Understanding Your Pap Smear Results: A Patient-Friendly Explainer
Getting a Pap smear is a routine part of women's healthcare — but getting the results back can feel anything but routine. Whether your results came back normal, slightly abnormal, or somewhere in between, it's completely natural to have questions. Here's a...
Is It PMS or PMDD? How to Tell the Difference
Almost every woman has experienced it: that stretch of days before your period when the world just feels harder. You're more irritable, more tired, maybe bloated or achey. You might cry at a commercial you've seen a hundred times. For most women, this is PMS —...
Breastfeeding in the Heat: Tips for New Moms This Summer
There is a lot nobody tells you about breastfeeding. One of those things: doing it in a North Carolina summer is its own experience. Between the heat, the sweat, and the logistics of nursing in public, new moms often find that warmer months add an extra layer of...
Do Fibroids Always Need Treatment? What Your Doctor Wants You to Know
You find out you have fibroids. Maybe your doctor mentioned it at your last visit, or maybe it came up during a routine ultrasound. Either way, the word can feel alarming and your first question is probably: Do I actually need to do something about this? The short...
Summer Health Tips: Staying on Top of Your Annual Well-Woman Exam
Summer has a way of filling up fast. Between kids out of school, vacations, and longer evenings that seem designed for everything except health appointments, it's easy to let your annual well-woman exam drift toward fall and then toward the end of the year and then,...
Managing Chronic Pelvic Pain — When to Seek Help
Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most common reasons women visit a gynecologist and one of the most undertreated. Women often describe living with pelvic pain for months or years before seeking care, sometimes because they assumed the discomfort was just part of...
Scoliosis and Pelvic Health: What Women Need to Know
June is Scoliosis Awareness Month, and while most conversations about scoliosis focus on back pain and posture, there's a connection that often goes unspoken: the impact scoliosis can have on pelvic health. For women especially, understanding this relationship can...
Pain Relief for Gynecologic Procedures: What Are Your Options?
Learn about pain relief options for gynecologic procedures, including IUD placement, biopsies, minimally invasive surgery, and personalized comfort care.
Hot Flashes and Sunshine: Managing Menopause Symptoms as Summer Approaches
As temperatures begin to rise, many women notice an unwelcome intensification of menopause symptoms. While menopause can bring challenges year-round, the heat and humidity of summer often make symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and fatigue feel more intense and...
Strong Bones, Healthy Joints: Understanding Osteoarthritis and the Importance of Bone Density Scans
Arthritis Awareness Month is an important time to shed light on joint health—especially conditions like osteoarthritis that affect millions of women. While osteoarthritis is commonly associated with joint pain and stiffness, there is another critical piece of the...