#ob/gyn

[djuvlipen]

good news for Romani women in the UK!

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The network can support Gypsy Roma and Traveller Women to

- Get help registering with a GP

- Get help to arrange a GP appointment

- Access to Midwives 

- Advise on getting the right support

"This is a community led group" Dee, told Travellers Times "I think eventually it will be a positive move forward in terms of women’s health - but along the way we will be able to help men’s health and children too. For now, it’s all about building trust and getting those much-needed appointments and conversations going” at our first meeting in October- one woman left saying she “felt heard” after sharing her lived experience. Others had appointments booked for them that were long overdue."

In the UK, Romani women are more vulnerable to stillbirths and miscarriages, have higher maternal death rates during pregnancy and after childbirth, and are 20x more likely to experience the death of their newborn child. Reasons for that are a lack of access to proper maternal care, a lack of awareness and education about maternal care, as well as poverty and poor environmental conditions. As of 2021-2022, the Romani life expectancy in the UK was of 50 years old for both men and women (x), about 30 years shorter than that of the general British population (x).

[a-life-in-medicine]

Highlights of the internship - Week 18:

• The last two days of paediatrics — FINALLY. And the start of internal medicine.

• When I said goodbye to the small surgical procedures room’s staff, they were like, “oh nooo. But we were so used to seeing you. We can gather signatures for you to keep you here ahaha.” 🥹🥹

• Going to miss only ob/gyn part of this hospital.

• At general medicine, I started in endocrinology clinic. We were supposed to get there 30 minutes earlier than the doctor and start admitting the patients, taking their history and getting them ready for the doctor. When she comes, we start admitting them together. This will be the sum of my two weeks here.

• I had the night shift of the first day. I don’t like the first day night shifts!! Nothing requiring an intern really happened so it was calm, at least.

• I got a text from my friend about our gynaecologic oncology attending. He told the nurses she and I are his favourites and firsts, the ob/gyn doctors of the future 🥹🥹🥹 stoppp 🥹🥹🥹

[womenhealthspecialist]

What Is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a women’s health Specialist condition in which tissue inside the uterus, known as endometrium, grows outside of the uterus. This tissue can grow on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, outer surface of the uterus, pelvic cavity, and other organs in the abdominal area. In rare cases, it may even spread to other parts of the body outside the pelvic region.

What Are Common Endometriosis Symptoms?

In the early stages of endometriosis treatment, women typically experience extremely painful menstrual cramps that worsen over time. The condition can also cause pain before your period and during sex. But since pain is such a common occurrence, especially for women, this symptom isn’t always recognized as being an indication of a serious condition.

Other common symptoms of endometriosis include:

Fatigue

Gastrointestinal issues (ie. constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and nausea)

Heavy or excessive bleeding during your period

Irregular bleeding between menstrual cycles

Painful urination and bowel movements during your period

Because so many other conditions have similar symptoms, it can be hard to differentiate between endometriosis and other conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease.

How Is Endometriosis Diagnosed?

The first step in diagnosing endometriosis is a pelvic exam. Your gynecologist will likely also conduct an ultrasound. Laparoscopy can also be used to get a better view of your organs, specifically the exterior of the uterus. If necessary, a biopsy is taken during this procedure to further examine uterine tissues.

How Is This Condition Treated?

There are many different types of endometriosis treatments. The best treatment for you depends on your pain levels and the stage of endometriosis you have. Generally, surgery is seen as the last resort option. Common treatments include:

Hormonal contraceptives and progestin therapy

Drugs that stop menstruation

Physical activity

Where Can I Get the Best Endometriosis Treatment in Greenbelt, MD, or Alexandria, VA?

If you’re looking for compassionate endometriosis care and treatment, choose Dr Navita Modi Women’s HealthCare Specialists. Our team provides state-of-the-art care so you can get back to feeling your best. Call our office today at 301-812-3400 to schedule an appointment!

[dual-h]

My obgyn brain: doppler? A-VM? :D

i really like this picture of two colliding galaxies and i want to write about it

isn’t it beautiful? :)

[trauma-and-preg]

Who got space for one or two parient during the holiday we need full intake exam check evrything off before being treated for supposed trauma for the vacation neck brace frequent code and diagnostic exam and procedure to do on us most probably high level of care if not full life support in icu and how know maybe we will find out that we are pregnant whit the blood test or more pregnant then we though like almost to term maybe only sky is me and sab limit for the 27 to the 2. We are curently 23 and 22 both female. If any medical team have question orwish us to fill paper work a head contact us in dm

[justasadlittledoctor]

Possibly my spiciest take yet, but here we go:

Praising and lauding female celebrities for being childless is just as inappropriate and wrong as criticizing them for being childless.

We do not know these women. We don't know what's going on in their personal lives behind closed doors. Yes, being child-free might be their own free choice, and a choice that has brought them nothing but happiness, joy, and the freedom to live their life exactly as they want, for themself and for nobody else.

But maybe not.

Maybe they've had six miscarriages.

Maybe they have been struggling with infertility for ten years.

Maybe their last four relationships have fallen apart due to disagreements regarding having children.

Maybe deciding to not have children in favor of focusing on their career was the hardest decision they've ever had to make.

Or maybe not. Maybe they just don't have kids because they don't want kids, and there's literally nothing more to it than that.

The point is that WE DON'T KNOW. It's a personal decision, and they don't owe us an explanation. We just don't know.

But what I do know is this: I am training to be an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have spoken to women who are in every possible position of wanting kids, not wanting kids, still deciding if they want kids, and everything in between. I've struggled with infertility myself, as well as with the difficult decision to delay having children in favor of my career.

