When a woman experiences the devastation of a miscarriage, making the decision to try to get pregnant again can be a difficult one. “After a woman loses a pregnancy, it’s important for her to consult with her OB/GYN physician to try and find out why,” says Andrew Markowitz, M.D., an obstetrics expert at the Women’s…
You’ve no doubt seen the commercials urging parents to immunize their teen and pre-teen daughters against the human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus known to cause cervical cancer in women. But surprisingly, there has been a recent upswing in HPV-related oropharynx (throat) cancer in men. Recent findings by the National Cancer Institute show that researchers have…
Most patients dislike wasting time filling out forms in the waiting room, anxiously awaiting test results or playing phone tag with their physician. WHMC patients don’t have to deal with any of that. Ellen Paxson, practice administrator, explains “it’s easy, convenient and each account is confidential.” Our patients now have the ability to: Complete and…
Gay and bisexual woman are found to have several increased health risks over heterosexual women. Heart disease is the #1 killer of all women, but lesbians and bisexual women have a higher rate of obesity, smoking and stress, which are the primary risk factors for heart disease. In addition, lesbian women appear to be at…
Throughout most of the 20th century it was considered risky for a woman to deliver a baby vaginally, or “naturally”, after she had delivered a baby via caesarean section (c-section). However, this is no longer the case. Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is becoming more common, and pregnant women can now opt to have a…
Last April, Seymour Ziegelman, M.D., also known as “Dr. Z”, announced his wife of 50 years, Loretta, was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis. The illness has no recognized treatment and takes as many people per year as breast cancer. At the time, Dr. Z’s wife had just undergone a lung transplant, and he planned to devote…
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