S4 Ep194: It’s All in the Family: BRCA and Other Hereditary Cancer Syndromes with Dr. Michelle Jacobson

One out of ninety women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime. It is the second most common gynecologic cancer and the fifth leading cause of death among women from cancer. Roughly 25% percent of ovarian cancer is hereditary. If a woman is a carrier of one of the gene mutations associated with ovarian cancer, her risk is strikingly higher than the risk of the general population. But most women who carry this genetic mutation…don’t know it. My guest is Dr. Michelle Jacobson, an internationally recognized expert in menopause and cancer survivorship who has dedicated her professional life to educating women about hereditary cancer syndromes- who should be screened, and what to do with that information. She is an assistant professor at the university of Toronto, the chief of OBGYN for Osler Health Systems and the lead author of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Clinical Guidelines on menopause management after breast cancer and is also the host of the Hysterical Women’s Podcast. www.covenhealth.com Insta: @covenhealth We discuss how to know if you fall into a high-risk group, and if you do, what to do about it. We also discuss prevention and detection of ovarian cancer if you do not have a genetic predisposition. Link to study on use of hormone therapy with a BRCA mutation https://drstreicher.substack.com/p/can-women-at-the-highest-risk-of Facing Our Risk National Comprehensive Care Network Dr. Michelle Jacobson www.covenhealth.com Insta: @covenhealth Facebook: coven women’s health https://www.facebook.com/share/1J4vcK2fie/?mibextid=wwXIfr Linked in: Dr. Michelle Jacobson OBGYN http://linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-jacobson-obgyn-763028310 COME AGAIN is a 30-part audio series to address the biological, hormonal, and medical issues that can sabotage your sex life. This solution-driven, science-based guide will help get your libido to kick in and your clitoral nerve endings to wake up. Streicher is on SUBSTACK DrStreicher.Substack.com Articles Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources Glossary Of Medical Terminology Books by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina -A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.