High Risk for Breast Cancer, Now What? Breast cancer is leading cause of cancer death in women 2022, an estimated 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 51,400 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer. About 2,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed […]

Hair Straighteners Linked to Uterine Cancer? The Study Study group: 33 947 women participating in the Sister Study participants aged 35-74 years who had a uterus at enrollment (2003-2009) Participants self-reported their use of hair products in the prior 12 months, including hair dyes; straighteners, relaxers, or pressing products; and permanents or body waves Researchers uses statistical methods to examine associations between […]

Is Endometriosis the Reason For Your Pain? What is Endometriosis Endometriosis, pronounced, “end-o-me-tree-o-sis” can affect girls and women of all ages. It is estimated that between 2-10% of American women of childbearing age have endometriosis–~190 million women worldwide. The cause of endometriosis is still unknown.  In endometriosis, tissue that looks and acts like tissue lining the inside the uterus (shed […]

Covid-19 Not Transmitted Through Breastmilk We know that pregnant women are more likely to experience complications from Covid-19 infection but what about transmitting virus to babies? So far studies have found no evidence of transmission of Covid-19 illness to babies in the uterus.  And today there is more hopeful news. Breast milk from mothers infected with Covid-19 isn’t likely to […]

Ten Reasons Why Trying to Get Omicron is a Bad Idea Covid-19 Omicron As numbers of Covid 19 infections continue to rise, the virus mutates to form variants. The most recent variant is named Omicron which is accounting for up to 30% of infections sampled. Omicron is tending to ward milder symptoms for most people. Some people are considering deliberately […]

You Are Not Alone According to the American Psychological Association, up to 1 in 7 women are diagnosed with postpartum depression and up to 4 in 5 experience feelings of sadness after birth.  These mood changes can be a worsening of preexisting conditions or due to the many changes pregnancy and birth cause in a woman’s body.  Regardless of the […]

Prenatal Care Continues–With Changes Pregnancy is as much a social event as a medical one.  With the restrictions like social distancing and stay at home orders brought by COVID-19 prevention, many women worry that their  experience of pregnancy and birth will be a lonely one.  There is good news! The majority of pregnant women will be able to have a […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part III) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

If you are sick…  Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Part I) READ THIS FIRST Your level of risk for infection with COVID-19 depends on the odds that you have been exposed to the virus.  The virus is able to live on surfaces but you are still most likely to get the virus from a person.  People are […]

COVID-19 UPDATE Our Office Will Remain Open Central Phoenix OBGYN will remain open to provide necessary care through this national health emergency.  Some of you may be unable to come to the office because you are in a high risk* group or have other reasons for minimizing your exposure. We have made special arrangements for offering remote medical consultation** during […]