And whenever I read a new think-piece "thanking" Taylor Swift for "remaining child-free", I just can't help but think about the patient sitting in front of me, also 34 years old, also a passionate career woman, breaking down and crying because her latest fertility treatment didn't work, asking what's wrong with her, what's broken within her, asking why God doesn't think she deserves a baby.

And I just imagine if she had to open up her phone and read an article "thanking" her for staying child-free.

End the obsession with female celebrities having (or not having) kids.

[a-life-in-medicine]

Highlights of the internship - Week 22 / Congress Edition:

• None of the hospital related events matter next to what I have lived during and for the congress of my university ahaha. I was going to make my first oral presentation this weekend and I have been preparing for it during all week.

• To say I was excited was to say the least.

• Almost every attending around us, even the dean, were saying that they were curious about our presentations and wanted to come and listen. I didn’t know I could get even more nervous?

• Especially on the presentation day, I could pass out hahah. Thankfully, I didn’t because there was a technical problem with the video I was going to show and dealing with it somehow calmed me down. My gynaecological oncology attending saved the video and me in the end though <3

• He did his oral presentation first and me and my friends looked at each other like, “after this amazing, magnificent, spectacular presentation; ours will look like sh*t” lol.

• But the liked it :’) so much :’) they but especially our gynaecological oncology attending praised us so much that I might have melted at the stage :’) he said we are like a resident in his eyes, not an intern :’) I also might not have stopped myself and thank to him and praise him while the dean was there too :’)

• So, as the future OB/GYN or gynaecological oncology doctors, me and my friend have finished this weekend in success 🥺

[justletmeon12]

"So, how are you enjoying OB/Gyn?"

"..."

"Hard to say?"

"No, I'm just trying to think of an answer that doesn't use the word 'slimy.'"

[meirimerens]

youtube shorts is just tiktok without being on the app the amount of "i'm a [qualification] and [misinformation]" could make one turn their skin inside-out in protest. "i'm a board-certified OB-GYN & it's only been about the last hundred years that women have actually experienced menopause. We didn't live long enough to experience it" how can you be so incredibly wrong about something so integral to your practice. King of the Hittites Hattusilis III was told in 1250 BCE that his sister was too old to reproduce at age 50+. Aristotle wrote in the 4th century BCE that women stopped menstruating between ages 40 to 50, common menopause ages today still. i cannot begin to tell you how 4th century & 1250 BCE don't really count as "the last hundred years" unless that -s is doing a lot of heavy lifting. waiter waiter more misinformation laws.

[womenhealthspecialist]

Dr. Modi earned her medical degree from Guru Gobind Singh Medical College in Faridkot, India, and completed her residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington DC. She has over 14 years of OB/GYN experience and is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Modi is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of HealthTap Medical Advisory Board. She’s received the VIP award from Ohio Health and was chosen among America’s Top OB/GYN physicians by the Consumers Research Council of America.

Women’s Health Specialists in Greenbelt, MD & Alexandria, VA

Maintaining women’s health is a top priority at Women’s Health Care Specialists in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. Board-certified Navita Modi, MD, FACOG, and her experienced OB/GYN team use the most advanced technology, such as the da Vinci® robotics system for minimally invasive surgery, and other innovative treatments to restore gynecological health and wellness. Call Women’s Health Care Specialists to book a women’s health exam today, or book a consultation online.

[monstera0bliqua]

If you have medicaid you have to be 21 and sign paperwork 30 days in advance to get your tubes tied. If you have private insurance you can decide the morning of your c-section. Because apparently being poor means too dumb to make a decision for your own body and health?

Controversial opinion: I think if you want to sterilize yourself, you should be able to without any requirements. No one should have to have kids, be married, or be above a certain age. True autonomy is impossible to acheive without realizing this.

[thebibliosphere]

My body is just straight up collapsing in on itself today.

I had a three day migraine, none of my joints are staying in place, my stomach is a nightmare, I'm breaking out in hives, my brain is looking for any reason to swan dive off the deep end into self-destruction and Everything Hurts.

All because my menstrual cycle started.

Meanwhile, my ob/gyn just keeps trying to push an IUD on me instead of the actual help I'm asking for. Like fucksake, just let me yeet this shit and try testosterone.

"oH bUt yOu MiGhT gRoW uNwANted hAiR"

M'AM, MY PELVIS JUST DISLOCATED. TWICE.

[celestie0]

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[a-life-in-medicine]

Highlights of the internship - Week 21:

• Saw ulcerative colitis findings on colonoscopy this week. It was interesting.

• We visited the urology ward nurse and she hugged us before going inside to tell the others, “my girls are here.” 🥹

• Me and my friend stayed at late hours at hospital to collect data for our research. After realising our orthopaedics attending had night shift, we visited him to do our ritual of eating desert with coffee and talking for hours. Those days are going to be missed a lot in the future 🥺 That day, before we leave, he was saying even then that he was so used to us and it will so different seeing other faces when the rotation of 5th year students starts in the next week 🥲

• That night I was talking about how thankful I was that I haven’t seen the attending that was cross with me out of unfair reasons and she came next day to gastroenterology clinic to talk to the doctor. Karma of gossiping lol

• The clinic day was eventful? One patient said that he was psychiatry patient, while grinding his teeth, after we told him that we didn’t have the authority to do what he asked us. It was like threat? Thankfully, he didn’t come back.

• I came across our urology attending after a long time and we went to lunch hall together. He told me that he will go to attend the operation of our gynaecological oncology attending. Take me there? Let me see too? Ahaha I can only wish.

• I also saw our oncology attending and he told me that he expects so much from me on my internship there and he will give lots of work. I am scared?

[wayfaringmd]

Had my first term fetal demise last night. It really sucks. I didn’t think it would hit me this hard.