Archive for August, 2010
Impatience could help explain the rising U.S. cesarean section rate, given that a high percentage of such deliveries probably are performed before women are in active labor, a new National Institutes of Health-sponsored study shows.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Tags: C/S. Cesarean Section, cesarean section, Dr. Mathews, Health, labor, Rate, women
Category: News & Education, Obstetrics No Comments
US health insurers must stop issuing rescissions, the practice of terminating coverage when a policyholder becomes ill, starting in September of this year. The change of heart by US health insurers is not because of moral principles, but rather legislation passed by congress.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Tags: Dr. Mathews, healthcare, insurance, insurers, kyle mathews, US
Category: Our Blog No Comments
The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.
Monday, August 30th, 2010 Tags: birth rate, Dr. Mathews, having children, kyle mathews, new, Stephanie Ventura, U. S. Birth Rate
Category: News & Education, Obstetrics No Comments
A test which could stop women laboring for hours in the hope of a “normal” birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 Tags: cesarean section, Dr. Mathews, hard, kyle mathews, labor, Pregnancy, Test, women
Category: News & Education, Obstetrics No Comments
The idea of bleaching or lightening the most sensitive areas on the body including the anus, vagina, underarms, nipples, and male genitals has recently entered into the mainstream media and culture. The roots of this cultural and cosmetic phenomenon can be traced back to the television show “Dr. 90201″ in which a plastic surgery client inquired about having this procedure performed. Since the airing of that episode, numerous articles have been written about the subject due to its monumental increase in popularity.
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Tags: Anal, Bleaching, cancer, England, Growing, healthy, Internet, kyle mathews, male, medical, Myths, New Jersey, sexual, surgery, Trends, Underarm, Vaginal, women
Category: Cosmetic Gynecology, News & Education No Comments
Urgency Incontinence, caused by urgency and frequency affects over 33 million Americans. That’s about 1 in every 6 adults. The condition is often treated by Behavioral Modification / Training or Medications. A recent study in the Journal of Urology found that adding behavioral training to drug therapy does not improve outcomes for women with urge incontinence.
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Tags: behavior changes, different, effects, frequency, Incontinence, kyle mathews, pelvic floor, Plano Urogynecology Associates, urge incontinence, urgency, Urgency incontinence, women
Category: Bladder Dysfunction, News & Education, Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery & Urogynecology No Comments
You are not alone if you happen to suffer from such a problem. There are many women in every country who face this problem. Your chance of vaginal dryness increases once you have your menopause. The main reason for any one to suffer vaginal dryness is mainly due to reduction in estrogen production which leads to the drying and thinning of the vagina wall.
Thank heavens for emergency rooms. But sometimes the first aid measures taken on the scene before a patient arrives at the hospital can make all the difference, especially if the ER is crowded. (On average you’ll wait 45 minutes before seeing a doctor, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and longer in urban centers.)
We asked two experts, Dr. Tom Scaletta, the outgoing president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and Denise King, president of the Emergency Nurses Association, to identify the 10 most common first aid mistakes—and what you should do instead.
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Tags: Denise King, Don't, Dr. Mathews, Emergency Nurses Association, ER, first Aid, hard, heating pad, hospital, kyle mathews, Mistakes, Plano Urogynecology Associates Thank, Tom Scaletta
Category: News & Education No Comments
The link between Sex, Media, & Teens has been an area of concern for some time now. The prevalence of sex in mainstream media has lead many researchers to study the effects on impressionable adolescents. A number of studies have indicated that there is a link between exposure to sex in the media and the early onset of sexual activity among teens. However, a recently released study by Temple psychologist Laurence Steinberg questions these findings.
Friday, August 20th, 2010 Tags: adolescents, Developmental Psychology, Dr. Mathews, effects, kyle mathews, Laurence Steinberg, Media, problem, Sex, sexual, Teens
Category: News & Education No Comments
The prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents has risen by about 30% from 1988 – 1994 as compared to 2005 – 2006, according to the results of 2 nationally representative surveys reported in the August 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
These cross-sectional analyses used US representative demographic and audiometric data from 2928 participants 12 to 19 years of age. In 1988 – 1994, the prevalence of any hearing loss was 14.9%. This number rose significantly by 31% to 19.5% in 2005 – 2006.
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Tags: adolescents, Dr. Mathews, Frisco OBGyn, hearing loss, kyle mathews, Plano OBGyn, US
Category: News & Education No Comments
- Page 1 of 3
