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DYSPAREUNIA

By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG

 

Dyspareunia is painful intercourse.

It can occur due to physical or

psychological factors. It can be

occasional or persistent.

It can also occur after intercourse.

Causes:

1) Infection:

Herpes

Bacterial vaginosis

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Yeast

Trichomonas

Sexually Transmitted Infection

Urinary Tract Infection

2) Endocrine

Menopause

Breastfeeding

Estrogen lowering medications

3) Trauma

[…]

PAINFUL PERIODS

Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG

 

This problem, also known as

DYSMENORRHEA is the most

common female health issue.

70% of teenagers have this problem.

15% of those have severe symptoms.

10 % of women with severe symptoms

have pelvic abnormalities

( e.g. endometriosis).

We will address this topic separately.

These are the primary reasons for

[…]

MORE ON PELVIC PAIN

By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG

 

The other causes of pelvic pain are

as follows:

Constipation

Colon cancer

Irritable bowel bowel

Inflammatory bowel disease

Colitis

Chronic intermittent bowel

obstruction

Diverticular disease

(including diverticulitis)

Abdominal wall muscle

and fascial ( myofascial)

pain

Chronic coccygeal pain

Back pain

Fibromyalgia

Pain from incorrect posture

Neuralgia of pelvic nerves

[…]

PELVIC PAIN

By Joseph Hazan, M.D., FACOG

 

In this series we will look into

some of the useful information

regarding major entities that

cause pelvic pain.

The type of pain we will address

will be chronic pain.

Most acute causes

for pain such as ectopic pregnancy,

ruptured or torsioned ovarian cyst,

appendicitis or kidney stones […]

ABOUT CHEST PAIN

By Joseph Hazan, M.D., FACOG

 

There is vital information on this subject.

Some of the causes of chest pain need

to be differentiated from heart disease.

Anxiety and indigestion could produce

chest pain.

THE DIFFERENCE

1) If the chest pain is mostly sharp,

it is usually not related to the heart.

Heart disease […]

MORE ON THE FLU

Here is a list of web resources

on updated information on

this timely topic:

1) 2009 H1N1 Flu ( Swine Flu)

www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu

2) 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and

Pregnant Women

www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm

3) 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

www.acog.org/departments/department_notice.cfm?recno=

20&bulletin=4866

4) 2009 H1N1 Vaccination Recommendations

www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/acip.htm

5) Updated Interim Recommendations for the

Use of Antiviral Medications in […]

H1N1 IN PREGNANCY

By Joseph Hazan, M.D., FACOG

 

Influenza viruses are a group of

RNA viruses. They belong to

the viral family Orthomyxoviridae.

This group is divided into

Influenza A, B and C.

Influenza C generally causes

only mild respiratory illness.

A and B strains cause seasonal

viral flu and the main strains

are included in the […]

COLD VS H1N1

H1N1 differs from a cold in its clinical presentation […]

FLU FACTS

Emerging new data on the H1N1 virus. […]

YOU VS THE FLU

Protection from the flu […]