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OBGYN Associates is committed to providing the latest information to help pregnant patients make informed decisions about their health and the health of their babies. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that can cause severe respiratory illness in young children and infants. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for babies in the

It’s twins! Those words can fill parents with both excitement and trepidation.  From a medical standpoint, expecting twins moves your pregnancy into the high-risk category. The only way to diagnose twins is by sonogram. There are two types of twins – fraternal and identical. Fraternal twins come from two individual eggs.

Dysmenorrhea is the medical term used to refer to painful periods. More than half of women experience pain with their periods

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive technique that involves the physician making two to three small incisions in the abdomen and placing camera inside the abdomen.

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that can be used to diagnose problems associated with the lining of the uterus, or it may be uses as an operative approach to manage polyps, small fibroids or sterilization.

What risk factors define a high-risk pregnancy?

Monitoring your baby’s well-being is a central feature of your prenatal care. From the most basic, listening to your baby’s heartbeat during your regular exam, to the more complex fetal monitoring for high risk pregnancies, technology allows a more thorough look at the health of your baby.

ovulation induction is an approach to overcome the failure of the ovaries to ovulate

Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine and is common problem among women. There are several disorders can lead to urinary incontinence.

Cesarean section (C-section) is the surgical delivery of a newborn through an abdominal incision. While vaginal delivery is preferred by patients and doctors, there are occasions when cesarean delivery represents the safest route of delivery for either the baby or the mother. In the U.S., almost one in three deliveries are C-sections.

In an attempt to avoid cesarean delivery, the obstetrician may recommend a procedure to convert the baby from a bottom first to a head first presentation. This procedure is called external cephalic version.

Over time, most women experience changes in their breast. As a result, there can be changes that lead to various lumps, nipple discharge or tenderness. Given the natural fear that most women have of breast cancer, the changes can be alarming.

Endometriosis is when these cells that are normally inside the uterus are, instead, found outside of the uterus on the ovaries, tubes, appendix and intestines. Further, these endometrial cells are not aware of their abnormal location and continue to respond to ovarian hormones.

Don’t stop moving when you are pregnant! Being active and exercising during pregnancy has many benefits.

Good 3D images can be very impressive and may be useful to evaluate congenital anomalies

Getting the HPV vaccine can significantly lower the chance of cervical cancer

an infertility evaluation is to discover why a couple is struggling to get pregnant.