Dr. Rubin on the issues surrounding GSM care and awareness
Season 2, Episode 19, Nov 04, 2021, 03:20 PM
“The vulva tends to be no man’s land, where urologists get the urethra, gynecologists get the cervix and the vagina, but then the clitoris, the vulva, all of it is completely ignored by all medical professionals,” says Rachel S. Rubin, MD.
With this episode, we begin a series of podcasts on the topic of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, or GSM. Over the course of this series, Rachel S. Rubin, MD, will discuss why it is important for urology providers to be educated regarding this condition, how to diagnose it in patients, and how to treat it. Rubin is a board-certified urologist with fellowship training in sexual medicine. She is an assistant clinical professor in urology at Georgetown University and practices at IntimMedicine Specialists in Washington DC. In this episode, Rubin provides an overview of GSM with Urology Times Managing Editor Ben Saylor.