by Managing Contraception | Nov 8, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
In my opinion, Choices is easy to read and packed full of information about abstinence and contraceptives. I feel that it’s vital that we educate ourselves and our children about abstinence and contraceptives. Upon entering my local health department I see a...
by Managing Contraception | Oct 23, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
I am a fourth-year pharmacy student on rotations and I have been asked whether oral contraceptive pills are a viable option for women after bariatric surgery (for extreme obesity). My gut instinct is no, I am leaning towards NuvaRing, IUDs or Depo-Provera. But I...
by Managing Contraception | Oct 22, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
What can you tell me about the mechanism of action of emergency contraception? For standard levonorgestrel EC pills (LNG) the only mechanism for which there is evidence of action is inhibition and delay of ovulation, and prevention of fertilization. Timing is...
by Managing Contraception | Sep 28, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
O Canada! Bob Hatcher September 21, 2010  When the Olympics are center stage I love to hear the national anthems of the gold medal winners. After our own national anthem my favorite by far is the Canadian national anthem, O Canada. Maybe it is because I have loved...
by Managing Contraception | Sep 21, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
For years Bishop Bennett Sims of Emory and the Episcopal Church in Atlanta led week long small group seminars on Servant Leadership. James Rouse, the urban visionary whose ideas led to planned communities in Reston, Virginia and Columbia, Maryland and to a...
by Managing Contraception | Sep 15, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
         Not only does God rewrite genesis each spring, but life and God permit genesis to be rewritten in each of us on a daily basis. Each day offers new relationships, new ways to express love, new books to read and new crossword puzzles to test our...