Podcast:Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More Published On: Thu May 11 2023 Description: Imagine an art installation composed of 400 casts of vulvas -a sea of white plaster labia that stretches across an entire wall. An installation that is provocative, and beautiful, but also celebrates genital diversity and is a powerful antidote to genital anxiety. Meet Jamie McCartney, the artist behind The Great Wall of Vulva! We discuss: How Jaimie came to start casting vulvas The insecurity both men and women have regarding the appearance of their genitals How Jaimie recruited models for the project What motivated most models to have their vulva casted The casting process The educational impact of the work The impact of the work on individual models The societal impact of the wall Censorship and negative reactions Casting your own vulva How you can have a piece of the wall Next projects More about Jaimie McCartney and the Great Wall of VulvaGreatWallofVulva.comInstagram @Mcc.art.ney JamieMcCartney.com To See the Exhibit in MiamiWilzig Erotic Art Museumhttps://www.weammuseum.com/ For More Information on This TopicEpisode 18: The Itchy Vulva with Dr. Jill KrapfEpisode 33 A Walk Down the Feminine Hygiene AisleLauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTERDr. 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. Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on DrStreicher.comInstagram @DrStreichTwitter @DrStreicherFacebook @DrStreicherYouTube DrStreicherTVBooks by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and painHot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the HeatSex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex EverThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy