Posts by ott_admin

Corporations have religion now?

The Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision is astounding in its breadth. Not only did it deliver a killing blow to the Obama administration’s promise of universal contraceptive coverage, but as Rep Nancy Pelosi points out  SCOTUS took an outrageous step against women’s rights, setting a dangerous precedent that permits corporations to choose which laws to obey. Allowing CEOs to...

Marijuana, e-cigarettes and teens

In the past year, my staff and I have seen a dramatic increase in use of both marijuana and electronic cigarettes among our patients, consistent with nationwide trends.  As a result, we now include very specific questions about their use on our intake forms as well as in our patient interviews. Marijuana use has been on the rise among...

Mammogram recommendations

There are so many conflicting recommendations out there right now, it is hard to know what to do. I get a lot of questions about this and thought I’d review what information there is out there. The most conservative recommendations out there are those from the American Cancer Society (2012) and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yearly...

To Freeze or Not to Freeze

As a woman who had her first child at 36 and her second at 40, I have found this assertion suspicious to say the least. In 2000, pregnant with my first son, I was routinely referred to as an “elderly primp” (primp is short for primiparous, or first pregnancy). I did require IVF for my first child, but not...