There is much more involved in an annual visit to your OB/GYN than a pap test. Not only does your visit help to build a rapport with the individual who is privy to some of the most intimate details of your life, but exams are also used as a well-woman checkup to...
What’s the Right Birth Control for You? It’s hard to imagine that even a few decades ago, the topic of contraception was relatively hush-hush and there were few options out there for women who didn’t want to become mothers. Now, the options are nearly limitless....
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, modest or who are...
The 20s are a powerful decade. You start them as a child-adult, in the full throws of learning who you are and what it’s like to live life on your own. At this point in your life, you’re probably still in college or working your first “real,” full-time job – figuring...
Innovative contraceptive manufacturers are hard at work, creating shots, pills and other remedies that will render males temporarily infertile. This means we will soon have physiologic forms of birth control that will finally give men control over fertility. (The...
