It is exciting whenever one has the opportunity to see the best. Like Rabun Wright, Eva Lathrop and Dr. Skoot Dimon whom I described last week’s article. Like Caroline White whom I get to work with each week. Like my wife, Maggie, the incredible gardener, whom I...
The other day I was being seen by a delightful nurse practitioner, Paige Hammonds.  She was reviewing my past history at Emory and pointed to my chart and said “I see here that you….†Well, what my eyes went to was the first line of the paragraph she was...
Here are some words I have written to myself, inspired by a sign developed by HYPERFIT USA in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a remarkable fitness program I had the opportunity to visit with my daughter, Carrie and her husband, Josh, over Christmas. These words have been...
At the April 14 to 17, 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update conference in Boston for 670 counselors, nurse practitioners and physicians, the following question came from an employee at the Yale University Health Service. It could just as easily have come from a...
Have a great moment! Bob Hatcher What do you say as you leave someone after church, as you leave a Rotary meeting or at Starbucks when you are saying goodbye to the nice person who has given you your cup of coffee? Often brief encounters end with the words “Have a...
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MIRENA IUD? It is the most effective reversible method ever developed! It prevents ectopic pregnancies (15 times lower than non-contraceptors). Â It decreases menstrual cramping and dramatically decreases menstrual blood loss (a 97%...
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.
