Bartholin glands.  You probably will never hear about this lady part until there’s something wrong with yours.

Acupuncture – what’s up with those needles?! By Alyssa Wittenberg, MD

Sex and the City repeats are on and this episode was yesterday. Don’t lie to me – you probably recognize this phrase! It’s only one of the best episodes (Carrie falls on her face during the fashion show).     Charlotte sees her obgyn for “burning, stinging, itching” and is diagnosed with vulvodynia. She is […]

Everyone knows pregnant women need to pee all the time. It has become a bad joke. I bet you didn’t know that urine smell and color can change during pregnancy though. This doesn’t really affect how much you urinate, but it’s just interesting.     The change in smell can be from different foods and changing […]

To end my mini-series of gender predicting, I will provide you with list of the other ways to predict the gender of your baby: either from the internet (parenting.com has a list), or patients, or other reading. None of the below have been supported by studies … but are fun to try. No matter what, […]

Let’s get straight to the point. Of the various not-really-scientific-ways to “predict” the gender of your fetus, these 2 were the only ones I could find that are possibly based in truth. Fetal heart beat. Above 140 beats per minute: girl. Slower: boy. Morning sickness. Horrible: girl. Little or none: boy. The proof is in […]

If I had to guess … this cat is having a boy. You know I discourage the questioning of if a woman is even pregnant at all. Strangers seem to love to comment on a protruding belly though. They also love doling out unsolicited comments and advice. Most of the time these comments are harmless, […]

You can’t beat a 98% accuracy rate!     When my sister was pregnant with her first baby, she and her husband didn’t want to know if it was a boy or girl. They wanted to wait until delivery. Along the way, though, she had several premonitions telling her it was a boy: * She […]

What is the proper etiquette when inquiring if a woman is with child? There is none. I googled “when is it ok to ask a woman if she is pregnant” and came up with thousands of responses. Here’s my favorite: (I would add another woman after delivery because it takes about 6 weeks for your […]

I am surrounded by pregnant women: my job, my social life, my gossip rag magazines. A common question for me: “when should I tell people I am pregnant?” The answer depends on your relationship with the tell-ee. There are no strict rules. Potential pregnancy milestones to consider: First (obviously) is at the time of the […]