by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. I wish a positive urine pregnancy test always meant the pregnancy would be fine. I hate that early pregnancy has so much uncertainty associated with it. Some of the new over the counter pregnancy tests can show positive before you have even missed a period. […]
Should I get a Mirena IUD?
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. The Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) is placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The progesterone effects are local to the uterus. It is more than 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. The Mirena contains progesterone that is slowly released over a 5 year period. The progesterone […]
Am I too old to have kids?
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. Let’s talk about it… When our patients ask this question, they are really asking 3 different questions: Can I still conceive at my age? Am I at increased risk for having a baby with chromosome problems? And, am I at increased risk for miscarriage? At […]
Are we really done having kids?
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. Some women just know when they are done having children. These are the women who come in for their postpartum visits asking for urologist recommendations for hubby to go get the big V (vasectomy). If you are really 100 percent sure you are done with […]
