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Read about innovative ways Duke obstetrician-gynecologists are helping women manage their health at many different points in their lives.

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Duke High-Risk Pregnancy Experts Help Heart Transplant Recipient Have a Safe Pregnancy and Healthy Baby
Duke High-Risk Pregnancy Experts Help Heart Transplant Recipient Have a Safe Pregnancy and Healthy Baby

Brianna Ellington had a stroke on her 18th birthday, only months after the birth of her second child. Three months later she had a heart transplant at Duke Uni ...

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You?
Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You?

If hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms of menopause are making you miserable, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may help. Here, Jennifer Howell, MD, ...

Why You Should Talk to a Doctor About Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Why You Should Talk to a Doctor About Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Pelvic floor dysfunction, which includes conditions such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse, affects nearly one quar ...

Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis: What You Need to Know
Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis: What You Need to Know

Women are three to four times more likely than men to develop multiple sclerosis (MS)1, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Mo ...

Mona Lisa Touch: Laser Treatment for Vaginal Dryness
Mona Lisa Touch: Laser Treatment for Vaginal Dryness

A drop in estrogen levels often associated with menopause and other conditions can cause uncomfortable and sometimes painful dryness and thinning of the vagina ...

Can I Get Pregnant if I Have a Heart Condition?
Can I Get Pregnant if I Have a Heart Condition?

If you have a heart condition and want to get pregnant, it’s understandable if you’re concerned. Pregnancy puts extra demands on your heart, which can increase ...

Should You See a Gynecologist for a Yeast Infection?
Should You See a Gynecologist for a Yeast Infection?

Vaginal yeast infections are one of the most common problems affecting women. In fact, most women get at least one at some point in their life. Here, Duke Heal ...

Becoming an Egg Donor: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions
Becoming an Egg Donor: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions

Choosing to donate your eggs so a family can have a child is a very special gift. It is also not a decision to be made lightly. If you are considering egg dona ...

Choose the Best Hospital to Have Your Baby
Choose the Best Hospital to Have Your Baby

Whether you’re thinking about starting a family or just got a positive pregnancy test, some of the first decisions you’ll make is who will deliver your baby an ...

Fertility Experts Make Cancer Survivor’s Dream of Family a Reality
Fertility Experts Make Cancer Survivor’s Dream of Family a Reality

After two rounds of cancer treatment, Sasha Zarzour didn’t think she’d be able to get pregnant. But with specialized care at the Duke Fertility Center and cons ...

Duke Health Offers Same Day, Next Day Specialty Care Appointments
Duke Health Offers Same Day, Next Day Specialty Care Appointments

The last thing you want to do when you’re injured, don’t feel well, or simply want a preventive care check-up is to wait for an appointment. Getting seen quick ...

Haga un recorrido virtual para conocer los centros de maternidad de Duke
Haga un recorrido virtual para conocer los centros de maternidad de Duke

Hay dos opciones para dar a luz en Duke, The Duke Birthing Center en Duke University Hospital y The Birth Place at Duke Regional Hospital. En los centros de ma ...