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Gestational Diabetes and Your Pregnancy
Many women when they are pregnant have elevated blood sugar levels. But they don’t have a history of diabetes or elevated levels prior to pregnancy. What gives? There’s a good chance the woman has gestational diabetes. In most women, their levels return to normal after delivery, but the condition merits attention. We diagnose and treat ... read more
Obese Couples May Take Longer to Get Pregnant
The various health challenges posed by obesity — Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer — are well known thanks to numerous research studies. But now comes another health issue for obese couples, getting pregnant. That is the finding of a study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. In the study, whose ... read more
If you’re a woman, odds are you’ve had at least one yeast infection in your life. Overall, three out of four women will have a yeast infection over their lifetime. While usually harmless, but annoying, infrequent yeast infections are not a big deal. But, if you have frequent yeast infections, we should see you at ... read more
Changes You’ll Have During Pregnancy
At Women’s Health Medical Group, a big part of our practice is obstetrics and helping our patients manage the period from conception to birth. In other blogs, we covered what to expect during your first trimester, good stuff to eat and not eat, keys to a healthy pregnancy, and other items. But what about how ... read more
Your Skin Merits Attention, too
At Women’s Health Medical Group, we’re all about women’s health. From obstetrics to gynecology, from hormone management to osteoporosis, we’re your resource. But we also are concerned about the overall health of our patients, and one area that is often overlooked is the skin. Now that we’re coming into the prime of summer sun here ... read more
Three Areas for Women to Monitor
Every day it seems you hear about a new breakthrough in medical research and care. People are living longer and healthier. Of course, that’s not everyone. At Women’s Health Medical Group, we’re all about women’s health and education about that health. Toward that end, here are three areas of concern for women’s health. Heart disease ... read more
Understanding Your Colposcopy
January’s blog discussed Pap tests and the instances of abnormal results. These results usually signal changes in the growth of cervical cells, but they are still usually benign. But they can be a signal of future problems that can lead to cancer. For that reason, we may want to perform a follow-up test called a ... read more
Preparing for Pregnancy
Most women know they will need to do a good deal of planning once they become pregnant. There will be the regular doctor visits, the attention to diet and other lifestyle choices, getting the future baby’s room ready, setting up for changes at work, and on and on. But what about planning before you get pregnant? ... read more
What Does an Abnormal Pap Test Mean?
At Women’s Health Medical Group, we use Pap tests every day to screen our patients for cervical cancer. It is a standard gynecological procedure that collects a sample of cells from the patient’s cervix. The cells are sent to the lab for testing. This can give us an early heads up if the patient has ... read more
Hot Flashes and You
The instant feeling of heat, as if you just walked out of your air-conditioned office into another Burleson July day — you’re having a hot flash. You picture jumping into Lake Superior in January like some Polar Bear Club Member in Minnesota. You want to crawl into your refrigerator. You’re suddenly envious of those emperor ... read more
