C-Section Recovery Timeline: What to Expect Week by Week
A cesarean section, often called a C-section, is a surgery that delivers a baby through cuts in the belly and the uterus. It is major surgery, which means your body…
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Can You Get a Pap Smear on Your Period?
A Pap smear is a quick, routine test that checks the cells of your cervix for changes that could one day lead to cervical cancer. During the test, your provider…
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Hot Flashes and Irregular Periods: Is It Menopause?
Perimenopause and menopause are two stages of the same natural change, but they are not the same thing. Perimenopause is the transition that leads up to menopause, when hormone levels…
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How Long Does It Take to Get Pregnant?
For most healthy couples, getting pregnant takes time, and that is completely normal. About 85% of couples who have regular, unprotected sex will conceive within one year, and many succeed…
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Welcoming Shannon Ravesi, Certified Nurse-Midwife, to MyOBGYN!
We have exciting news to share: Shannon Ravesi, Certified Nurse-Midwife, has joined the MyOBGYN team. If you have been searching for a midwife in Las Vegas, or you simply want…
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Why Do I Get So Many Headaches While Pregnant?
Headaches during pregnancy are one of the most common complaints women bring up at prenatal visits. They can range from a dull, nagging pressure to full-blown migraines, and they tend…
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What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy? A Guide for Women
Pelvic floor physical therapy is a specialized form of treatment that focuses on the muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues that support the bladder, uterus, and rectum. When these muscles are…
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Is Swelling During Pregnancy Normal?
Swelling during pregnancy is one of the most common experiences for expectant mothers. Medically known as edema, it occurs when your body retains extra fluid to support your growing baby.…
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Why Does My Vulva Hurt? It Could Be Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia is a condition that causes chronic pain, burning, or discomfort in the vulva, the outer area of the female genitals, without an identifiable cause like an infection or skin…
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