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Straight, No Chaser: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Straight, No Chaser has discussed several sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at length, including gonorrhea, chlamydia and herpes. One thing that often gets overlooked
Straight, No Chaser: STDs – Gonorrhea
Some of you are old enough to remember when Gonorrhea was called ‘The Clap’, but do any of you know why it was called that? Read on for the answer. In the meantime, rea
Straight, No Chaser: STDs – Chlamydia Infections
For most people, NGU isn’t a college in South Carolina. In fact, non-gonococcal urethritis isn’t really even that anymore, meaning it doesn’t need to be defined b
Straight, No Chaser: Advanced Maternal Age
Times have changed. Marriages are increasingly career-focused, and couples more and more choose to have babies later in life. It is helpful that these decisions can now be aided by
Straight, No Chaser: Female Reproductive Health and Workplace Hazards
Considerations of female reproductive health are important in the work environment. Many different work settings pose risks to women’s reproductive systems. Generally effects can
Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics/Kids Health, Health Prevention
Eliminating Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccine
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser post discusses the success of the HPV vaccine in eliminating cervical cancer. In the news is information about the human papillomavirus (HPV)
Straight, No Chaser: Uterine Fibroids
Straight, No Chaser has spent quite a bit of time on conditions involving abnormalities of male and female sex hormones. We do so again today in discussing fibroids (aka fibroid tu
Straight, No Chaser: Endometriosis
Guys, it’s not condescending to note that it’s really tough to be a woman. There are so many different medical conditions women have to deal with that men don’t. Many
Straight, No Chaser: Hirsutism (Abnormal Female Hair Growth)
Have you ever wondered how and why some women develop more hair on their face and bodies than other women? That’s called hirsutism and is the topic of this Straight, No Chaser
The Straight, No Chaser Comprehensive Safe Sex Guide
This edition of Straight, No Chaser is a keepsake, whether for your own reference or as a conversation piece/teaching guide for others. I suspect that due to the volume and wealt
Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health Prevention
Straight, No Chaser: Cervical Health Awareness
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and to that end, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) boldly proclaims “No woman should die of cervical cancer.” It
Straight, No Chaser Vlog: Sexually Transmitted Infections (Diseases)
The Straight, No Chaser vlog series presents “health care basics” to keep you safe, healthy and out of the emergency room. If you’ve been a regular or even an infrequent
Straight, No Chaser: Your HIV and STD Risks From Sexual Activities Other Than Intercourse
Today, your sexual IQ goes up, and hopefully your risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, goes down. This is the fifth and last post in a series on HIV and
Straight, No Chaser: Your HIV and STD Risks From Specific Acts of Sexual Intercourse
Let’s be clear that we’re explicitly discussing the types of sexual behaviors that will lead to transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Over
Straight, No Chaser: Breast Cancer Treatment Options
The next to last post in this series on breast cancer is on management. Of course, there is no universal treatment of ‘breast cancer’; everything is based on the specif
Straight, No Chaser: Signs, Symptoms and Prognosis of Breast Cancer
So, after all we’ve discussed this week, this is what it comes down to: the one in eight lifetime risk has landed at your doorstep. What happens next is very important. The a
Straight, No Chaser: How to Perform the Breast Self-Exam
Beginning in their 20s, women should be aware of the benefits and limitations of breast self-exam (BSE). Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any n
Straight, No Chaser: This is How You Self-Assess For Breast Cancer, Part 1
When I started this series, my first thought was “Why reinvent the wheel? There is a massive amount of information available on the web about breast cancer, and surely itR
Straight, No Chaser: The Reach of Breast Cancer and Your Risk Factors
Even as a physician, I am left to think about the horror of being a woman with a lifetime risk of acquiring breast cancer that’s 1 in 8. The only thing I can think of off-han
Straight, No Chaser: Even More Myths Regarding Breast Cancer
Continuing from the earlier post with additional myths, well because you have so many questions! In fact, I’m doubling up on what you received earlier in Part I of Breast Canc
