by jupiterobgyn | Jun 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
The practice of taking pills made from dehydrated placenta postpartum has been in the news lately, as reported by NPR. This practice is called Placentophagy. It is defined as the act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth. We caught up with...
by jupiterobgyn | May 20, 2015 | Pregnancy Tips, Uncategorized
Dr. Anthony Shaya, MD, MPH, FACOG, of Partners in Women’s Health, answered some questions about this rare uterine malformation. What is a “unicorn uterus”? A unicornuate uterus is when there is only one side or one horn to the uterus. Cornu means...
by jupiterobgyn | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Children and young adults should get Merck’s new HPV vaccine to prevent various forms of cancer, including cervical cancer, federal advisers said Thursday. The Gardasil 9 vaccine protects against more strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes...
by jupiterobgyn | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Before she got pregnant in 2014, Lizzy King, 28, of East Lansing gave herself a lifestyle overhaul. She started running and lost 50 pounds. She eschewed processed food and ate her first banana. King became “hyper-aware of the effects of too much weight gain before and...
by jupiterobgyn | Mar 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Science now has an answer for midlife women wondering how long their menopausal heat waves can persist. The answer: a long time. The typical duration of frequent hot flashes and night sweats is seven years, and for some women, symptoms persist for a dozen years or...
by jupiterobgyn | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are one of the most effective types of birth control we have right now. They prevent pregnancy among 99.2 percent of their users, a way better success rate than condoms or birth control pills. Now, researchers have found even more good...
by jupiterobgyn | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Babies may get a brain boost in the womb when they hear the voices and heartbeats of their mothers, a new study suggests. Researchers studying premature babies in the hospital found that the sound centers in the...
by jupiterobgyn | Feb 5, 2015 | Pregnancy Tips
Women who sleep on their backs in the later months of pregnancy may have a relatively higher risk of stillbirth if they already have other risk factors, a new study suggests. Experts stressed that the findings do not prove that sleep position itself affects stillbirth...
by jupiterobgyn | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Despite jubilant tweets and Facebook posts to the contrary, a new study does not reverse decades of advice prohibiting pregnant women from eating sushi, experts said. The study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said pregnant women may be able to...
by jupiterobgyn | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Intra-uterine devices — small, T-shaped devices that doctors implant in a woman’s uterus — are one of the most effective forms of birth control. And pediatricians want more teenagers using the long-acting contraceptive, largely because it leaves little room for...
