Jul 14, 2015 | Menses, Miscellaneous
Q: Can you explain the changes in bleeding patterns in women before and during menopause? A: The menopausal transition: Counsel on changes in bleeding patterns: “Results of a new national study indicate it is not uncommon for women to have prolonged...
Jul 9, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: Could the fluid that comes out before complete ejaculation make my girlfriend pregnant? We had sex for a minute or two before I pulled out. A: The following paragraph from page 410 of the 20th edition of Contraceptive Technology provides a fairly...
May 30, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Pregnancy
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 help reduce...
May 30, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q: DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 40 years old. After having a period that lasted nearly two months, I had tests done that showed a small, hyperechoic lesion within the endometrium. What exactly does this mean? My primary care doctor suggested a hysterectomy as...
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?...
Jan 1, 2015 | Miscellaneous
A: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a common cause of infrequent bleeding and menstrual irregularity that is associated with androgen excess (hirsutism, acne, male pattern balding), anovulation, obesity and infertility. Ultrasound reveals polycystic-appearing...
Jun 29, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Will this change the recommendation about starting combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) postpartum? “The postpartum state is associated with a substantially increased risk of thrombosis. It is uncertain to what extent this heightened risk persists...
Dec 28, 2013 | Miscellaneous
Are Younger women more likely to have and die from a heart attack?Press release from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 10, 2013 – Young women, ages 55 years or below, are more likely to be hospitalized for an acute myocardial...
Dec 1, 2013 | Miscellaneous
A woman in her late 40’s dies less than a year after ovarian cancer is diagnosed. She has 3 daughters ranging from 16 to 25 years of age. How can ovarian cancer be provented in those 3 young woman? How may deaths from ovarian cancer be...
Nov 24, 2013 | Miscellaneous
What is the latest released information on the removal of a woman’s ovaries during a hysterectomy for a non-cancerous disease? New Rochelle, NY, July 25, 2013 – While ovary removal during hysterectomy protects against future risk of ovarian cancer, the...
