Women’s Health

A recent PBS episode titled Sex in the Wild about elephants mating and giving birth is fascinating (link below).   It also reinforces the valuable message that we have been giving our patients all along: nature - and the body - are designed to work promptly...

Laura, our fine massage therapist, is participating in Spa Week by offering heated bamboo massage Swedish massage Stress Melter The special price per a 55-minute session is $50 (regular price: $95) The heated bamboo massage is a unique treatment modality that attracted the attention of Newsday and...

Conception is the process of becoming pregnant, which starts with the sperm penetrating an egg.  You can view a fascinating video of this amazing journey on WebMD.  Once conception occurs, there are further developments before a pregnancy is confirmed.  Assisted reproduction is medical intervention for...

We've been shocked lately by the large number of female patients who expressed reluctance to use condoms with their partners despite the risk of exposure to STIs (Sexually Transmitted infections, the current terminology). At first we thought they were not informed of the risk -- but...

Updates from the January 2012 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology: In his Editorial, John T. Queenan, MD reminds all that while "...