Apr 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: What are the facts on pregnancy and drinking? A: Below are new facts from ARHP as a resource for couseling patients about pregnancy and alcohol consumption. By clearly communicating the risks of drinking during pregnancy, you can...
Apr 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: How did you become an ardent feminist? A: This is how I became an ardent feminist. For 15 years I have given lectures to different classes of students from Georgia Tech (several a year). Each class had 250 to 300 students. I told them...
Apr 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q Why are actions so much more important than words? A: For family planning fellows, nurse practitioners, doctors, medical and nursing students… Ralph Waldo Emerson made a wise observation when he said “What you do in your life thunders so...
Mar 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q Is it possible for a woman to come more than once during intercourse? A: The information below was provided by Dr. Erika Pluhar: “Yes, a woman is physiologically capable of more than one orgasm during sexual activity with a partner as well as...
Feb 18, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: My 39 year-old patient has taken Microgestin for several years. There is no significant medical history, no family history of strokes, etc., she is a non-smoker. Blood pressure, WNL developed 2-day history of facial numbness which resolved spontaneously. ...
Feb 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: I understand that modafanil/armodafanil interfere with oral contraception, which makes sense in terms of metabolism. However, I am puzzled regarding the caution for use with IUDs that emit hormones. How much should we be concerned about this interactions?...
