Lauren Streicher, MD

Lauren Streicher, MD

Dr. Lauren Streicher is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Following an internship in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, she completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. She is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University’s medical school, The Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Center for Sexual Health and the Center for Menopause.

Considered a thought leader in her field, Dr. Streicher regularly appears in national and local media outlets discussing all aspects of health. Dr. Streicher is a recurring guest on The Dr. Oz Show, WGN News, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, and The Meredith Vieira Show. She has also appeared on CNN, Nightline, 20/20, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Windy City Live, ABC World News Tonight, and Nightline.

Her blogs can be found on Doctoroz.com and EverydayHealth.com. In April 2014 she released a comprehensive sexual health book: Sex Rx: Hormones, Health and Your Best Sex Ever. Dr. Streicher has also published The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy, (2004 and 2013).

Castle Connolly, U.S. News and World Report, and Chicago Magazine have consistently recognized her as one of the “Top Doctors” in the United States and she was featured in an article in Chicago Magazine's Top Doc issue.

Her clinical interests include all aspects of women’s health but Dr. Streicher has a particular interest and expertise in menopause and sexual health. In addition to her interest in consumer health education, Dr. Streicher is considered an expert in the academic world. She does research, publishes in the scientific literature, and devotes significant time to teaching residents and medical students.

Dr. Streicher is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc., The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, The Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer, The Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopy. She is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner of The North American Menopause Society.