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Along with nervous anticipation of possible discomfort, the annual trip to the gynecologist is often met with anxiety. Is everything healthy and normal down there? Should I be concerned about cervical cancer? What’s the deal with this lingering bump? OMG—is it an STD?Speaking up about a strange smell, itchy bump, or a nonexistent libido is no doubt uncomfortable—but we cannot stress its importance enough. Though it may seem embarrassing, our providers will assure you that there is  Read more

Stay active. Eat healthy. And get lots of sleep. Most importantly? You can start today! National Women's Health Week was created to encourage every woman to make healthy choices—and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the national event.National Women's Health Week, which begins each Mother's Day, is a reminder for all women and girls, especially during the current pandemic of COVID-19, to make health a priority and take the best care of themselves. It brings into focus the importance  Read more

Preparing for the labor and delivery of a new baby is an exciting time. In your research, you may come across the term “delayed cord clamping” as a practice that is gaining popularity as a birth preference. Delayed umbilical cord clamping occurs when the doctor or midwife waits longer than 30-60 seconds after the delivery of the infant before the umbilical cord is clamped and cut.For preterm infants, both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Ameri  Read more

Flu vaccine for the upcoming flu season is available now.If you are pregnant , flu vaccine is important both for you and your unborn child. Why?Pregnant women naturally have weakened immune systems (seemingly to tolerate the presence of their unborn child). National statistics confirm pregnant women have more risk of severe infection and even death from flu. Plus, severe flu infection can trigger preterm labor. At Roswell ObGyn almost every year a pregnant patient with flu end  Read more

It is National Women’s Health Week.  The goal this week is to promote healthy living for women.  We encourage women to seek preventative care.  Every year, women should have a pelvic and breast exam.  Women ages 21 to 65 should go for regular pap smears.  Depending on your pap smear history, you and your provider will determine the frequency.  Women age 40 and older should get regular mammograms.  At age 50, women should start getting colonoscopies.  It  Read more

Monday morning one of our phone nurses receives a phone call from a patient.  The patient says, “I know I have a bladder infection.  I have these same symptoms 3 or 4 times per year.  Can you please call me in an antibiotic?”Our phone nurse declines to call in the antibiotic until the patient comes in for a urine culture. The patient gets frustrated because she needs to fit an appointment with our office into her busy day.  We empathize with your frustration and want  Read more

By Dr Richard Robbins Do not take Aspirin or Advil(ibuprofen) or Aleve (Naproxen sodium) during pregnancy unless specifically told to do so by one of our providers.Please be careful, because Aspirin, Advil, or Aleve MIGHT be one of the many ingredients in over-the-counter cold medicines. You have to look at the ingredients and if you are lucky, you’ll know what the heck all those strange words mean. I apologize that companies are not asked to list the category of each of their ingred  Read more

According to a study recently published by the North American Menopause Society, women with less sleep have lower sexual desire and satisfaction.  As is widely known, sleep disturbance is a common complaint from menopausal women.  Until now, many clinicians have focused on the physiologic changes during menopause, such as vaginal dryness, that may be effecting a woman’s sex drive.  We know that the decrease in estrogen after menopause causes physiologic changes to t  Read more

During pregnancy, approximately 1 in 10 women develop gestational diabetes.  Gestational diabetes can develop in women with no history of diabetes.  In pregnancy, the placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother’s insulin in her body. Gestational diabetes develops when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin to effectively metabolize glucose. In pregnancy, gestational diabet  Read more

By Dr Rick RobbinsAt least 50% of women will have some bleeding in the first trimester, not even including so-called implantation bleeding/spotting around the time you miss your full period.You should call us if you have 1st trimester bleeding and you’ll be evaluated for sure – although the type of evaluation varies depending on how far along you are.At < 6 weeks pregnant, we typically draw blood work, including HCG and progesterone, to determine how far along you are in the  Read more