Taking the Leap and neuroplasticity          We are all faced repeatedly with aggravations and uncomfortable emotions that tend to take hold of us, hook us or lead to a meltdown that we later wish had not happened. We would like to avoid sudden outbursts in...
Happy New Year! Reagan’s 4 x 6†Cards and Five Messages on a Coffee Cup December 24, 2012          I was looking on my shelves for a book about President Reagan called Notes. He kept 4 x 6″ cards and some of his great speeches were...
“I woke you up for a reason.†Bob Hatcher December 6, 2012 When my friend, Brian Richardson, has awakened for the past few weeks he has been seeing this handwritten message on the mirror in his bathroom: “I woke you up for a reason.†It is a message to Brian...
What is the big news from the pediatric and OB/GYN societies?          A:       Teenagers and the Morning-After Pill By RONI CARYN RABINWhen a teenager goes in for a checkup, the pediatrician often asks the parent to step outside so the doctor can...
Last week I was asked to participate in a meeting at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. I went to discuss and learn about exciting possibilities in the field of birth control: interventions that could help solve the following serious problems:...
Have you ever tried to write a novel? What a job! Here are two pages about a doctor in my unnamed novel. I am sure you have worked on some of the habits she was considering one morning recently. As a successful OB-GYN Dr. Wendy Phillips had had to be...
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.
