Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Articles by Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

Who needs a fetal echocardiogram?

ByYalda Afshar, MD, PhD,Mark Sklansky, MD

January 10th 2023

A review of the risks, benefits, and indications for appropriate referral of fetal echocardiography

Pap Talk E10: Meet the Board: Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

ByLindsey Carr, Editor,Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

July 7th 2021

Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member, Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD.

Meet the Board: Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

ByYalda Afshar, MD, PhD,Lindsey Carr, Editor

June 30th 2021

Introducing Contemporary OB/GYN® Editorial Advisory Board member Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD.

Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD, on avoiding burnout

ByLindsey Carr, Editor,Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD

April 20th 2021

Contemporary OB/GYN®’s Associate Editor, Lindsey Carr, sat down with board member Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD, to discuss mental health and burnout in ob/gyn.

Sexual health and function in pregnancy

ByYalda Afshar, MD, PhD,My-Linh Nguyen, MD,Jenny Mei, MD,Tamara Grisales, MD

August 1st 2017

Physiologic changes during pregnancy affect the body’s hormonal milieu as well as a woman’s sexual desires, responses, and practices. In this review, we discuss knowledge gaps, the physiology of the female sexual response during pregnancy, types of sexual activity during pregnancy, and existing literature on anatomic and physiologic changes by trimester and postpartum.

Trimester zero (Part 1 of 2)

ByYalda Afshar, MD, PhD,Christina S Han, MD

March 1st 2017

Preconception care is primary prevention. The goal is to affirm pregnancy intention, reduce any potential harm, and recognize modifiable risk factors related to pregnancy while stratifying pregnancies on a continuum of low- to high-risk.