Whether you like Angelina Jolie or not, most women desire to have something that she has. Maybe you want to have arms like her, with or without the tattoos. Maybe you want her fortune and fame. Or maybe you want to be married to Brad Pitt. All of those are desirable attributes of Angelina Jolie. There is one thing she has that most women do NOT want to have and that is her genes, her DNA, not her ...
Continue Reading →Vitamin D seems to be the newest trend in medicine and research. Vitamin D deficiency has been on an increase, likely due to all of the recommendations of wearing sunscreen for skin cancer prevention. However; there is a difference between getting your lab values drawn in the end of the winter compared to the end of the summer, despite sunscreen usage. Only 10 minutes of sun exposure daily without sunscreen is thought to be sufficient in preventing deficiency.
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When do I start coming to the Gynecologist?
This is a tough question for most people. To the general population, annual well-woman exams are thought of as just coming in for a pap smear. The recommendations for cervical cancer screening are to start pap smears when a patient is 21 years old. However, there is much more performed at the well-woman exam aside from pap smears.
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HPV Types 6 and 11… leading to genital warts.
As we have discussed in the two previous blog entries, HPV is a cutaneous virus, or a skin-to-skin virus that is predominately transmitted through sexual contact via vaginal/penile penetration, digital penetration, oral sex, and shared devices. Although sexual contact is the primary route of transmission, also as mentioned previously there are studies that show the HPV virus may be spread in other ways.
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Continue Reading →A vaccine to prevent Cancer… this is the answer!!!
Accurate information about Gardasil® vaccine.
There are two vaccinations that are FDA approved for the immunization against HPV. One is Cervarix® and the other is Gardasil®. The main difference between the two is that Gardasil® protects against the two most aggressive strains of HPV that lead to cervical cancer (Types 16 and 18) as well as provides protection against the two most common strains that ...
Continue Reading →This blog entry is 1 in a series of 3 in relation to HPV. The first article will compile general information about HPV, the transmission of HPV, debunking myths, and the progression of HPV to cervical cancer. The second blog entry focusing on prevention with the Gardasil® vaccine and the third blog will address genital warts from HPV 6 and 11.
The Truth about HPV
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is virus that is the cause ...
Continue Reading →Sexual Assault
The month of April is dedicated to many health awareness issues such as National Donate Life Month, National Autism Awareness Month and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. Although each of these conditions deserves recognition, the one that applies most to our patients is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
In women’s health there are many discussions surrounding sexual activity. Patients are typically willing to discuss at what point they became sexually active, what protection they ...
Continue Reading →In today’s technology world there is little that you cannot do with your mobile device, including tracking your own health. We have compiled a list of apps that focus on women’s health that are available for free or for a small price.
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Depression has 17% lifetime prevalence for Americans and is linked to many co-morbidities such as coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and stroke to name a few. There has been an increase in depression and anxiety over recent years as the struggling economy has added stressors to the lives of many people. Here are some helpful tips to try to reduce the severity of symptoms ...
Vaginitis is the term used when there is an infection or inflammation in the vagina. Due to the very limited vocabulary of the vagina, both present very similarly in symptoms of irritation, itching, burning, and/or a change in discharge. Most women immediately think that if there is itching and discharge it must be yeast, but it could be a number of other conditions that have very similar symptoms. The only way to get an accurate diagnosis and the ...
Continue Reading →With February being American Heart Month and today being Valentine’s Day it was quite obvious that the most appropriate topic of today’s blog entry be about… the heart.
Whether you are celebrating this Hallmark holiday with your sweetheart or having an anti-Valentine’s Day party; today’s focus on the actual heart beating inside each and every one of us will apply to you. The matters of the heart, such as love, compassion, heartaches, etc. will not be the ...
Continue Reading →Are you one of the 44% of women in the United States that experiences some degree of sexual dysfunction? You are not alone… many of your friends are facing similar changes in their sexual relationships as well… they just aren’t talking about it. Only 12% of women actually discuss their concerns with others, including their health care providers.
Sexual dysfunction can include decreased libido or lack of desire, inability to achieve an orgasm as quickly or at ...
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