Diabetes is a condition where the sugar regulating hormone called insulin is not working properly and that results in high sugar levels in the blood. Over long periods of time, uncontrollable sugar in the blood causes multiple organs to fail resulting in heart disease, kidney failure, infections and increased risk for cancer. Untreated diabetes can…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. During this period, we recognize the importance of early detection of breast cancer in the USA. Breast Cancer affects 1 out of 8 women in the USA. Most of us have family members, friends and coworkers who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Our office, Woman to Woman Gynecology…
According to American Heart Association women should have the minimum heart screenings below: Recommended screenings : Blood pressure How often? Each regular health care visit or at least once per year if blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. Cholesterol (“fasting lipoprotein profile” to measure total, HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides). How often?…
Cervical Cancer is a preventable disease. It’s caused by a virus called HPV – human papilloma virus- which is sexually transmitted. The evaluation needed for cervical cancer screening includes a pelvic and vaginal exam, a pap smear and an HPV test. A pap smear uses cells of the cervix to look for abnormalities such as…
Did you know that Nevada is the # 1 state in the USA for primary and secondary syphilis and #2 state in our nation for congenital syphilis that affects newborn babies? Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects our bodies and brains and gets transmitted to our partners via sexual contact and our newborn…
1/8 women in the USA will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, yet most women who get breast cancer do not have an identifiable risk! Of all women who get breast cancer only 30-40 percent will have a known risk factor and the remainder 60-70 percent who get breast cancer will have no known risk…
