This question opens the door to soooo much information, so let’s take it one bit at a time. First of all, to know if you’re taking your pill correctly, we need to know why you’re taking a birth control pill. There are two primary reasons that women take birth control pills: Contraception – to preventContinue reading “Q&A: Am I taking my birth control pills correctly? (Part 1)”
Tag Archives: gynecology
Postpartum Birth Control & Family Planning
This episode covers birth control and family planning after birth and while breastfeeding, including breastfeeding as a form of birth control, as well as hashkafic considerations. Comments and feedback on the podcast quality are welcome! This is still so new to me. 🙂 A couple of points that I realize may not have been clear,Continue reading “Postpartum Birth Control & Family Planning”
A quick word about vaginal infections…
In the past few weeks as I’ve been plotting my podcasts (and writing them up, if not actually recording), I’ve gotten three calls about vaginal infections. So here are a few things it’s helpful to know. First of all – having some vaginal discharge (liquid that flows from the vagina) is normal and expected. AContinue reading “A quick word about vaginal infections…”
Birth Control Options for Frum Women
So….birth control. (Also known as “contraception.”) It’s just not something generally spoken about in Bais Yaakovs, seminary, or even Kallah classes. I don’t have any statistics, but it seems that use of birth control is getting more common in the frum community. Perhaps societal expectations and pressures are changing; perhaps women are just sharing moreContinue reading “Birth Control Options for Frum Women”
*WATCH* Anatomy 101
Ok ladies, as this is a women’s health website, and women’s health tends to involve women’s bodies, I thought I’d start with a quick anatomy review. Just what’s what in the female reproductive system and where it’s at. 🙂 I used the simplest diagrams I could find or create, both to keep things easy toContinue reading “*WATCH* Anatomy 101”
Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer
At the top of my audio-visual to-do list is an Anatomy 101 class. But until I get that recorded, I just want to share one variation OF NORMAL that I’ve encountered both doing medical exams and doing exams as a Bodeket Tahara. What I’ve found is that even when women have been sent repeatedly toContinue reading “Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer”
What is a Bodeket Tahara?
A Bodeket (or Bodekes) Tahara, also known as a Niddah Nurse, is specially trained to help determine the source of bleeding for Taharas HaMishpacha/Niddah purposes. While not as commonly used as a resource across the US, bodkot are referred to very often in Israel to assess “questionable bleeding” – on bedikah cloths, for new Kallahs,Continue reading “What is a Bodeket Tahara?”
Helpful Resources
There are some really great resource available for frum women, but people don’t know where to find them. I can’t claim to know them all, but here are my top two recommendations: Nishmat – http://www.yoatzot.org/home/ If you are a reader, this website holds a tremendous wealth of information. Your personal Rav may be more orContinue reading “Helpful Resources”
P'nima Wellness 