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information and may not apply to all patients. The Obstetrics articles are organized sequentially from early pregnancy through delivery.
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Office Information
What
does Board Certified Mean?
Why
did I decide to go into Ob-Gyn?
Questions
on Records and Documents?
Obstetrician Information
Calculate
Your Due Date!!
How
can I prepare for my pregnancy?
What
are the routine labs I will have done in pregnancy?
Does
the quadruple genetic blood test assure a normal baby?
Who
should consider testing for Cystic Fibrosis?
Why
consider an amniocentesis at age thirty-five?
This
questionnaire looks at risks for genetic testing.
How
does your baby grow? Fetal development.
Why
do you do sonograms in pregnancy?
About
the 3D sonograms my office offers.
I
have twins! Will this change my pregnancy?
What
medications are safe to take in pregnancy?
Is
sexual activity safe in pregnancy?
Travel
in pregnancy, can I make it safer?
Exercise
in pregnancy, how much can I do?
What
can I do about morning sickness or nausea and vomiting in pregnancy?
How
bad is bleeding in pregnancy?
Is
bed rest in pregnancy worth the effort?
I
am having a miscarriage, what should I do?
I
have pain at 2 months, do I have a tubal pregnancy?
Can
a tubal or ectopic pregnancy be saved and moved to the uterus?
Back
pain relief exercises for pregnancy.
How
much weight should I gain in pregnancy?
How
can I get through the Holidays without gaining weight?
My
blood pressure is up in my pregnancy, is it dangerous?
Gestational
diabetes, what does it mean to my pregnancy?
How should I manage my diet with diabetes in pregnancy?
Am
I in premature labor?
Am
I in labor or false labor? When should I call?
Selecting
your anesthesia for childbirth. Epidural?
I
had a friend go through natural labor, should I?
Why
do some patients get a labor induction and some don't?
Questions
answered about cesarean section.
My
baby is breech. Can I have a normal delivery?
I had a
cesarean with my first, can I deliver vaginally this time? VBAC?
What
should I name my baby?
Should
my baby have a circumcision or not?
Information
for a new mother, Dr. C's postpartum handout.
How
do I choose a Pediatrician?
Do
I have postpartum depression, I am so tearful?
Should
you breastfeed or bottle feed your baby?
Advice
for breastfeeding and for bottle feeding.
What
can lactation consultants do for you?
Should
you supplement a breastfeeding baby?
Breastfeeding
back at work, it can be done?
Gynecologist Information
Why should I have a
exam and PAP every year?
I
had an abnormal pap what does that mean?
My
pap needs to be repeated, what does atypical mean?
Is
GARDASIL a vaccine against HPV?
My
pap found HPV, what does this mean?
Wart
like changes were found on my pap. Why?
If
I have warts should my partner be treated?
What
is colposcopy and why do I need it?
What
is cryosurgery or cervix freezing and why do I need it?
The
many advantages of birth control pills.
Can
women over 35 take the pill?
Is
DepoProvera a good choice for contraception?
Is
the new Mirena IUD safe? The ParaGard?
What
does having tube tie or tubal ligation do? Is it reversible?
How
do you do self breast exam?
Why
should I do self breast exam?
Why
do I have milk leakage when I am not breastfeeding?
How
can I stop getting vaginal infections?
I
think I have herpes, is there a new treatment?
What can
be done about my PMS?
Will
taking calcium prevent osteoporosis?
I
have irregular bleeding all the time, what can be done? ThermaChoice?
Can
you stop my painful periods without surgery? NovaSure ablation?
What
is an endometrial ablation with NovaSure or ThermaChoice?
How
did I get endometriosis and can you treat it?
How
is a hysterectomy done and how long to recover?
Is
there any big advantage to LASER surgery?
What
should I do after my surgery?
How
can I donate my own blood?
Why
do I lose urine when I cough, is this incontinence?
I
leak urine, but I don’t want surgery, what can I do?
How
do you do Kegel exercises?
Why
do I keep getting this bladder infection?
Infertility Information
Why
can't I get pregnant? Do I have infertility?
What
is infertility testing?
How
to get a semen analysis done.
Will
it help me to get pregnant to follow my temperature?
Will
Clomid / Serophene / clomiphene give me a pregnancy?
I
am over 35 years old, should I become pregnant?
General Medical Information
General
information and methods weight loss.
Help
available to stop smoking.
Physical
improvement with time after you quit smoking.
What
your cholesterol numbers mean to you.
Numb
fingers or hands and carpel tunnel syndrome.
Free Baby Heartbeat Ringtone
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Videos (Phone Screen Size)
Dr. C on CV33 TV-On Pregnancy Spacing (And it's Creutzmann not Kreutzmann)
NovaSure Menstrual Ablation - In Office Surgery for Heavy Periods
Abnormal Pap, Colposcopy and Treatment
Bladder Infection - Prevention and Treatment
Cesaraen Section - Risks and Benefits
Hysteroscopy - A Womb with a View
Infertility - Causes, Evaluation and Treatment
Laparoscopy - Belly Button Surgery
Painful Periods - Causes and Treatment
Paps and Internal Exams - Why They Are So Important
PMS - Natural and Medical Treatment
Uterine Fibroid Tumors - Care and Treatment
Useful
Non-Profit Links
Association for Retarded Citizens
Children with Cancer - Candlelighters
Children with Learning Disabilities – ADD/ADHD
Concerned United Birthparents –
Adoption Issues
Depression/Bipolar Support Alliance
Emotions Anonymous - Emotionally Troubled 12 step
Family Violence - The Family Place
MEND- Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
My Brother's Excellent Mailbox Shoppe
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
National Caregivers Association - Care For Caregivers
Parents Anonymous - Talk and Prevent Child Abuse
Rape Counseling-Friends of the
Family