Vitamin D and Expectant Mothers
by: Hillary Jarnagin, MD Do I Really Need This Much Vitamin D? If you are among the expectant mothers in our practice, you may have been diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency…
What Fish Can I Eat While Pregnant or Breastfeeding?
Pregnant women often ask about foods that should be avoided during pregnancy and the most common foods that are of concern are fish and shellfish. The FDA and EPA has…
How Becoming a Patient Has Made Me a Better Provider
by: Hillary Jarnagin, MD I have been providing obstetrical care to patients for eight years but only recently became a parent myself. My husband and I welcomed the birth of our…
Zika and Your Pregnancy
by: Hillary Jarnagin, MD I killed three mosquitoes in my house this week. Three! Apparently, no one has informed the mosquito population of North Texas that Christmas is in a couple…
Over The Counter (OTC) Supplements in Pregnancy
All too often pregnant women who believe in “All Natural” supplements are coming to the office taking a slew of OTC supplements along with their “Natural” prenatal vitamins. Too name…
Improve Your Fertility Without Medicine
Written by: Tara Kraf, WHNP Often by the time women come in for infertility issues they have tried for some time to conceive and are looking for medical options, but…
Do I need a pap smear every year?
Written by: Tara Kraf, WHNP According to new guidelines most women do not need to have a yearly pap smear anymore. If you are healthy and have not had an…
Tdap – Pertussis
In a country that has a universal immunization program one would expect to seldom see a case of pertussis, but over the past decade the incidence of pertussis (whooping cough)…
Preventing Preterm Birth Using Progesterone Supplementation
Preterm Birth in the United States (U.S.) is classified as delivering before 37 weeks, unfortunately all our research efforts have done little to decrease the percentage of preterm birth as…
Colposcopy Instruments
Written by: Tara Kraf, WHNP Many women each year have an abnormal pap smear that requires follow up. In most cases, a colposcopy is recommended. This is a diagnostic procedure…