Pregnancy

What is Gestational Diabetes? As a reproductive endocrinologist, I believe that it is extremely important to keep my patients informed about all potential complications or issues that might arise [...]

Your due date is getting closer and closer, but don’t stress! Whether you’re waiting for the arrival of your first baby and have no idea what to expect, or you’re a veteran mom ready to go [...]

Your family and friends might not be able to tell that you’re pregnant yet, but there’s no doubt that you are very aware of it! The first trimester, which takes place between weeks 1 and 12, is [...]

It has become fairly common knowledge that when gearing up to become pregnant increasing our intake of folic acid (a B vitamin) is important to aide in preventing birth defects in our offspring, [...]

The New York Times just published an article on the tremendous risks to mom and baby from maternal obesity [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported (Callaghan et al, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nov 2012)  that serious complications during childbirth such as heart attack, [...]

Pregnant women often worry that buckling up their seat belts in the car may somehow harm the baby in their belly during an accident.  Now a recent study by Luley and colleagues published in the [...]

A small study published in the February 27, 2013 medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood – Fetal and Neonatal Edition raises concerns about the effects of maternal excess weight upon the [...]

Are you trying to conceive? Have you tried sex? Just saying… The idea that you have to try to conceive is a myth and a burden. Precise timing of intercourse at the time of ovulation is not [...]

The big news is that up until October 2012, Egg Freezing was considered experimental by Those in the Know.  Those in the Know being the ASRM – the American Society for Reproductive Medicine [...]