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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor, Part 3
Well, here they are, the last 3 questions women commonly ask their primary care doctors. It’s not entirely accurate to call these the “top” 3, as every woman is different and has different concerns and questions. For some women, answers … Continue reading
Posted in Primary Care
Tagged Chelmsford, eating well, estrogen deficiency, exercise, health information, healthy lifestyle, hormone replacement therapy, hot flashes, HRT, menopause, nerve damage, painful intercourse, pelvc floor damage, perimenopause, stress, vulva, vulvovaginal issues, women's health, workout
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Our Spring Cleaning for You: Ideas for Healthy Living from our Blog
The weather is finally (albeit in fits and starts) warming up here in the Northeast. The spring season is a time for renewal, which means it’s also a good time to reassess your health habits and maybe renew a few … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Lifestyle
Tagged eating well, exercise, eye exams, farmers markets, gardening, health information, health screening, healthy eating, healthy eating habits, healthy lifestyle, medication safety, running, safe gardening, skin protection, UV protection, UV radiation, weight management, women's health, workout
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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor
I gave this presentation not too long ago at the Massachusetts Health Council’s Women’s Health Care Conference. As I prepared this talk, I had a hard time narrowing my topics. I could easily have addressed at least 20 questions I … Continue reading
Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Primary Care
Tagged biological clock, conception, HPV, human papilloma virus, infertility, Kegel exercises, leaking urine, mood swings, pap test, PMDD, PMS, premenstrul dysphoric disorder, stress incontinence, ticking clock, urinary stress incontinence, women's health, women's health issues, women's sexuality
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Not Just Menopause – There’s Perimenopause, too
If you’re a woman in your 40s, chances are you have either begun experiencing or have at least heard about the symptoms of perimenopause. But what exactly is the difference between perimenopause and menopause? Perimenopause is the transitional phase that … Continue reading
Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tagged hormone replacement therapy, hormones, hot flashes, HRT, insomnia, irritability, menopause, menopause symptoms, mood changes, mood swings, night sweats, perimenopause, Quincy, sex hurts, stress incontinence, urinary incontinence, urinary stress incontinence, vaginal dryness, women's health, women's sexuality
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New Pap Test Guidelines
New guidelines released just one month ago from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) – and supported by The American Cancer Society – indicate that most women only need a Pap test, which screens for cervical cancer, every … Continue reading
Talking about the impact of menopause on libido
There are many difficult discussion topics for women who are in the years leading up to their last menstrual period (perimenopause), and for women who have completed their periods (menopause or post-menopause). In my practice, I have found that shared … Continue reading
Treating Fibroids in Women
A myomectomy is a procedure to remove uterine fibroids, which are generally benign tumors. Fibroids can cause heavy or irregular periods, pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, constipation, and infertility. Especially for women who wish to maintain their fertility, fibroids may need … Continue reading
Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tagged alternative surgical procedures, Boston, Boston doctors, fertility, fibroids, heavy periods, hysterectomy, hysteroscopy, infertility, irregular periods, laproscopic surgery, laproscopy, MIGS, minimally-invasive gynecologic surgery, myomectomy, pelvic pain, robotic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, uterine fibroids, women's health
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What happened to my annual Pap test?
Guidelines released in December 2009 from The American Cancer Society and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists indicate that not all women need an annual Pap test, which screens for cervical cancer. For most women, the guidelines now advise … Continue reading
Osteoporosis: What you need to know to protect your bones
There was a time when osteoporosis was viewed as a normal consequence of aging – not much was in our control and this “silent” disease would go undetected until a painful bone fracture or break occurred. Decades of research have … Continue reading
Posted in Osteoporosis
Tagged activity, BMD, bone density, bone health, bones, brittle bones, broken bones, calcium, disease, DXA, exercise, fracture, Vitamin D, women's health
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