by Managing Contraception | Apr 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q        Why are actions so much more important than words?      A:       For family planning fellows, nurse practitioners, doctors, medical and nursing students… Ralph Waldo Emerson made a wise observation when he said “What you do in...
by Managing Contraception | Mar 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q        Is it possible for a woman to come more than once during intercourse?  A:       The information below was provided by Dr. Erika Pluhar: “Yes, a woman is physiologically capable of more than one orgasm during sexual activity with a partner...
by Managing Contraception | Feb 18, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q:      My 39 year-old patient has taken Microgestin for several years. There is no significant medical history, no family history of strokes, etc., she is a non-smoker. Blood pressure, WNL developed 2-day history of facial numbness which resolved...
by Managing Contraception | Feb 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Q:      I understand that modafanil/armodafanil interfere with oral contraception, which makes sense in terms of metabolism. However, I am puzzled regarding the caution for use with IUDs that emit hormones. How much should we be concerned about this...
