OB-GYN
Read about innovative ways Duke obstetrician-gynecologists are helping women manage their health at many different points in their lives.
Opening Up About Vaginal Prolapse
Nobody wants to talk about vaginal prolapse, but that’s exactly why LaRue Dedrick of Durham was willing to open up about her experience. “I never heard of it, ...
Prenatal Diagnosis of Heart Condition Gives Baby Girl a Healthy Future
When the Olaizs learned their unborn baby had a heart condition, they were transferred to Duke's maternal-fetal experts for care during her high-risk pregnancy ...
Fertility Treatments Result in Bundle of Joy
Hearing friends announce a new pregnancy can bring great joy. It also can bring a unique mix of emotions known only, perhaps, to couples struggling to conceive ...
The Unspoken Dilemma
Incontinence. Bowel control problems. Pelvic pain, especially during intercourse. Many women live with these problems silently, not knowing that treatments are ...
Fertility Advances Increase IVF Success Rate
Sarah Goldman and her husband wanted to start a family, but because of his spinal cord injury, they knew they wouldn't be able to conceive traditionally. The G ...
Myth or Fact: More Women Go into Labor During a Full Moon
From high tides to bouts of insomnia to good luck, a full moon has been said to cause a wide range of things. Does the waxing moon also bring babies?
Preventing and Treating Gynecologic Cancers
Andrew Berchuck, MD, is director of gynecologic oncology at Duke, and a past president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the leading organization of g ...