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Gynecologist

A Simple Way to Lose Weight

Sharon Greenthal | Posted 03.31.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Women's Health, Women, Doctors, Weight Loss, Gynecologist, Weight, Health, Medical Check-Up, Fifty News
Sharon Greenthal

I've wanted to lose weight since my son was born in 1992 -- and before that, too. I haven't had much success, probably because I haven't worked that hard at it. Weight loss takes a lot of attention and dedication, and I've never been able to commit to it that way.

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5 Secrets You Need To Tell Your Gynecologist

Posted 01.17.2013 | OWN
Read More: Female Health Problems, Sexual Health, Gynecologist, Women Health, Female Sexual Health, Female Health Care, Gynocologist, Female Health, Female Issues, Reproductive Health, Gyno, Female Reproductive Health, Own-Healthy, OWN News

By Corrie Pikul From the easy-to-forget details to the hard-to-talk-about problems, your gynecologist needs to know it all. Click through th...

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The 7 Most Surprising Facts About Women's Bodies

Posted 01.08.2013 | OWN
Read More: Gynecologist, Women Health, Gynecology, Health of Woman, Female Health, Gyno, Obgyn, Womens Health, About the Female Body, Ob Gyn, Own-Healthy, About the Female Body Facts You Didnt Know, What Causes Low Lubrication During Intercourse, OWN News

By Corrie Pikul It's quirkier and more interesting than you ever realized. ...

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9 Crazy Questions People Ask Gynecologists

Posted 11.05.2012 | OWN
Read More: Health Questions, Ob-Gyn, Ob, Gynecologist, Women Health, Gynecology, Gyn Ob, Gyno, Obgyn, Womens Health, Ob Gyn, Gyn, Own-Healthy, OWN News

By Corrie Pikul Two OB-GYNs share their patients’ awkward, unusual and out-there concerns, as well as the sometimes-shocking answers. (Admit it: ...

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Iran's War on Female Doctors and Male Nurses

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 10.22.2012 | World
Read More: Islamic Reovlution, Quota, Women, Ob-Gyn, Family Planning, Gynecologist, Post-Revolutionary, Iran, Medical School, Obstetric, Gender, Education, Male, War on Women, Female, Male Nurses, Medicine, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

The announcement that 36 universities across Iran have banned 77 fields of study to women is just the latest example of the Iranian government's particular disdain for the progress that women have made in education.

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Love for Sale -- The Escort Opens at Westwood's Geffen Playhouse

Jay Weston | Posted 06.07.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mad Men, The Escort, Gynecologist, Call Girl, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles Theater, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

I was shocked, even stunned, by the play The Escort. I think it is one of the most engaging, interesting and finest depictions of sexual relations I have ever encountered in the theatre.

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'Hymen Restoration' On The Rise In China

The Washington Post | Keith B. Richburg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Artificial Virginity, Gynecologist, Gynecology, Re-Virginization, Chinese Women, Hymen Restoration, Fake Virgins, China, Virginity, World News

A growing number of Chinese women -- mostly in their 20s and about to get married -- are opting for a surgical procedure called "hymen restoration," w...

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Ask Dr. Pat: a Peri-Menopausal Flood

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Patricia Yarberry Allen, Gynecologist, Women's Health, Perimenopause, Menopause, Health Advice, Healthy Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

Menstrual disorders are one of the most common complaints that women in this part of the menopausal transition experience.

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A Holiday To Hope

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Gynecologist, Hyannis, Vacation, Healing, Medical Chart, Nantucket, Healthy Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

I often tease the husband that over the years of our marriage he fancies that he is a doctor. Well, he was my doctor and guide as I trusted him enough to stop and take time for a holiday.

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