(Yes, it’s as interesting in real life. See it at the Getty Villa) I love when little statistics pop out at me when I am reading medical journals. My most recent experience: in one study, post partum women were instructed to abstain from sexual intercourse until 6 weeks post partum. Of these women, 45% had […]

Today my interesting piece of info comes via the National Health Statistics Reports about intended and unintended pregnancies in the United States. The report was released last week, showing “trends since 1982 in whether a woman wanted to get pregnant just before the pregnancy occurred.” A more obvious title would be: “did you really mean […]

If a question like this comes up twice in one week, it’s a sign. First, my brother … recently single and “ready to mingle”. I gently remind him to use condoms, but more importantly, make smart choices. He asks me “but if you use condoms you can’t get STDs, right?” Second, watching reruns of the […]

Let’s dig a little into this placenta face cream business. It was the newest sensation many years ago, when Tyra Banks called out Eva Longoria for using some version of it to keep her skin fresh. It was her “anti-aging secret” (I’m using quotes here because there is no such product that literally stops you […]

I find something to remind me of obgyn wherever I travel …