Between Two Lips

Between Two Lips

Hormones and Sexual Health with Dr Somi Javaid

Aug 26, 2026 · 54 min · 12 segments

Dr. Somi Javaid has spent her career in the corners of medicine that the system has chronically underfunded and underestimated. She is a board-certified OB/GYN, surgeon, and the founder of HerMD, a…

Dr. Somi Javaid has spent her career in the corners of medicine that the system has chronically underfunded and underestimated. She is a board-certified OB/GYN, surgeon, and the founder of HerMD, a practice she built, scaled, and sold after raising significant venture capital as one of fewer than 0.4% of women of color to do so in the U.S. Her focus is sexual wellness, midlife health, and the work of closing the gap between what women's healthcare is and what it has always deserved to be. She has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Well+Good, and by Fortune. She is a medical expert in the documentary The M Factor and two New York Times bestsellers, and she hosts her own 2026 Webby Award-winning podcast, The DisruptHER. https://www.drsomi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/somijavaidmd/ https://www.instagram.com/dr.somijavaid https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDfmqOzW9Mhw8OQr6QkjyQ Rejuve is a line of pelvic health and whole body health supporting supplements that are helping women have a daily poogasm, eliminate leaks and prolapse symptoms, and keep their vulvovaginal tissues supple and resilient. Get your Rejeuve Supplements https://rejeuve.com/ and use code Podcast to save 10% off your first order. Thank you so much for listening! I use fitness and movement to help women prevent and overcome pelvic floor challenges like incontinence and organ prolapse. There is help for women in all life stages! Every Woman Needs A Vagina Coach! Please make sure to LEAVE A REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to the show for the best fitness and wellness advice south of your belly button. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\** I recommend checking out my comprehensive pelvic health education and fitness programs on my Buff Muff App You can also join my next 28 Day Buff Muff Challenge https://www.vaginacoach.com/buffmuff If you are feeling social you can connect with me… On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VagCoach On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vaginacoach/ On Twitter https://twitter.com/VaginaCoach On The Web www.vaginacoach.com Get your Feel Amazing Vaginal Moisturizer Here

Dr. Somi Javaid has spent her career in the corners of medicine that the system has chronically underfunded and underestimated. She is a board-certified OB/GYN, surgeon, and the founder of HerMD, a…

Welcome and Episode Preview0:00 – 2:27

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[upbeat music] Welcome to Between Two Lips, a podcast dedicated to all things pelvic health for women.

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I'm your host, Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach, and I am excited to share with you information from leading pelvic health professionals from around the world, stories from women at all life stages who have faced struggles and successes, and of course, I share a little about my own pelvic health journey as well.

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There is too much silent suffering associated with the female pelvis, and I am on a mission to change that.

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It's time we talk openly about a part of the body that deserves a whole lot more attention than it gets.

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Join me each week for casual and candid conversations that will both inform and inspire you to optimize your pelvic health for life.

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[upbeat music] Welcome to another episode of Between Two Lips.

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I'm your host, Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach, and in this week's episode I'm joined by Dr. Somi Javid, who I first learned about pr- I don't know, five, six maybe ...

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Actually, it was before COVID, so maybe seven, eight, nine, I can't remember exactly how many years ago, from the company she started called HerMD, and we talk about that near the end of the episode.

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Very, very cool founder story.

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But she has been sh- working in this women's health space, inspired by watching her mum go through a scary, almost fatal event, and that brought her into the, this passionate world of helping do things differently with regards to women's health.

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And we talked a lot about b- her being an OBGYN.

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We talked a lot about the menopause space.

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The hormones mainly is where we hung out, so hormone therapy specific to GSM, vulvovaginal care, and also systemic hormone therapy.

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So we went a little bit into some nuance there, which is w- I took away being grateful for her, the nuance she provided because it was sort of affirming what I hear and see and preach to my community.

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I'm not a doctor, but based on the evidence and the literature, she was confirming what the direction I'm guiding people in terms of when they're speaking with their healthcare providers.

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It was a really, really great conversation.

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Absolutely adore the work that she has done and what she does from an advocacy space, and also recognizing she was being trained during the Women's Health Initiative era and, and now w- the things that she's changed her tune on now based on the overwhelming evidence specific to hormone therapy and other things.

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So I hope you enjoy this conversation with Dr. Javid.

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