At some point, all women may experience menorrhagia, or heavy menstrual bleeding during their periods. However, what women often think is abnormally heavy bleeding is not excessive enough to be diagnosed as menorrhagia. The best way to know if you are experiencing menorrhagia is by monitoring how often you change your pad or tampon. If [...]
There are plenty of reasons we get wrinkles–aging, skin changes, smoking, sun exposure, and much more. In some cases, wrinkles can be fine and others are deeper and more noticeable. But there is help. Dr. Hessel is proud to offer the first FDA-approved wrinkle treatment of its kind to address moderate to severe frown lines [...]
What is a well woman exam? Your well woman exam (sometimes called a yearly or annual exam) focuses on preventing illness or problems only. During this visit, Dr. Hessel will counsel you about your overall health, current birth control, sexual practices, and refill appropriate medications. Your physical examination will include: Height and weight Body mass [...]
Each year, only about 5% of all breast cancer cases are in women under the age of 40. It may seem like a small number and perhaps even make you think that you are "too young" to worry about the disease. But nothing could be further from the truth. Being vigilant to check your breasts [...]
Cervical cancer used to be the number #1 cause of cancer deaths in women just a few decades ago. Since that time, the Pap smear has become instrumental in lowering these numbers and making cervical cancer detection extremely effective. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just over 12,000 women were diagnosed with [...]
MRI or magnetic resonance imaging uses radio waves and magnetic fields to provide images of organs and other internal structures that may not be clearly seen with other tools like X-ray or CT. In recent years, doctors have begun to explore its benefit for screening women with a higher risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer [...]
For most college students, the year is half over and a new semester will soon start. Most students are into the groove with classes, roommates, and the social scene and it can be easy to overlook a common danger for women—campus sexual assault. Thanks to the recent release of a Rolling Stone article featuring a [...]
Many couples don’t expect to have trouble getting pregnant. It’s normal for conception to take a few months–even a year is perfectly okay for most women. But if you’ve been trying for longer than that (or if you’ve been trying for 6 months and you’re over the age of 35) it’s probably time to see [...]
Let’s face it–today’s woman has her eyes set on the prize. It might be a new or higher-ranking job, extended travel, or a life of leisure having babies isn’t anywhere on the achievement itinerary. In fact, a recent article published in the New York Times reports that women are delaying families even longer thanks to [...]
Domestic violence is a hard issue to nail down—the number of men and women in the United States who endure it is difficult to track because so many cases go unreported. Domestic violence can take many forms—emotional, physical, sexual, or even financial abuse of a spouse or partner. You may even hear it called “intimate [...]