Preserving Memory After Menopause
The symptoms of menopause are numerous and we now know that a large part of women’s working memory is affected by menopause. Memory is affected by both the levels of hormones and their fluctuations. As… Read More »
Sexual Health, Function, and Identity after Cancer
Upon hearing a cancer diagnosis a person’s world changes immediately and forever. The person becomes a patient. The patient has to make myriad decisions about treatment plans, and the possibility of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy…. Read More »
Variety is the Spice of Life: Touch, Pleasure, and Orgasm in Women
Researchers have discovered many of facets related to women’s biological and physiological reactions, but when it comes to sexual response, there is still a learning curve. However, there is great news! A recent study on… Read More »
Fuel your Fire for Desire with Fiera
A new sexual wellness device is revolutionizing women’s sexual health care. It’s not a vibrator exactly (but it does vibrate). A vibrator stimulates the clitoris directly or indirectly through vibration and pulses (that’s why it’s… Read More »
Surgery for Uterine Fibroids? Get a Second Opinion
Consider Participating in an Elagolix Study Uterine fibroids (UF) are very common in women of reproductive age, affecting approximately 70% and 80% in white and black women, respectively, across the lifecycle. If you have been… Read More »
Fat or Fit: Using Science to Determine Optimal Weight
As we embark on bathing suit season, we all revisit weight loss goals that were set up at the beginning of the year (Remember that New Year’s resolution?). Although there is much information available online… Read More »
The Longevity of the “Afterglow”
The postcoital feeling of deep connection, known as the “afterglow” is something couples can rely on to continue for a long time after the actual sexual encounter, according to a new report. The title, “Quantifying… Read More »
Survival Skills for Today’s Gynecologist 2017
If you’re in the New York City area on April 7-9, 2017 join me and colleagues at the The Westin NY at Times Square for our annual Survival Skills for Today’s Gynecologist program. It’s a… Read More »
Finding Sexual Healing while Shedding Pounds with Flibanserin
I’m pleased to share with you some exciting news about a treatment for low sexual desire that has an unintended consequence you may actually appreciate–weight loss. Some patients reported that after using flibanserin for as… Read More »
Good News about Teen Pregnancy Rates: They’re Down
The encouraging news that teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline comes to us from the Journal of Adolescent Health. The amount of medically accurate information available for teens has increased. The conversation about… Read More »
Helping Women Rejoice Again: New Treatment Improves Sex After Menopause for Women
Sexual empowerment not only applies to equality in the boardroom of the work place, but in the bedroom as well. Equality in comfort and sexual satisfaction, and equality in the types and numbers of treatments… Read More »
Positive Health Outcomes for Ob/Gyn Clinical Trials Participants: “Some things ONLY a Woman Can Do.”
Positive Health Outcomes for Ob/Gyn Clinical Trials Participants: “Some things ONLY a Woman Can Do.”Participants in ob/gyn trials experience better health outcomes compared with non-participants, according to a new article in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (BJOG). Scientists from England have found that women who join ob/gyn… Read More »
Thyroid Gland: Both an Under and Overachiever
A tiny butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck has an important role in overall well-being; it helps regulate body temperature as well as metabolism (how fast you burn calories). When the thyroid is… Read More »
A Pollen That Banishes…Hot Flashes
For women going through the menopausal transition, there’s no better discovery than a safe, natural, nonhormonal treatment for hot flash relief that really works. So a study just presented at the annual scientific meeting… Read More »
USPSTF Pelvic Exams; Dr. Simon Responds
Despite Recent Report, You Still Need an Annual Pelvic Exam Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that, “the current evidence is ‘insufficient’ to determine the balance of benefits and harms of the… Read More »
USPSTF Pelvic Exams Response for Healthcare Professionals
USPTF Rebuttal: Why Women Still Need Pelvic Exams Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that there is limited evidence to support doing routine pelvic exams for women who are healthy and not… Read More »
NAMS Reply to the USPSTF Guidelines
Released July 1, 2016 Under the editorship of NAMS Executive Director JoAnn V. Pinkerton MD, NCMP, First to Know presents commentary on the latest, breaking scientific articles as suggested by members of The North American… Read More »
Size Does Matter (Part 2)
For those who read, Part 1, sorry to leave you hanging (pun intended) last week. This time, yes, I am talking about penis size. For men, it is often all about size, thus the term… Read More »
Size Does Matter (Part 1)
No, this post isn’t about penises or vibrators. (Why do our minds always go there!) I’ll reserve that subject for Part 2. This is about the clitoris. Yes, the clitoris, “a small erectile female organ… Read More »
FDA Approves “ADDYI”
Dear Patient, Supporters and Friends, Today the FDA made #HERstory for women with the approval of a first-ever medical treatment option for women’s most common sexual dysfunction, known as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, or HSDD…. Read More »
Vulvovaginal Atrophy – Are You Suffering in Silence?
