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For this week’s #AskMamaDoc we’re talking libido! So, can yoga help improve your low libido? Yes, yoga really can improve your sex drive! Libido is such an incredibly complicated subject, but there is no debate that both physical and psychological…
My first experience with an ovarian dermoid tumor was in medical school. I saw a picture in our text book and was immediately repulsed – how can something that creepy be a real-life finding?! Though the tumors continue to be…
As the ultrasound tech quickly scanned through I caught glimpse of two small bubbles and asked her to stop. “Is that two?” I asked, as she measured, snapped, and moved on. “The doctor will be in to talk to you…
I want to start sharing a bit more educationally-focused information here. However, in line with my long history of utilizing social media to connect with patients and understand the human side of the story, I hope to employ my non-medical, digital-friends to inspire these…
Day 1 of Medical School: I’m showered, made-up, and well-slept. As a newly wed in a new city embarking on an exciting journey, I possess a palpable eagerness akin to the first day of Kindergarten. Although I am somewhat…
I wrote this my first year out of medical school and at the time shared it on a site I was writing for. I’m re-sharing all these years later, because it’s still very applicable (both to me and others) – particularly…
Well hey there, can’t believe anyone is still making it over this way. Residency is kind of time-consuming, who’da thunk it? I started this post 1.5 years ago and never finished. Awesome. Considering we’re coming up on the half-way point end…
Going to an ultrasound, peering at the inside of your own uterus broadcast on a screen, and seeing a little embryonic heart beating is equal parts exciting and terrifying. Seeing two little embryonic hearts beating, while still exciting (especially after…
Coming into medical school I think many of us have an image in our head of all the great things we’ll get to do. In general most of them probably include a collage of things like saving lives, using defibrillators,…
I finished up my Ob/Gyn rotation at the end of December, right before we headed out for our awesome New Zealand adventure, and never got around to telling y’all about it…so here we go! Obstetrics & Gynecology This is a…