Where women's health, life and logic all intersect
As Obstetricians, we deliver a lot of babies. Contrary to what every person who volunteers their labor story has told you, most pregnancies and deliveries are very normal and uneventful. Most people have safe, healthy babies and most moms make it out of this almost 10 year ordeal unscathed. In speaking with a mom of
It is very common to be fearful that any new or different symptom we experience is cancer. Because female organs tend not to be discussed or highlighted as often, I wanted to review some of the common signs or symptoms that can be associated with gynecologic cancers. This is by no means an inclusive list,
If you just started dancing, and singing Salt-n-Pepa in you head, I love you. Already, I digress. Abdominal pain: So annoying, so challenging, so Google-able. The truth is that there are many possible causes for abdominal pain that can be caused by every pelvic organ from the bladder, to the uterus, to the ovaries, to
I hear it often in my clinic with the women who are gearing up to have a baby. They just don’t want to have a c section. For some women, it is a feeling that they have failed to have a natural childbirth. For others it is the distrust of modern physicians, and the feelings
I feel like Clarke Kent in this opening pic. On our Facebook page I recently shared a post about what percentage of women do not see their gynecologist every year. The startling number out of 1000 women was over 300. For some, the reason is misinformation about how often one should go to the gynecologist.
Most, if not all, women will agree that having a monthly cycle is not fun. Cramping, bloating, tampons, pads, making sure you don’t get invited to Diddy’s white party, there’s a lot of think about. For a certain subset of women, however, approximately 10% of reproductive aged women, it’s significantly worse. Endometriosis can be a
Vaginal itch is so uncomfortable but there is hope. Let’s scratch the surface (the puns though)
Most gynecologists will agree, it’s amazing what women adapt to. They will say something along the lines of, “My periods are 8-10 days long, and I have to buy the overnight pads, doubled up with super plus tampons. I usually feel fatigued and nauseous and have to take some time off of work. But that’s
I’m not a germaphobe. Seriously, I’m not. I gladly allowed my kids to play in the sandbox at the play ground with a little hand sanitizer and hand washing as post-sandbox requirements. Now, of course, as I begin this post trying to prove that I’m not such a helicopter parent that my kids can’t enjoy
The feeling of forgetfulness is not a comfortable one. We will examine causes, management, and an awesome memory technique called the Method of Loci. Your brain needs this one…
