0:47.4	But there are plenty of challenges that remain under-discussed in public. In this talk Dr. Maria E. Sophocles brings a refreshing
0:57.6	bold voice to the menopause conversation. Using humor and a wealth of knowledge, Dr Sophocles peels back layers of
1:06.5	misunderstanding and stigma to bring the hidden struggles of menopause into the
1:12.0	spotlight and challenge the status quo.
1:16.3	Tune in and then stick around after the talk for my conversation with OBGYN
1:21.5	and women's Health Advocate,
1:23.0	Dr. Jessica Shepard. Hey everyone. I'm Dan Kortler, the host of Ted Climate, where we unpack the problems and solutions of climate.
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2:04.2	So the other day, a woman walked into my office
2:07.5	and exclaimed,
2:09.4	My vagina has betrayed me.
2:13.7	Not what most of us here on a Monday morning before coffee,
2:20.4	but welcome to my world as a gynecologist and sexual medicine specialist.
2:27.0	You know, everybody thinks of menopause as hot flashes, but for over half of menopausal women,
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