Obstetrician Gynecologist

Obstetrician Gynecologist

OBGYNDoc

Minneapolis, MN

Female, 36

I am a practicing Obstetrician and Gynecologist, providing care for women in all stages of life. Approximately half of my practice consists of pregnancy-related care, including routine prenatal care, high risk obstetrics, and delivering babies at all hours of the day. The other half consists of gynecologic care, which ranges from routine annual check-ups to contraception and menopause. I perform many surgeries, including laparoscopies and hysterectomies.

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Last Answer on July 14, 2017

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I had my Mirena removed exactly8 days ago,we r ttc ,but i'm confused cuz i have discharges & i know it's normal,but the color of these discharges are sometimes bright red and most of the other times,can i get pregnant even tho of thess discharges?

Asked by Sarah B almost 11 years ago

This forum is designed to ask questions about the experience of being a practicing obgyn. If you have personal medical concerns, you should contact your physician.

used a unisex loo at work & went in after a man. It had some sort of fluid which got on my thigh which I wiped with tissue and with same tissue I wiped front to back.i was ovulating at this time.can pregnancy happen?im pregnant &I hope it's hubbys

Asked by Worried almost 10 years ago

It is nearly impossible for you to have conceived in that manner.

Movies often showed newborns being held by their feet and slapped on the butt to initiate crying. Was this ever widely done? when did it stop? (My boys were unhappy with having their noses cleared, but the nurse expected them to cry because of it.

Asked by Michael Donahue over 10 years ago

Yes, this was traditional practice to stimulate a cry in the newborn so that the baby could clear his or her lungs of amniotic fluid. More recently, we have realized that drying the baby off with a warm blanket and placing the baby skin-to-skin on the mother's chest is a better method to stimulate the baby.

How much does it cost for an uninsured person to have a baby,the prenatal care and the delivery?

Asked by Sarah about 11 years ago

Without health insurance, the cost of prenatal care is approximately $2000. The cost of a vaginal delivery may be around $10,000, while the cost of a cesarean section is around $15,000. Of course, there are many variables that can change these numbers, and you should speak to your provider and hospital to get more accurate estimates.

Ok give or take 5 days. Here is my problem im trying to see who the possible father could be I was with one man on the 5th of Sept & another on sept 13th 14th & so on.... both where unprecedented which is more likely the father?

Asked by jenjen about 10 years ago

It sounds like you need to talk to your own physician about this, and perhaps discuss paternity testing. I don't have enough information to give you an accurate answer, and this is not a forum for medical advice.

My LMP was May 10th, so I went to the dr at 8 and a half weeks for my first scan.
She told me that the baby measured 16mm, which is exactly 8 weeks where I should have been.
I'm confused...a lot. How could the baby be 8 weeks when I was on my period?

Asked by Kaley over 9 years ago

In obstetrics, gestational age is traditionally calculated from the time of last menstrual period rather than date of conception. Because ovulation typically occurs on day 14, gestational age will always be 2 weeks ahead of conceptional age.

Can a pelvic exam and vaginal swab ever act as a cervical sweep and induce preterm labour or cause a late miscarriage?

Asked by Nicola90 almost 9 years ago

No, pelvic exams are not associated with miscarriage or preterm labor.