Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and challenging midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician and Menopause Specialist who has a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the vast amount of contradictory information targeted at menopausal women, Dr Sims also recognised the gap in medicine that has been identified around the globe in managing women going through it. Dr Dims strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
When He's Having Trouble Pitching a Tent - What You Need to Know
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This episode of Opt to Thrive takes a little detour...sort of. For those of us with male partners, erectile dysfunction doesn't just affect him. This condition can have a significant impact on both partners as well as be detrimental for the relationship.
As a GP, Dr Sims knows all too well the fact that most men are less likely than women to visit a doctor, in particular to engage in preventative health measures such as regular screenings or check-ups. It is often only after prompted repeatedly by his partner, that a man seek a medical opinion about a health concern.
Erectile dysfunction can be an early warning sign of serious conditions. Early identification and management of these conditions can result in life saving outcomes. Erectile dysfunction is also almost always treatable. So this episode is for those women with a male partner who is struggling to "pitch a tent" in hopes that it may just save a lot of grief, turmoil and heartache not to mention a life.
