Here is an extremely controversial question: How DO modern contraceptives work? A closely related question: Do any of the modern hormonal contraceptives and IUDs work by causing an abortion? A woman is said to be pregnant when the early embryo has successfully made...
Women should return at 3 weeks (NOT 6 weeks) for postpartum checkups!  Doctors Leon Speroff and Dan Mishell wrote the lead article in Contraception in August, 2008. They suggest that “the 6-week postpartum visit is an anachronism.” It simply does not...
NO, the copper T (ParaGard) IUD prevents several cancers. Â The following information is taken from the 20th edition of Contraceptive Technology: Intrauterine Contraceptives by Gillian Dean, MD, MPH and Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS Cancer Protection Both IUCs are...
What is your body telling you? One day a good friend and colleague walked me out to the parking area next to the building where we both worked. It was across the street from Grady Memorial Hospital where I have worked since 1963 save for two years of active duty in...
Come back with exactly the same question!  At 6:15 AM on the Wednesday 2 ½ weeks before Christmas last year a woman asked me if I was all set for Christmas. She was a complete stranger and we were walking along a corridor at the Emory Midtown Hospital. I said...
Hello Dr. Hatcher & Team! My question is in regards to the rule of “taking your pill at the same time every day”. Due to a medical condition, I have to take my Ocella at bedtime. I do take my pills RELIGIOUSLY every day, but my bedtime also varies...
Board-certified as an OB/GYN with a fellowship in contraceptive research and education, I aim to help people make informed decisions about their health.
I’ve co-authored sixteen editions of Managing Contraception* with over one million copies in circulation. I’m here to answer your questions about birth control.
