In life, your blood type only truly matters when you need a blood transfusion and when you are pregnant. Let’s talk about the latter scenario. Your blood type is made up of two components, represented by a the letter and a positive or negative. Blood types describe...
There are many different forms of non-hormonal and hormonal contraceptives available over the counter and with a prescription. Here is the quick version answer on the most popular contraceptives we use: The most common is the “birth control pill”, which is oral...
Women, and sometimes husbands, come in asking this question. If they haven’t been taking preventative measures, they’ll ask “Why haven’t we gotten pregnant?” There can be many answers to that question. The first aspect we usually ask is about timing....
People ask all the time “when should my daughter start seeing the gynecologist?” And honestly, the answer actually varies on the individual young woman. American College of OB/GYN recommends pap smears begin at age 21, regardless of sexual activity or not. But...
When I got pregnant eight months ago, I thought I knew everything there was to know about prenatal workouts. After all, I’ve been working at Women’s Health for years, and know the general rule—that you can typically keep doing the type of exercise you did...
