Pregnancy and Birth

Questions this month have been answered by:Harvey S. Marchbein, MD, FACOG, FACS, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Chairman and Editorial Advisor

I have a good friend who recently broke a rib. She is not very active and is 54 years old. After 6 weeks, she feels her rib is not healing well. She continues to have pain and difficulty breathing. She has tried many calcium supplements and cannot tolerate them through her digestive tract. She has been diagnosed as having osteoporosis. What alternative treatments are available to her to aid in the healing of her rib? Thank you for your help. Regards, Rebecca

Are these symptoms of Menopause?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?What should I expect from HRT?

Should a woman continue PAP tests after menopause?

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are considered to be at increased risk of miscarriage.

Are these symptoms of Menopause?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?What should I expect from HRT?

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

Successful Obstetrical Management of 110-day Intertwin Delivery Interval Without Cerclage:Counseling and Conservative Management Approach to Extreme Asynchronous Twin Birth

Experts discuss potential complications of gestational hypertension, as well as the role of home blood-pressure (BP) monitoring as an adjunct in managing these cases.

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom the ESHRE 2000 Conference Bologna, Italy

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom the ESHRE 2000 Conference Bologna, Italy

Are these symptoms of Menopause?What should I expect from HRT?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?

When can I discontinue using contraceptives for birth control??

The statistics are shocking: One in seven US women will be treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) over the course of her lifetime. That translates into more than a million women diagnosed with PID each year.

OBGYN.net Conference Coveragefrom the 19th Annual Meeting of ESHRE - Madrid, Spain

I have had severe cramps with my menstrual period. About 3 years ago I started having severe pelvic pain around the time I would be ovulating.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

Are these symptoms of Menopause?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?

Polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] is the commonest cause of anovulatory infertility. Treatment modes available are numerous mainly relying on ovarian stimulation with FSH, a reduction in insulin concentrations and a decrease in LH levels as the basis of the therapeutic principles.

"The rate of the foetal heart is subject to considerable variations which affords us a fairly reliable means of judging as to the well-being of the child." This was excerpted from Dr. J. Whitridge Williams, in the second edition of Williams Obstetrics, in 1908.