Vaginal Health and UTIs in Menopause — Interview with Heather Florio

If vaginal dryness, recurrent UTIs, or pelvic floor changes have shown up in your perimenopause or menopause journey, this episode is for you.

Today I'm talking with Heather Florio, CEO of Desert Harvest and and women's sexual health advocate.  Heather is the author of Dear Sexpert in Bella Magazine, named one of Authority Magazine's Top 50 Women in Wellness, and featured in Forbes as a top woman in business.  She has spent her career breaking the silence around the symptoms many of us are too embarrassed to bring up (even with our doctors).

In this episode we cover:

3:15 How Heather ended up in this space

5:17 What do most women not understand about the effects menopause has on pelvic health

7:47 Ingredients to watch out for in vaginal moisturizers

11:10 What Heather would recommend for daily care in cases of interstitial cystitis

14:40 Being prescribed antibiotics over and over

16:25 Bladder pain syndrome

19:52 Oral or topical prevention

21:28 Where to find out more about Heather's products

22:01 Take the Lead Women event