The disproportionate research on men's and women's sexual health is astounding, resulting in a lack of education during medical training. Typically, if one has a health issue, we turn to Google or WebMD to get answers — but we all know that leaves us with even more anxiety and confusion about our bodies.

On this episode of Checkable Health's Podcast, Dr. Lyndsey Harper, a Board-Certified Ob/Gyn and Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn for Texas A&M COM, joins Patty Post of Checkable Health to discuss the disparity between men's and women's sexual health information. Dr. Harper also shares why opening up these conversations on emotional well-being, pleasure, menstruation, and more will help create healthy, empowered young girls and women.

As an Ob/Gyn, Dr. Lyndsey Harper noticed a pattern of concerns among her patients, including pain after sex, vaginal dryness, and low sex drive. In fact, research shows that 43% of women have a sexual health concern. Since many of these topics and issues were never discussed in medical school, Dr. Lyndsey wasn't equipped to address them adequately. So, she thought of a new-age way to help. Meet Rosy.

Named in Forbes' Top 53 Women Disrupting Healthcare, Dr. Lyndsey Harper created the Rosy app to give personalized wellness plans for women of all ages and sexual preferences. Each plan brings an evidence-based path to sexual wellness to help women meet their unique goals. From traditional therapies like CBT to surprising evidence-based treatments like erotica, Rosy uses a holistic model to combine medical, mental, and social approaches to treatment.

Tune in for a meaningful discussion on why we need to bring more awareness to women's sexual health issues and how to make the subject less taboo in the doctor's office and at home!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Lyndsey Harper's background as an Ob/Gyn
• Common sexual health concerns of her patients
• The lack of education and research into women's sexual health
• Cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment
• How the Rosy App works
• Using CBT to shift negative body image
• How Rosy personalizes a wellness plan for each user
• Erotica as an evidence-based intervention
• Making sex and sexual health problems less taboo
• How and when to talk to your children about pleasure and sexual health
• Dr. Lyndsey Harper's recommendations on introducing a pad, tampon, or menstrual cup to your daughter

Learn more about Rosy and Dr. Lyndsey Harper here, and be sure to download the Rosy app!

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