by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. Your friends and co workers going through menopause will have no trouble telling you all about their hot flashes and weight gain. But, they might not be so open talking about sex after menopause. Unfortunately, as our periods vanish, so does the vaginal moisture. When […]
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 […]
What is that horrendous odor?!? Could it be a forgotten tampon?!?
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. You are not the first and you certainly are not the last… every few months we have a patient that comes in complaining of a horrendous smell for the best Alpharetta Gynecology services. When I say horrendous – I mean you have started to wonder […]
I’ve tried everything to lose this weight…
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. I hear the frustration in my patients’ voices and even see the tears. Weight control is overwhelming for many women. There are so many layers to this issue that I don’t even know where to begin… I wish I could simply direct this conversation to […]
