Pain with sex is one of the most common — and most consistently underaddressed — concerns in women's health, yet many clinicians still lack a confident clinical framework for evaluating and treating it. In this session, Dr. Jen Gunter brings her signature combination of scientific rigor and clinical directness to a comprehensive review of pain with sex across the midlife spectrum: the differential diagnosis, the role of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, vulvodynia, pelvic floor dysfunction, and the hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options that actually work. From first-line interventions to complex, refractory presentations, this session gives clinicians the evidence-based tools and clinical language to make pain with sex a routine — and effectively managed — part of the women's health conversation.
Jen Gunter, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG, DABPM, ABPMR, is a board-certified OB/GYN and pain medicine physician and one of the most recognized voices in women's health today. Known for her unapologetic, science-based approach, Dr. Gunter has built a career at the intersection of clinical expertise and public education — cutting through misinformation and delivering evidence-based answers to questions women have long been told not to ask.
She is the author of two groundbreaking books: The Vagina Bible, a comprehensive guide to vulvar and vaginal health, and The Menopause Manifesto, an evidence-based roadmap to navigating menopause with confidence. A columnist for The New York Times and a frequent presence on television, Dr. Gunter reaches millions of women and clinicians alike, bringing clarity, candor, and credibility to some of the most misunderstood areas of women's health.
Dr. Gunter holds dual board certifications in obstetrics and gynecology and pain medicine and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Her work has made her a trusted advocate for evidence-based women's healthcare — and a powerful counterforce to the wellness industry myths and medical paternalism that have shaped women's health for too long.