by Mitzi | Apr 29, 2015 | Women's Health
Vulvodynia: We Don’t Have A Cure, but We Can Manage It VULVODYNIA IS OFTEN UNDIAGNOSED OR MISDIAGNOSED Vulvodynia is chronic vulvar nerve pain affecting the external female genital organs including the labia, clitoris, and vaginal opening. Women describe it as a...
by Mitzi | Apr 15, 2015 | Women's Health
Bariatric Surgery BARIATRIC SURGERY CAN BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL AS A LAST RESORT Bariatric surgery is generally only available for severely obese individuals who have not succeeded in controlling their weight using diet and exercise. Almost all of our patients at Penn...
by Mitzi | Apr 1, 2015 | Women's Health
Health of American Women: It’s Problematic THINGS ARE NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT IN U.S. HEALTHCARE There’s a widespread perception that the United States has the best health care in the world. After all, we spend more on health care per person, we have cutting-edge...
by Mitzi | Mar 19, 2015 | Women's Health
Cardiology Tips NOT EVERYONE WITH AN ABNORMAL STRESS TEST NEEDS AN ANGIOGRAM OR REVASCULARIZATION It may seem logical that opening a narrowed artery or bypassing it would prevent heart attacks and prolong life. However, recent clinical trials in stable patients, such...
by Mitzi | Mar 6, 2015 | Women's Health
Musculoskeletal Problems In Women CONSIDER MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING DIAGNOSES When a woman comes in with pain, consider the possibility that her pain has a musculoskeletal cause. I’ve seen many cases of women who’ve seen a dozen specialists over the years...
by Mitzi | Feb 19, 2015 | Women's Health
Premenopausal Women With Low Bone Density LOW BONE DENSITY CAN OCCUR IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Although osteoporosis is mostly a disease of older women, under certain circumstances, premenopausal women may also be vulnerable. There are disease states and medications that...
