Change seems to be occurring in the field of medicine as fast as in the field of technology. One area where we are seeing significant changes is in vaccine protocol. While there are always those who are concerned about the use or overuse of vaccines in modern medicine, I believe that with proper use, vaccines…
Get a Healthy Start to the New School Year Now that the kids are back in school and you’ve (almost) gotten yourself back into the swing of things, it is important to remember that preparing your child for a successful school year is about more than just back-to-school shopping. With each school year, it seems…
Information to help couples understand infertility We know that deciding to have a child is a huge step for couples, however 10-15% of reproductive couples are affected with the inability to conceive. We see patients with concerns about getting pregnant at the Las Vegas ObGyn Center. Failure to conceive can be frustrating and cause couples…
April is “National C-section Awareness Month”, so we’d like to express our appreciation and gratitude to all the hard-as-nails mothers who have endured this procedure. The first ever recorded cesarean procedure was purportedly performed on a live patient in (around) the year 1500 in Switzerland by a pig-gelder named Jacob Nufer. He performed the procedure…
We at Las Vegas ObGyn Center know that preparing for getting older age is not just the responsibility of the elderly, as muscle loss due to age begins to set in after 35 and only worsens over time. Don’t get depressed, there are things you can do to mitigate these changes. In an article published…
We are seeing such wonderful results with MonaLisa Touch for vaginal atrophy. A recent article in U.S. News (April 20, 2017) by Dr. Sherry Ross, M.D. points out several important reasons for women to talk about this issue with their doctors. Breast cancer survivors and women in menopause often suffer from vaginal dryness (vulvo-vaginal atrophy) and cannot…
The thought of extensive surgery (or really any kind of major hospital procedure) often causes clients to second guess medical services that can provide great benefits. While no one enjoys intensive, time-consuming operations or recovery periods, many popular procedures have suffered from these types of limitations for decades. However, the increasing role of robotic-assisted surgical…
With all the New Year’s resolutions to work out, diet, and do just about everything but sleep 8 hours a night, it can be easy to overlook affordable, everyday methods for improving your health. After all the weight loss techniques, sometimes it helps to just take a break and brew yourself a hot cup of…
With all the advances in medicine and clinical science that are reported each week, it can become difficult to separate the relevant information from everything else. While it is true that each scientific development has an effect on the world, not every study, experiment, or poll influences your life directly. Sometimes, unsettling health reports do…
With holiday parties, family gatherings, and endless buffets of sweets just a couple of weeks away, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain healthy eating habits and avoid gaining weight. Whether or not you plan to try everything at the table, there are steps you can take to keep up fitness and coast into the New…