22 June 2026
Medical Whistleblower: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Is Hurting You | Dr Rachel Rubin
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
About
Women’s sex lives are being quietly destroyed, and their doctors don’t even know it… Sexual medicine specialist Dr Rachel Rubin reveals the hidden hormone crisis, how prescription drugs can impact sex, and the treatments most doctors aren't prescribing like Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Dr Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and one of only 80 doctors in the US trained to treat both male and female sexual health. She recently played a pivotal role in the removal of the FDA's boxed warning on menopausal hormone therapy - one of the most significant healthcare policy changes affecting midlife women in decades. She is also the Founder of Rachel Rubin MD and Director-at-Large of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.
She explains:
◼️ Why most doctors fail women on sexual health, and how to build a team that won't
◼️ Why menopause is a whole-body hormone event, and the treatments that actually help
◼️ The physical barrier blocking orgasm in 1 in 4 women, and how to fix it
◼️ How a tight pelvic floor could be ruining your sex life
◼️ Why your sexual pain and low libido are physical problems your doctor keeps missing
Chapters
00:00:00 Why Women's Healthcare Is Still Neglected
00:04:17 If Men Had These Symptoms, Would Medicine Be Better?
00:07:02 Why Even Gynaecologists Misunderstand The Clitoris
00:08:03 What You'll Learn From This Conversation
00:11:07 The Question Women Ask Most
00:11:32 Why Testosterone Matters For Women
00:13:41 How Birth Control Can Kill Libido
00:16:25 How GLP-1s And Antidepressants Affect Sex Drive
00:18:26 Should Women Take Testosterone?
00:19:30 Understanding The Menstrual Cycle
00:23:11 Why Perimenopause Starts Earlier Than You Think
00:25:19 What Is HRT And How Does It Work?
00:26:01 Does Estrogen Increase Cancer Risk?
00:27:27 Why HRT Got A Bad Reputation
00:29:24 The 4 Types Of HRT Explained
00:31:19 What Really Causes UTIs?
00:33:22 Vaginal Hormones Explained
00:37:19 Does Cranberry Juice Actually Help UTIs?
00:38:31 When Should You Start HRT?
00:40:36 A HRT Success Story
00:44:43 Ads
00:46:47 Is Pain During Sex Normal?
00:49:28 How To Have Better Sex
00:51:54 What Your Pelvic Floor Actually Does
00:53:48 Signs You Have Pelvic Floor Problems
00:55:24 Is It Normal Not To Orgasm?
00:57:30 What Is A Clitoral Adhesion?
00:58:55 How Sex Toys Can Improve Intimacy
01:00:07 What Men Get Wrong About Arousal
01:01:57 What Happens To Women After Orgasm?
01:02:55 Do Women Get Anything From Penetrative Sex?
01:04:40 How Porn Changed Our Expectations
01:06:58 What Healthy Porn Looks Like
01:08:12 How Porn Can Damage Relationships
01:10:12 Ads
01:12:21 Why You Should Change Up Your Sex Life
01:13:35 Why We Hide Our Sexual Struggles
01:17:17 Responsive Vs Spontaneous Desire Explained
01:19:58 The Question Every Couple Should Ask
01:20:51 What If You Want Different Things In Bed?
01:23:10 How To Tell Your Partner About Kinks
01:24:28 The Secrets People Hide From Their Partners
01:25:42 How To Tell If She's Faking Orgasms
01:27:46 How Stress And Dopamine Influence Libido
01:29:33 Should Sex Be Scheduled Or Spontaneous?
01:31:24 How Self-Esteem Affects Sex
01:33:04 The Most Important Thing We Missed
01:35:06 Better Communication, Better Sex
01:42:51 Why This Work Matters So Much
01:43:57 What Needs To Change In Your Own Life?
Independent Research: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DOAC-Rachel-Rubin-Independent-Research-Further-Reading.pdf
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Dr Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and one of only 80 doctors in the US trained to treat both male and female sexual health. She recently played a pivotal role in the removal of the FDA's boxed warning on menopausal hormone therapy - one of the most significant healthcare policy changes affecting midlife women in decades. She is also the Founder of Rachel Rubin MD and Director-at-Large of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.
She explains:
◼️ Why most doctors fail women on sexual health, and how to build a team that won't
◼️ Why menopause is a whole-body hormone event, and the treatments that actually help
◼️ The physical barrier blocking orgasm in 1 in 4 women, and how to fix it
◼️ How a tight pelvic floor could be ruining your sex life
◼️ Why your sexual pain and low libido are physical problems your doctor keeps missing
Chapters
00:00:00 Why Women's Healthcare Is Still Neglected
00:04:17 If Men Had These Symptoms, Would Medicine Be Better?
00:07:02 Why Even Gynaecologists Misunderstand The Clitoris
00:08:03 What You'll Learn From This Conversation
00:11:07 The Question Women Ask Most
00:11:32 Why Testosterone Matters For Women
00:13:41 How Birth Control Can Kill Libido
00:16:25 How GLP-1s And Antidepressants Affect Sex Drive
00:18:26 Should Women Take Testosterone?
00:19:30 Understanding The Menstrual Cycle
00:23:11 Why Perimenopause Starts Earlier Than You Think
00:25:19 What Is HRT And How Does It Work?
00:26:01 Does Estrogen Increase Cancer Risk?
00:27:27 Why HRT Got A Bad Reputation
00:29:24 The 4 Types Of HRT Explained
00:31:19 What Really Causes UTIs?
00:33:22 Vaginal Hormones Explained
00:37:19 Does Cranberry Juice Actually Help UTIs?
00:38:31 When Should You Start HRT?
00:40:36 A HRT Success Story
00:44:43 Ads
00:46:47 Is Pain During Sex Normal?
00:49:28 How To Have Better Sex
00:51:54 What Your Pelvic Floor Actually Does
00:53:48 Signs You Have Pelvic Floor Problems
00:55:24 Is It Normal Not To Orgasm?
00:57:30 What Is A Clitoral Adhesion?
00:58:55 How Sex Toys Can Improve Intimacy
01:00:07 What Men Get Wrong About Arousal
01:01:57 What Happens To Women After Orgasm?
01:02:55 Do Women Get Anything From Penetrative Sex?
01:04:40 How Porn Changed Our Expectations
01:06:58 What Healthy Porn Looks Like
01:08:12 How Porn Can Damage Relationships
01:10:12 Ads
01:12:21 Why You Should Change Up Your Sex Life
01:13:35 Why We Hide Our Sexual Struggles
01:17:17 Responsive Vs Spontaneous Desire Explained
01:19:58 The Question Every Couple Should Ask
01:20:51 What If You Want Different Things In Bed?
01:23:10 How To Tell Your Partner About Kinks
01:24:28 The Secrets People Hide From Their Partners
01:25:42 How To Tell If She's Faking Orgasms
01:27:46 How Stress And Dopamine Influence Libido
01:29:33 Should Sex Be Scheduled Or Spontaneous?
01:31:24 How Self-Esteem Affects Sex
01:33:04 The Most Important Thing We Missed
01:35:06 Better Communication, Better Sex
01:42:51 Why This Work Matters So Much
01:43:57 What Needs To Change In Your Own Life?
Independent Research: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DOAC-Rachel-Rubin-Independent-Research-Further-Reading.pdf
Follow Dr Rachel:
Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/AYkgAOV
YouTube - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/1TQZeri
X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/FxZbK5x
Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4ZKqH2l
The Diary Of A CEO:
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Ketone - Go to https://ketone.com/steven to enter to win! no purchase necessary, terms and conditions apply.