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Women & Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk

Over the past decade, great effort has been put forth to improve the recognition of heart disease in women. Despite medical advances, death from cardiovascular disease in women has not dropped in the last 30 years. Statistics show that in the United States, one woman dies every minute from cardiovascular disease. High cholesterol and lack of exercise increases everyone’s risk of heart disease. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Turning Medicine into Motherhood: The AMIGOS Study

Penn Fertility Care is investigating ways to maximize pregnancy rates, while reducing the rate of multiple gestations (twins, triplets, etc) through the National Institute of Health-funded AMIGOS study. The study seeks to determine if the rate of multiple gestations after ovarian stimulation with medications can be reduced. Participants must be women, age 18 to 40, who have regular [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Trina Salva, MD, Named Medical Director of the Helen O. Dickens Center for Womenâ€™s Health

Penn Medicine’s department of obstetrics and gynecology is pleased to announce Trina Salva, MD, as the new medical director of the Helen O. Dickens Center for Women’s Health, effective January 1, 2012. Dr. Salva is committed to the center’s goal of providing the highest level of comprehensive health care to women in the community. Dr. Salva succeeds Bernadette Wheeler, MD, whose leadership [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

New Program at Penn Health for Women at Radnor

Are you experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding? Or a change in your monthly cycles? Heavy and/or irregular bleeding are common problems for women in their 40s as they begin the transition to menopause. Excessive bleeding can be annoying, lead to fatigue, and can sometimes be a sign of precancerous changes in the uterus or cervix, or endometrial cancer. The two most common causes of heavy [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A More Accurate Screening Test for Breast Cancer

It’s a revolutionary way to screen for breast cancer: Traditional mammography images combined to give a more accurate, 3-D picture of the breast. It’s called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and it's available at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and will be used for women having their screening mammogram. “DBT is more accurate – even more accurate than digital mammograms – because it [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In the News: Breast Cancer and Fertility Treatments

It’s a recommendation based on years of research: Beginning at the age of 40, women should have an annual mammogram to check for breast cancer. Recent media attention about the diagnosis of breast cancer in entertainment reporter, Guliana Rancic, raises questions about a possible link between breast cancer and fertility treatment. Samantha Pfeifer, MD, Penn Fertility Care specialist and [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

When To See A Fertility Specialist

Couples who have been trying to conceive for months without success may be wondering when to seek professional help from a fertility specialist. A fertility specialist is a physician specially trained in treating men and women unable to conceive. At Penn Medicine, all fertility specialists are board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

New Additions to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Penn Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology welcomes Rochelle Lindenbaum, MD, and Janos L. Tanyi, MD, PhD.Dr. Lindenbaum’s practice focuses on general obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Tanyi is a gynecologic oncologist and researcher who focuses on gynecologic cancer surgery and treatment.For more information about Drs. Lindenbaum and Tanyi, visit the Penn Medicine Physician Announcement [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

NOCC Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Saturday, September 10