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Painful Intercourse During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, many couples express concerns about whether intercourse is safe. According to the March of Dimes, intercourse during pregnancy is completely safe for most women. Unfortunately, the experience for many mothers-to-be is anything but pleasurable. Finding out the causes of painful intercourse during pregnancy can help resolve your discomfort.
Misogyny in Healthcare (& Beyond) Hurts Us All
Misogyny in healthcare is a real problem. But it doesn’t stop there. A new mother contacted me in my office a few days ago. I spoke with this pleasant young woman in person for nearly a half hour, far beyond the free 10 minute consults I usually do. Here’s why: Women’s pain and suffering is…
Childhood Vaccines: One Dad’s Research On A Hot-Button Issue
Should you vaccinate your kids? It’s the million dollar question – but there’s no easy answer.
Wrong Exercises During Pregnancy
When you find out you are pregnant it is easy to be overwhelmed by the laundry list of do’s and don’ts. An especially confusing area can be the right and wrong exercises to do during pregnancy. Most experts agree, unless you have a medical condition that excludes you from exercise, exercise during pregnancy is safe and effective. However, there are some exercises that are not suggested to do during pregnancy. Following is a discussion of the wrong exercises to do during pregnancy.
Symptoms of High Functioning Autism
Understanding autism can be challenging. While high functioning autism is not an official diagnosis, it is a convenient term used by doctors, parents and teachers to describe individuals on the autism spectrum, but not profoundly affected. The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders increases every year, and most are at the higher end of the spectrum. Autism can effect social behaviors, sensory comprehension, language development and more. How these symptoms display in each individual may differ and some people with autism may only have a few of these symptoms.