Women’s Health
What are Bioidentical Hormones?
Let’s start at the very beginning … First came hormone replacement medications. They are exactly what they sound like -medications that a patient takes to replace hormones that the body is no longer making. This is a bit of a simplification, but you get the picture. A good example of this is using hormone replacement therapy as a way [...]
Taking Nitrofurantoin While Pregnant
Hey y’all, just wanted to give you additional information on a topic I hit on a couple months ago. The initial post, ”Is Nitrofurantoin Safe to Use During Pregnancy?” was viewed by a blog follower in New Zealand who is currently pregnant and was prescribed nitrofurantoin (Yup, that’s right, GPA.com has traveled across the world…wicked exciting to me!). The soon-to-be mom was [...]
Is It Safe to Skip Your Period?
So, in response to my video “A Cheaper Way to Skip Your Period,” a viewer submitted a question concerning possible safety issues when it comes to a woman skipping her period. Just wanted to share it with you! Here’s the question: I’m a guy and I’m wondering if taking those pills continuously is unhealthy? Don’t you [...]
Bayer Crystals versus Aspirin for Prevention of Heart Attacks
Studies have shown that if a person that is having a heart attack chews a tablet of aspirin 325mg (or 4 tablets of aspirin 81mg), it can limit damage that happens during a heart attack (of course, you still call 9-1-1!). Now there is a new rumor out there on the world wide web about taking [...]
Plan B: Rx Only for Women Under Age 17
Holy geez, guess it’s time for me to light a fire under my butt and get blogging! The good news is I’ve finished up my overnight position and now carry ”normal” daytime working hours. It feels right so far! As a result of some confusion over the wording on the packaging of the various Plan B products, I decided to do this [...]
Acne Overview
Acne -oh bother! Having acne is not fun and trying to treat it can be super confusing. I figured a few articles would help! Here is the first one -please be on the look out for the next article: OTC Treatment for Acne. How is acne formed? Our skin has hair follicles with attached sebaceous glands. The [...]
A Cheaper Way to Skip Your Period
The invention of Seasonale and Seasonique opened a whole new world for ladies of child-bearing age. A world that involves only having 4 periods a year! Sounds like a dream come true, right ladies? The only catch is these birth control pills are quite pricey, even with the help of your prescription insurance (there are exceptions with certain insurances). Seasonale does have [...]
I Heart Red Wine
This is an oldie but goodie -red wine for the heart! I am asked on a regular basis if alcohol is good for the body. I actually have one older gentleman that asks me every month if he can drink a fifth of scotch with his medicine…but that is a different story. Why red wine? [...]
Baby Aspirin for Prevention of Heart Attack and Stroke
Baby aspirin (81mg) has been used for quite a while to help prevent heart attack and stroke. There has been an unofficial guideline that women over 55 years old and men over 45 years old should start taking aspirin 81mg. Now, there is some debate over who should use aspirin as prevention -which I review [...]
Avoid Using Depakote During Pregnancy
Good morning y’all! Did anyone else noticed that we have very little information on the use of medications during pregnancy? Hmmm, guess I should get the ball rolling in that department. Put together a little video on discouraging the use of valproate in women of childbearing age or during pregnancy. NOTE: Related drug names are Depakote, [...]
