Your Ob-Gyn: Your Partner in Health Care
Ultrasound Exams
Planning Your Pregnancy
Dysmenorrhea
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Your Ob-Gyn: Your Partner in Health Care
Your doctor takes care of your basic health needs and treats problems. This includes telling you about leading a healthy lifestyle and doing tests and exams to look for disease. An ob-gyn is a doctor who specializes in the care of women. Your ob-gyn offers preventive health care, too. Preventive health care includes exams and routine tests that look for problems before you are sick. Your doctor can evaluate your health and provide care for a range of medical problems, not just those of the reproductive system. For many women, the ob-gyn is their primary care physician-the doctor they turn to first for health care. The care provided by your ob-gyn can range from a basic gynecologic exam to complete health care of reproductive or other disorders. Obstetrician-Gynecologist: A doctor with special skills, training, and education in women's health care.
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Ultrasound Exams
Ultrasound, which creates pictures of the internal organs from sound waves, can be found today in every major hospital and in many doctors' offices. Ultrasound is energy in the form of sound waves produced by a small crystal. They are changed into pictures of the internal organs and-during pregnancy-the fetus. The type of ultrasound that is most often used, called real-time, combines still pictures one after another to show movement, somewhat like the single frames that make a motion picture. Ultrasound is not necessary for every woman or in every pregnancy. Your doctor will discuss with you whether ultrasound will be used. Ultrasound is used in obstetrics to examine the growing fetus inside the mother's uterus. Ultrasound is used to measure the flow of blood within vessels of the uterus, fetus, and umbilical cord, which connects the fetus and the placenta. Ultrasound with a vaginal probe is a painless exam that may feel like the exam you have for a Pap test. Combined with other tests and exams, ultrasound can help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis and determine proper treatment for certain problems. The Murray Woman's Clinic ultrasound program is our region's only one that is fully accredited by both the American Institute of of Ultrasound in Medicine and the American College of Radiology.
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Planning Your Pregnancy
Good care and a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy increase the odds
that you'll end your 40-week journey (and begin a whole new one) with a healthy
baby in your arms. Also, if you are prepared, it will help your body handle
the stress of pregnancy, labor, and delivery. If you're planning to become pregnant
and have already planned a pre-pregnancy checkup, good for you-it's a smart
move. As a part of this visit, your doctor will ask about your medical and family
history, medications you take, any past pregnancies you've had, and your diet
and lifestyle. Your answers will help your doctor decide whether you need special
care during pregnancy. Some women have medical conditions-such as diabetes,
high blood pressure, and seizure disorders-that can cause problems during pregnancy.
Be sure to let your doctor know if a past pregnancy was complicated by diabetes,
high blood pressure, premature labor, preterm birth, or birth defects. Folic
acid, taken before pregnancy and for the first 3 months of pregnancy, can reduce
the risk of neural tube defects.
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Dysmenorrhea
More than half of women who have menstrual periods have some pain for at least
1-2 days each month. Usually, the pain is mild. When the pain is this severe,
it is called dysmenorrhea. Painful periods are the leading cause of women missing
work and school. The menstrual period begins with the first day of bleeding of
one period and ends with the first day of the next period. During the menstrual
cycle, estrogen and progesterone-two hormones made by the ovaries-cause changes
in the endometrium (the lining of the uterus). Sometimes, when the uterus contracts
it produces a cramping pain. Secondary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain that has
another cause in addition to menstruation. With secondary dysmenorrhea, pain often
begins earlier in the menstrual cycle. It can cause pelvic pain and cramping and
may make normal menstrual cramps worse.
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Dr. Hjerpe
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Endometriosis - What is it?
Deeter
July 16th, 2008
STI Health
Sherry
July 23rd, 2008
Abnormal Pap Smears
Janice
July 30th, 2008
Ovarian Cysts
Hunt
August 6th, 2008
Uterine Fibroids
Green
August 13th, 2008
Challenges to Breastfeeding
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Donna
August 20th, 2008
Cancer in Women -
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Cook
August 27th, 2008
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Burnett
September 3rd, 2008
Lower Back Pain
Hjerpe
Septermber 10th, 2008
Menopausal Symptoms -
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Deeter
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September 24th, 2008
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