As an OB, just gonna add that the placenta does actually need to be delivered within a certain amount of time (anything over 30 minutes is abnormal) because if it doesn't come out it can literally kill you either through hemorrhage or infection. I've unfortunately seen otherwise healthy…Â
I work in healthcare and have seen some women tell me abortion is wrong and evil and should be illegal even as we are holding their hand and providing compassionate care through *their* abortion. We ask them about 10 different times to make sure having a termination is their choice…Â
MD here who takes care of pregnant moms and babies and I have a few comments regarding Hilaria's statements:
1. Co-sleeping (specifically sharing a bed) significantly increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and is not recommended.
2. There are lots of non-hormonal…Â
At my university, there's a cross walk where many students cross with relatively brisk traffic (supposed to be 25 mph, but people go more like 35- 40 mph) and poor visibility. One time I came out from behind a car that had stopped and I was almost all the way to the other side when…Â
Just want to point out the interview subjects of this article have financial incentive to convince you that birth control is bad so take their input with a grain of salt.
Everyone's response to birth control pills is a little different, but birth control pills are an effective method…Â
It's good that you work out and your BP is good, but there is definitely more to health than those two things alone. That being said, there is definitely anti-fat bias in medicine, which negatively impacts patients. As a doc, it is 100% okay to say you're not ready to talk about weight…Â
Primary care doc here: Please, please, please get your annual check up even if you "feel great". Annual check ups are designed to catch problems early before symptoms even develop. Things like cancer (colon cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer), high blood pressure…Â
MD here, fun fact, if we're doing a test to see if your water broke, semen in the vagina can cause a false positive so we always ask if you've had intercourse recently. They're both basic (high pH) body fluids.
Hi, MD here. Carpal tunnel syndrome due to increased fluid retention during pregnancy is SUPER common. It's hard for women to know what's normal in pregnancy because we often don't talk about it, but I want you to know you're not alone <3
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