Central Phoenix Obstetrics & Gynecology

We had a great time on Wednesday June 26th learning about heart disease and what hormones have to do with it.  If you couldn’t make it, you were missed.  Here are the presentation slides. Make sure we have your email address so you can get a copy of the presentation with live links.  Hormones and Heart Health online We hope […]

This morning I was glued to SCOTUS Blog awaiting the decision on the case of Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. To recap, this case was spurred by the Affordable Care Act which mandates health insurers to include contraceptive coverage as part of a panel of preventative health services (the contraceptive mandate).  Hobby Lobby–a corporation (and several other companies) objected to the […]

Have you ever been nervous bout telling your doctor what is really going on?  This happens to everyone at one time or another but we encourage you to  Speak UP!  Check out these videos from the Joint Commission for tips on how to make sure your doctor hears what you have to say.These tools work at home too.   http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/joint_commission/Speak_Up_at_the_Doctors_Office.mp4

So here’s a funny thing. Rape  and abortion are often in the news a lot. People opine about whether abortion is allowed in cases of rape, what god intended about rape, about a ‘life’ that is created from rape and how women’s bodies can fend off pregnancies after rape.  But is usually not in the news is pregnancy. I don’t mean the-test-is-positive I’m […]

On March 4-6 I had the opportunity to attend the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Congressional Leadership Conference in Washington DC along with 400 other doctors from around the country. While it meant four days away from warm Phoenix and my wonderful patients (and six deliveries!!), the experience was extremely important.  Seven ob-gyns from Arizona met with the staff […]

    The cesarean section operation has come a long way. Prior to the late 1800s, cesarean section was a last ditch effort to save a baby when the mother had already died or to allow baptism of the baby prior to burial.  Today cesarean, or c-section, is one of the most common, and one of the safest operations women […]

Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, if you live in the United States, you have been and will be inundated with thinking about things from October (August?) to the new year.  To help me resist the madness of black Friday, small business Saturday and cyber Monday, I have determined to meditate on the things I already have for […]

How do you find a ‘good’ doctor? What are the right questions to ask to evaluate a health care provider? Are there tools to help? Click the link below for steps to help you find your partner in good health. Finding Dr. Right

While astronomically, summer starts around June 21st, culturally Memorial day marks the official start of the summer season while Labor day marks its official end.  The holiday season is in desperate need of similar cultural anchors. Or maybe it’s just me.  The holiday creep is wearing me out–Christmas related products in Costco before Halloween almost did me in this year. […]

From the Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act of 1964 to the voter ID laws passed in various states, voting has been in the news almost non-stop since the 2012 national elections. And people have lots of opinions on the importance or significance of voting. From Russel Brand who says he doesn’t vote because it is a validation […]