Slack and Loose Most women are dismayed at the appearance of their stomachs after the baby is born. A post pregnant belly is slack and loose and may still be large enough to elicit questions about your...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Preterm births (less than 37 weeks gestation) occur in 11% of all pregnancies. Births before 32 weeks gestation, however, account for most of the newborn deaths and these occur in about...

The further on you go into your pregnancy, the weirder things gets. Morning sickness you expected, but itchy palms, restless leg syndrome, and drooling were not what you expected. Now here's one more: a heightened...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD " I have lower right abdominal pain 3 days each month, 7-10 days before my period. I have had an internal ultrasound which was negative. Any ideas what might be causing...

Abnormal pap smear/cervical biopsy Background - importance and magnitude of problem Diagnostic goals - for overall category abnormal pap report inflammation papillomatous findings (HPV) atypical glandular hyperplasia (AGCUS) atypical squamous cells of unknown significance (ASCUS) low grade...

A Rose by Any Other Name ... Fibromyomas, leiomyomas or myomas are all names for a commonly found uterine growth - fibroid tumors. Uterine fibroids usually appear during the childbearing years and tend to dissipate...

Endometriosis received its first mention 142 years ago when Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky, an Austrian pathologist, wrote about the condition in 1860. The pathologist referred to the condition in his writings as "adenomyoma." It is...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD "I am 21 years old and for the past several years I noticed my left breast was somewhat larger but nothing to worry about. Now my breast is much larger and...