Menopause

Tired of listening to the negative stories about menopause? So are we! We see hundreds of women in their menopause years with bright shining faces (no, the shine is not related to hot flashes!) and energetic spirits who are loving […]

  As OB/GYNs we do what we do because we love women, we love babies, and we love keeping women as healthy as possible. We know that visiting the gynecologist can be embarrassing for many women, especially women who are particularly shy, […]

While everyone thinks they know about menopause, we find most women are unclear about how long the process actually is, how you can begin experiencing symptoms long before periods cease, and that things aren’t always as awful as pop culture […]

It’s no mystery that you have your pick of qualified obstetricians and gynecologists in the Bellevue area, so what makes us feel the team here at Overlake are “the ones?” Well, only you can actually make that distinction, but we’re […]

For some women, menopause is a blessing – no more periods, and no more chances of getting pregnant. For others, however, it’s a dreaded tick-tock – a marker that’s quickly approaching when you haven’t hatched all the chicks you’re hoping […]

Spotting between periods isn’t normal. Yep, you read that correctly; the annoying tendency you have to spot between your periods may be normal to you, but it should be checked out by an OB/GYN. There is only one “normal” reason […]

Menopause can seem like a far off – and inconceivable – life transition, especially when you are still in the middle of your child rearing year. However, symptoms of perimenopause can begin as early as your mid-30s and early 40s, which means […]

Urinary incontinence may be the stuff that post-partum and old lady jokes are made of, but it’s no laughing matter when it becomes a part of your daily life. What many women don’t realize is that you can proactively prevent […]

Osteoporosis is something we associate with being older – or even old. The reality is that while osteoporosis shows up most often in the elderly population, the roots of the condition begin much sooner in life – the result of […]

There’s no arguing that menopause begins a different stage of life for women. For one thing, menopausal women do not ovulate, don’t have periods and can’t have babies. That, in itself, is a profound shift – especially when you consider […]