Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column on eating an anti-inflammatory diet that helps reduce joint pain.

January 2016 -- Dr. Holly Thacker joins The Dr. Drew show to discuss women’s health, specifically with regards to women going through menopause.

I am having some vaginal bleeding and slight burning when I urinate. I put some H2O2 on my vagina and I nearly died from the amount of burning pain I had before putting it on me. It doesn’t bother me through the day, only when I urinate.

I recently had a vaginal ultrasound and I realized that after I left there and came home to wash the gel off, that I had this burning issue. I haven’t had intercourse in weeks. I looked at my vagina and it is very, very RED. Please give me some indication of a diagnosis? And can this be done with over the counter medication?

In 2004, I had a mastectomy of the right breast and lumpectomy of the left breast, removal of 9 lymph nodes under my right arm (4 were positive and cancer had gotten into the chest wall a little). I also had chemo & radiation, Herceptin once a week for a year, Tamoxifen for 5 years and I am working on finishing 5 years of Femara.

My cancer was the type that is so-called “estrogen positive”. Now I have vaginal atrophy and since I can’t take systemic estrogen my GYN physician told me there is nothing I can do except use KY-jelly or a similar item for my discomfort, but nothing was going to help it get better.

I’m 55 years old and this is very depressing news. The vaginal atrophy is very uncomfortable. Is their anything that I can do? I have a family history of breast cancer on both parents sides, and my mother had breast and ovarian cancer when she passed away.

I am postmenopausal and I am getting frequent urinary tract infections and yeast infections with vaginal soreness, irritation, and burning.

Is this possibly due to vaginal atrophy? I will be consulting with a uro-gynecologist at the end of the month. Is there anything I can apply topically for relief?

I was recently diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica and stopped the medicine, prednisone.

I have noticed continued hair loss, fatigue, and painful shoulders. Do you have recommendations on how to help my symptoms other than medicating with over the counter pain relievers like Tylenol?

This magnificent dish is gourmet-on-the-go and takes minutes to prepare and has been one of Holly Clegg's most popular salmon recipes. This recipe is from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook.

Dr. Holly L. Thacker shares 14 tips for a healthy heart.

Read Dr. Holly L. Thacker’s column on guns, safety and self-defense.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising obstetricians and other health-care professionals who care for pregnant women to test them for Zika infection if they show symptoms after visiting more than a dozen countries and territories where local transmission of the virus has occurred.The interim CDC guidelines focus on pregnant women who have fever, rash, muscle aches or conjunctivitis (pink eye) during or within two weeks of their travel to any of those locations. A positive…

I am 77 years old and had a bladder suspension previously. I have taken a number of medications for my overactive bladder, but the side effects have been prohibitive. When I get the urge, I immediately use the restroom. I still have a leaky bladder. I also have a bulging bladder and have used a pessary, but it does not always work. Is there anything I can do for the bulging bladder and leaky bladder?

I am four months post hysterectomy. I take a one-a-day vitamin for women daily.

Lately, when I wake, I cannot work normally until after awhile. I also hear some movements in my joints. Why is this? Do I need additional calcium with the vitamin?

Dr. Oluwatosin Goje discusses the Zika virus and what pregnant women and women trying to become pregnant can do to prevent the disease.

Investigators continue to study the link between the virus and microcephaly, and how the virus is transmitted.

Kale is all the rage and you’ll if you give kale a try with this salad, you’ll understand why!!! An intriguing salad with an extraordinary tasty flavor combination. This recipe is from Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC Eating Well to Fight Arthritis.

Is it better to exercise in the morning or the evening? Any tips on how to become a morning exerciser?

Read expectant Mom and women’s health physician, Dr. Lynn Pattimakiel’s column on DNA testing in pregnancy.

How much Omega vitamins should I take each day? I am age 51.

February 2016 - Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the first uterus transplant in the United States. The operation, which took nine hours, was performed using a uterus from a deceased organ donor. The recipient, 26, is not being identified to protect her privacy. The procedure’s purpose is to enable women born without a uterus, or who had theirs removed, to become pregnant and give birth. The patient will have to wait a year before trying to become pregnant, letting her heal and…

A review of eight clinical trials testing flibanserin (Addyi), the first and only drug on the market to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in women, concluded the drug performed on the low end of the clinical efficacy range used to gain FDA approval. However, women's health experts argue that the drug earned its approval and should remain in the treatment arsenal.