In part two of this conversation, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues with Dr. Karen Tang, a board certified gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon, and author of It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health But Were Never Told. This episode begins with one of the most common complaints women bring into midlife and one of the least discussed: pain, itching, burning, and changes in the vulva and vagina. Dr. Tang opens by explaining why the vulva is among the most sensitive skin on the body, why menopause accelerates changes that most women are never warned about, and why so much vulvovaginal itching and pain gets dismissed as a yeast infection when it is often something else entirely. She walks through the conditions that frequently go undiagnosed, including lichen sclerosus, vulvodynia, lichen simplex, psoriasis of the vulva, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and explains what each one actually is and how it is treated. Guest links: * Karen Tang, MD (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/karentangmd/ * Karen Tang, MD (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/karentangmd/ * Karen Tang, MD (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/karentangmd * Karen Tang, MD (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-tang-md-mph-412b0995 * Karen Tang, MD (TikTok) https://www.tiktok.com/@karentangmd * GynoMight with Karen Tang, MD (Substack) https://karentangmd.substack.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnmQbf91crO8-OomNRWLIuzF6PE3U57lQ56vPpl1yl-QGv7xtq1F-CokK-R2U_aem_Y2dRIhFbRxfsXdrqJLi8Qw&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1dennhaawmhw6 * Thrive Gynecology https://thrivegyn.com/about-us/ Books: * “It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told),” by Dr. Karen Tang https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Hysteria-Everything-Reproductive/dp/1250894158 * “The New Perimenopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://www.amazon.com/New-Perimenopause-Evidence-Based-Surviving-Yourself/dp/0593736613 * “The New Menopause,"⁠ by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://www.amazon.com/New-Menopause-Navigating-Through-Hormonal/dp/B0CKBZ4K1Z/ref=sr_1_3?crid=10GNBSGVPDFJZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.djG88jtefTqLpTg36Li8QIefDxRPHA-WKVyCC9DQ7X71Ad734j96bPWX-yewnsv9Pqm7WCali5P5-h2eixUH_yHkbz1DHy2rQFoQSh7O92HNwttIL_ZBgXVor81D-Z3sbsfBh7JOJXDQwUuhWNnA5LHbsuI1CyhIyjtRm6_DXYJFaWrkYTjJeqJyFBnBZfgTprhlgJe_RZoWH9pOY6S9XzRapnMjnZgOq7PBA7Wy2KM.ZfI9WXwN58225D-i3qDhw4ZlXZO4pt8rPX1nAKiBNHM&dib_tag=se&keywords=perimenopause+book+mary+claire&qid=1775810714&sprefix=perimenopause+book+mary+claire%2Caps%2C511&sr=8-3 For full show notes, please visit: https://bit.ly/unPAUSEDDrKarenTangPart2 Never miss an episode—sign up for The ’Pause Life Newsletter: https://thepauselife.com/pages/newsletter Medical Disclaimer: The information, including opinions and recommendations, on this platform is meant for informational and educational purposes only. Mary Claire Media, LLC, the unPAUSED podcast, and The ’Pause Life are not medical organizations. Medical advice or medical diagnosis cannot be provided to you through the platform, any associated website, or customer portals. Using this platform does not establish a patient-physician relationship.