by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. Would of, could of, should of… in hind sight a condom would have been a great idea – but here we are… the morning after a whirlwind romance without any birth control… Or maybe you were more prepared, but the condom wasn’t as effective as […]
Why do I keep getting this discharge?
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN…………………………………. Some of our patients become understandably frustrated when they get recurrent bacterial vaginosis or recurrent yeast infections. The most important thing is to come in to confirm the diagnosis. We don’t want to be treating and retreating with the wrong medication. Once we determine the […]
Sex after Menopause
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 […]
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 […]
Is it the pill or my husband? When your sex drive goes down the drain…
by Rachel Burt, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Roswell OB/GYN …………………………….. Not a week goes by without a patient asking me about sex drive. Unfortunately for women, our sex drive is not strictly linked to physical attraction. For many women, it is not as simple as getting into bed with our partners to get our […]
