Mommy Docs

I have been a physician for 17 years and the thing I like least about what I do is giving a patient bad news. Most of the time when patients come in for a blood test or have a biopsy, the best way to give follow up results is tricky. Most patients do not have [...]

Becoming an OB/GYN certainly wasn’t the easiest road.  The training was rough to say the least – working 80 to 100 hours per week for four years in one of the most challenging fields of medicine.  After residency, things improve somewhat, but the hours are still long with middle-of-the-night phone calls and trips to the [...]

We’re not sure how the celebrities do it.  They make it look so easy to walk the red carpet just a few weeks after delivering a baby, looking more beautiful and toned than ever.  Probably the personal chef to cook the meals, the nanny to watch the baby for 3 to 4 hours per day, [...]

I saw a patient of mine yesterday named Shannon.  I have been her doctor ever since I started my practice more than 12 years ago and I look forward to our annual catch-up sessions.  When we met she was a nervous high-school senior, and I have watched her grow into a confident businesswoman.  She met [...]

The beginning of a new year is a great opportunity to take a look back, to acknowledge what you’ve accomplished, and also to recognize things you’d like to change in the future. As OB/GYN’s, we’d like to suggest some new year’s resolutions that we’d love to see each of our patients make and keep. Wishing [...]

“The Pill” has been one of the greatest innovations in women’s health.  Developed in the 1960’s, oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, have given new freedom to women in family planning.  Today, about 12 million women in the US, and over 100 million women worldwide, are on the pill. Birth control pills contain [...]

What is the difference between fibroids and cysts? What to do if you have them? How they can be treated/prevented? How will this affect your spouse and your sex life? Should you increase or decrease hormones? Should you get surgery? What are the risks? Will this affect your ability to get pregnant? Women always come [...]

You will have nearly 500 menstrual cycles during your lifetime.  Yet, this natural process is still quite mysterious to many women and the myths run rampant.  A normal menstrual cycle occurs every 21-35 days and lasts for 2-5 days.  The hormonal and uterine changes are quite complex, and ultimately lead to the preparation of the [...]

This is the true account of a brave and courageous woman who offered to share her story as a breast cancer SURVIVOR to offer hope and encouragement to all the women suffering and needing a boost of support. We applaud Heidi’s strength and openness in sharing her story in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [...]