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By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG Sudden onset pelvic pain is usually severe and can be associated with nausea, vomiting, fever or backache. It is an emergency and urgent management is required. The most common causes are gynecologic in origin such as ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst, ruptured ovarian cyst, torsion of tube and ovary, fibroid degeneration or […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG Age of Women It is estimated that the number of women over 65 will more than double in the next four decades. The number of women over 85 years will triple and the number of women over 85 and over 90 will increase even more. This is partly due to the baby […] By Joseph Hazan, M.D.,FACOG FIBROMYALGIA is pain in many areas of the body for over three months due to increased pain sensitivity of the brain. There are related symptoms which accompany pain such as tenderness in many areas. The common accompanying complaints are sleeplessness, depression, slow or impaired cognition, forgetfulness, anxiety, stiffness, social and occupational […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG
As previously discussed in our blog under Pelvic Pain some causes of pelvic pain are non-gynecologic and could be related to muscles, bladder, bones, joints, nerves, lymph nodes, bladder or bowel. To help elucidate the source of pelvic pain this brief questionnaire is helpful: 1) Do you have a problem with […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D.,FACOG
Antioxidant agents and antiaging capabilities are being studied and some intriguing facts are emerging. Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is a direct antioxidant. It is abundant in citrus fruits and berries. It also aids in collagen production. Vitamin E as alpha tocopherol and tocotrienols found in olive oil, asparagus, almonds, nuts, […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG Antioxidants counter the oxidative harm caused by reactive oxygen species which are damaging to the cells in your body. Oxidative stress is caused by normal oxidative metabolism by giving rise to free radicals which create the changes characteristic of aging. Some of this is natural and some of it is due […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG SAFE NUTRITION Safe nutrition relates to avoidance of food-borne contaminants, pathogens and toxins that cause food -borne infections and food poisoning. There are 76 million cases of food-borne illnesses in the US annually and 5000 fatalities from this cause. The following precautions are beneficial in preventing these illnesses. 1) Hand washing […] By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG NUTRITION FOR FERTILITY Regular menses and normal weight is important before conception, indicating the need to have the proper nutrition for fertility. In cases of PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) either associated with obesity or obesity alone fertility is compromised and the chances of conception are decreased. Therefore weight control by means […] By Joseph Hazan, M.D., FACOG
Uterine fibroids are smooth muscle cell tumors which are benign. They could be large and multiple. They are more common during the forties. 70% of women at age 45 have fibroids detected by ultrasound. Black women are twice as likely to have fibroids than white women. The most […] |
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