When you're suffering from the symptoms of menopause, it can help to hear two very important facts: 1) What you're experiencing is extremely common, and 2) there is a way to minimize the symptoms so you can live your life more easily.
Dec 31st, 2019
When you're suffering from the symptoms of menopause, it can help to hear two very important facts: 1) What you're experiencing is extremely common, and 2) there is a way to minimize the symptoms so you can live your life more easily.
During pregnancy, you have all kinds of decisions to make. Who should you tell first about the baby? Should you find out the gender or make it a surprise? Epidural, C-section or natural childbirth?
Six months ago was World Preeclampsia Day. Today we have a patient that wanted to share her story and testimonial.
As an OB/GYN for over 26 years, I have had the privilege of seeing many patients through some rough patches in their lives.
Back pain is one of the most common complaints pregnant women mention to us during OB appointments.
Vaccines are powerful. Not only can they prevent disease, they can polarize friends, family members and physician-patient relationships.
As an OB/GYN for over 26 years, I’ve been curious when we as a medical community, and as a civilized culture, would recognize that a pregnant woman’s journey doesn’t simply end with the delivery of her child.
Whether it’s a sports physical or a discussion about contraception, it always includes a discussion about avoiding some of the common mistakes young college students make when living on their own; sometimes for the very first time in their life.
Pediatricians often speak to new parents about the “fourth trimester” (AKA the first three months of life) as an incredible time of change, adaptation and development in the newborn.
It’s hard to believe that 5 years ago we were in the final stages of getting ready to announce the opening of The Madison Midwives!
A new chapter is beginning for our clinic and for Yogamoms, a group started by our midwife, Christine Kern Steffen in 2003.
A few years ago, I had an epiphany. A “What’s it all about Alfie?” moment where I began to really ask myself, “What more can I do?” cloaked in the fear of “Is this all there is?”
The Center for Disease Control has a new letter to providers to help clarify recommendations for adult MMR vaccination and assessing immunity.
The technology of the actual birth hasn’t changed much for many years, but amazing new technology is revolutionizing prenatal diagnosis and testing.
The the fundamentals of the act of giving birth haven’t changed for thousands of years but many changes over the past couple decades have made the process safer, less clinical and more rewarding for Mom and Dad.
As Nurse Appreciation Week comes to a close we wanted to share the words of one Labor and Delivery Nurse.
We want to start by saying that issues with pelvic floor are a common condition, but many women delay reporting them to their doctor.
I love dining out and trying new foods, and I love to cook too. Many of the recipes I find so appealing include the use of gourmet salts
Exercising pregnant has its own set of goals, challenges and benefits, but it most definitely doesn’t look like your exercise regimen prior to the baby bump.
The Henry Avocado Company has announced the recall of avocados sold in several states, including Wisconsin. The company found Listeria in routine testing of its packaging facility in California.
They say that 50 is the new 30. Many women (and men) lead a life in their fifties that is active, complex and stressful.
As our weather here in Wisconsin finally warms, we can’t wait to get outside, shed our multiple layers of Polar Fleece and enjoy some sunshine and sweet open air!
With the natural hormonal decline associated with aging, women, starting in their 40s, begin to notice symptoms like vaginal dryness and irritation.
February is the month we commonly associate with our hearts, both physically and emotionally.
I’ve not met one person lately who is still singing the praises of winter in Wisconsin. We’re all sick of it, literally.
The majority of risk factors that lead to a heart attack are those under your control and not secondary to inherited conditions. Minor changes in lifestyle make for large impacts in your health.
Stress is your body’s response to the daily events in your life. “Good” stress serves to motivate you to achieve a goal.
Women, in general, are known for addressing the needs of everyone else in their lives first, and get around to caring for themselves last.
Your body is amazing. Every organ system geared up for your pregnancy, and now that you’ve delivered, things begin to revert back to the way they were- some slowly and others rapidly.
We, as women, place incredible pressure on ourselves to look as svelte and fit as possible.
This is a super common question and often asked by the new Dad. I tell my patients to wait on average 4-6 weeks after delivery before becoming sexually active.
My general response to this question is to set an initial goal of exclusive breastfeeding for your baby’s first six months.
Absolutely every new Mom experiences a transition in mood postpartum. The spectrum includes feeling mildly anxious and uncertain and crying “just because it feels better” to intense feelings that are prohibitive of you taking care of yourself and your baby