Find a good women’s health doctor in your town using the ISSWSH provider directory

I recently relocated to a town where I know nobody and needed to find a new doctor. I work in women’s health and know all too well about how much our doctors don’t learn about our bodies in medical school. I’m entering perimenopause so when I moved, I was concerned about finding a doctor who was up on the latest science and discourse (hello HRT).

Enter ISSWSH, the acronym (pronounced like “IS WISH”) for the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. This is the **only** medical association dedicated to understanding and advancing female sexual medicine.

So when I moved, I used their directory of medical providers who have received training/education cred from ISSWSH. It doesn’t vouch for bedside manner, but when you are navigating the women’s health research gap as it relates to your own care, this is the best way to know you’re getting a doc who is up on the latest research.

Because I have found that a doctor who goes out of their way to study women’s sexual health is a doctor who has gone out of their way to understand the female body, period.

Oh and there’s a lot of overlap between doctors who are members of ISSWSH and the Menopause Society—another good resource for a provider search.