Treating Your Low Libido Jun 25 10:08am Men seem to have a drive to procreate that generally exceeds that of their female partners during most phases of life. With that in mind, one may wonder if a jolt of testosterone, the hormone quintessentially considered male, would improve sexual... Read more

Abnormal Pap Smear: Now What? Jun 11 12:22pm So you've gotten word that your Pap wasn't perfect. Ugh. I hope that you didn't learn of it on Friday night and then had to spend all weekend with wave after wave of anxiety washing over you. Relax. Remember that the reason you went... Read more

When Your Doctor Won't Call You Back Jun 05 01:38am I meet a lot of women who always seem to be shopping for doctors, or who are greatly dissatisfied with the relationship they have with their personal physician. Often, I become the interpreter and go-between for all things medical in my large... Read more

Single-Parent Self-Care Checklist May 24 03:07am Last month, my husband was deployed to Iraq. While I worry about his safety, I'm also glad that the soldiers he's serving with will have a skilled physician ready to help when injuries arise. Meanwhile, during his new mission, I, too, have... Read more

Are You a Chronic Worrier? Apr 18 09:27pm Whether it's part of our physiological or psychological make-up or a consequence of the particular stresses life imposes on us, many women suffer regularly with anxiety. Such longstanding anxiety can take the form of an underlying sense of worry... Read more

Your Fertility Checklist Apr 14 08:37pm If you're planning to conceive, you may already be wondering what you should be doing to improve your chances of having a healthy baby. (And congratulations for thinking ahead: It's never too early to start creating a healthy environment for... Read more

Pumping Up Your Iron Apr 08 02:39am If you've suffered heavy periods and tests show you have anemia with low iron levels, then you may have been told to start an iron supplement. Sounds simple enough - until you get to the pharmacy and are confronted by the dozens of supplements... Read more

Itching...Down There? Apr 04 08:44pm Vaginal discharge can be immensely frustrating for many women and for the doctors helping to alleviate their woes. Normal discharge varies through the phases of a woman's life and the days of her menstrual cycle. It can be clear or white in color... Read more

Lower Your Blood Clot Risk Mar 29 05:43am March is DVT Awareness Month among the medical community. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis, which refers to the formation of blood clots inside the large veins. Simply put, DVTs are blood clots that can kill, affecting 2 million Americans each... Read more

Trouble Holding It When You Cough? Mar 22 09:00am As happens to many new mothers, I remember how surprised I was just days after having my baby by the sensation of warm blood flowing every time I stood up. Of course, that's what I thought it was until the blood cleared and I determined it was... Read more