Central Phoenix Obstetrics & Gynecology

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 […]

New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) New Year, Improve You(r Mental Health) Many people make New Year’s Resolutions–promises to lose weight, exercise more or save more money.  Unfortunately  most of these resolutions don’t make it past January.  The new year is a good reminder  that you can make a fresh start.  This year,  instead of making goals that sound great […]

Covid-19 (mRNA) Vaccine for Pregnant/Lactating Women?? The Problem Pregnancy changes how the body functions including the heart, lungs and immune system YET No pregnant/lactating women (or children under 16) were included in vaccine trials to date AND Medical  societies and the CDC are recommending that pregnant and lactating women who are at high risk be offered vaccination WITH NO DATA […]

Many of us are reeling today from the graphic images of the death of George Floyd. That police officers were the perpetrators has rightfully engendered sadness, disgust, fear and outrage.  I struggled this weekend with my own thoughts and emotions. Many put their feelings in internet posts and memes. Some took their emotions to the street in protests.  Many are […]

Minimizing Your Risk of Infection Even staying home your risk of infections is not zero but there are things that increase risk, some that don’t make a big difference and things you can do to decrease risk. More infected people in a population means more possibilities for contact with virus from people who are symptomatic or asymptomatic Virus Transmission–The Science […]

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 […]