by Managing Contraception | Jun 18, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
          In the book Megatrends, it is suggested that major trends start locally and spread nationally while fads start nationally and spread down to localities.           John Naisbitt demonstrates that major trends begin in 5 bellwether states....
by Managing Contraception | Jun 13, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
My sister is 9 weeks pregnant, but her IUD is still in place. Should she have it removed or just keep it? What will happen with her pregnancy if she leaves it in place? If the strings of your sister’s IUD are still present at the opening of her cervix, her IUD...
by Managing Contraception | Jun 12, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
A week ago, on June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga was one out away from a perfect baseball game: 26 batters had been put out with no batter reaching first base safely. One batter remained. People sometimes ask what folks can learn from sports. Read on if this...
by Managing Contraception | Jun 12, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
It is exciting whenever one has the opportunity to see the best. Like Rabun Wright, Eva Lathrop and Dr. Skoot Dimon whom I described last week’s article. Like Caroline White whom I get to work with each week. Like my wife, Maggie, the incredible gardener, whom I...
by Managing Contraception | May 15, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
The other day I was being seen by a delightful nurse practitioner, Paige Hammonds.  She was reviewing my past history at Emory and pointed to my chart and said “I see here that you….†Well, what my eyes went to was the first line of the paragraph she was...
by Managing Contraception | May 5, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Here are some words I have written to myself, inspired by a sign developed by HYPERFIT USA in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a remarkable fitness program I had the opportunity to visit with my daughter, Carrie and her husband, Josh, over Christmas. These words have been...