Vulvovaginal Atrophy The symptoms of vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women most commonly include dryness (the sensation of dryness unrelated to sexual activity), and dyspareunia (difficult or painful sexual intercourse). The relative proportion of these two… Read More »
What is Vulvovaginal Atrophy?
Vulvovaginal Atrophy Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) is a common condition associated with the decreased estrogenization of the vaginal tissues. It occurs most often after menopause, but it can also develop during breast-feeding or at any other… Read More »
FDA Approval of the “Pink Pill” a Probable Outcome?
Is the FDA Approval of the “Pink Pill” a Probable Outcome? A failure to approve flibanserin would set a dangerous precedent. Why? Because the pharmaceutical company did everything the FDA asked it to do, and… Read More »
Opposition to the “Pink Pill”
Opposition to the “Pink Pill” – New View Campaign Has an Old View (Part 1 of a 4-Part Series) During the public hearing portion of the advisory committee meeting, most of the testimony came from… Read More »
The “Pink Pill” – Flibanserin – Who Is It For?
The “Pink Pill”-Who Is It For? The “pink pill”, flibanserin, was developed for premenopausal women. Although preliminary data on flibanserin use among postmenopausal women are available, the drug was studied primarily in premenopausal women with… Read More »
Is There a Remedy for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)?
Women’s Sexual Health- Is There A Remedy For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)? Women’s sexual health took a step forward last month when an advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended… Read More »
Birth Control: Many Options in Today’s Landscape
Women have more choices than ever before when it comes to birth control: the Pill, the patch, IUDs. Technology and modern medicine continue to revolutionize the contraceptive landscape. A recent article in Time even shared developments… Read More »
IUDs: The Most Effective Form of Birth Control
The intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most effective forms of birth control on the market, but only nine percent of women of childbearing age in the U.S. use it. Changing that rate, however, is… Read More »
Takes One to Know One: Can a Male Gynecologist Really Treat Women Effectively?
The New York Times recently posted an article by Abigal Zuger, MD, examining the psychology–and clinical relevance–of patient care influenced by “interpersonal chemistry.” Dr. Zuger observes that many women note they have interpersonal chemistry that… Read More »
The Facts and Myths About Fertility
Once people find out you’re getting ready to hop on the baby train, you’ll get a never-ending stream of advice – whether you asked for it or not. I work with numerous women struggling with… Read More »
The facts about secondary infertility
Every women that I talk to who is dealing with infertility is surprised to discover becoming pregnant may not be as easy as they expected. Some of my most surprised patients are those who already… Read More »
Bra Size, Exercise Impact on Breast Cancer Mortality
A new study found a link between bra size, exercise levels and cancer mortality. Simply put: it found that women who met current exercise guidelines were about 40 percent less likely to die from breast… Read More »
Pulling back the curtain on BHT
Thanks to recent published reports, specifically one entitled “The Hormone Hoax Thousands Fall For” in the October 2013 issue of More, assumptions about the safety of bio-identical hormone therapy (BHT) are again being called into… Read More »
Three Things to Require from a Sexual Health Expert
Everyone has shopped for at least one health care provider for some reason or another and certain criteria routinely come into play. Depending on the specialist, credentials are one thing that matters. Another could be… Read More »
Why Douching is a Don’t
When it comes to our homes and possessions, we rely on an impressive inventory of cleaning supplies. Who among us does not have a closet full of cleaners for every surface in the home? For… Read More »
Women turning to over-the-counter sexual enhancement products
With no female alternative to the “little blue pill,” many women are turning to over-the-counter sexual enhancement products Not too long ago, I wrote a blog about a promising female libido drug — flibanserin —… Read More »
A call to review the Women’s Health Initiative
It’s not too late to help the next generation of women by reviewing the Women’s Health Initiative Ten years ago, the Women’s Health Initiative dropped a bombshell when it reported that hormone replacement therapy (HRT)… Read More »