Dr. Donnica's Reproductive Health Center is the place to visit if you need information on basic health issues specific to women. Concerned about your fertility? Looking for more information on what "The Pill" can do for you? Browse the list below and click on the links to read articles, FAQ's, Decisionnaires, and radio transcripts, or to listen to specific Women's Health Reports from Dr. Donnica's daily, nationally syndicated radio segment.
Articles |
Do Birth Control Pills Increase Your Risk Of Breast Cancer? |
Enhancing Fertility: What Works? |
Fertility Awareness And The Rhythm Method |
Non-Contraceptive Benefits Of “The Pill” |
What if the Pill is Not for You? Reversible Contraceptive Choices |
What Is Secondary Infertility? |
Hormonal Contraceptive Options |
Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) |
Planning A Pregnancy: What You Should Do First |
Pregnancy 101: The Beginning And The End |
Premature Ovarian Failure |
Spermicides |
The Cervical Cap |
The Contraceptive Sponge |
The Diaphragm |
The Female Condom |
The Male Condom |
What Should You Tell Your Child If They Were Conceived Using Donor Eggs? |
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Today on DrDonnica.com |
Book Excerpt from Women's Health for Life: Your 30's--Fertility and Sexual Health |
Debunking The Myths About Birth Control Pills |
Debunking The Myths About Breast Cancer: Common Myths, Misconceptions, And Misinformation About Breast Self Exam |
Debunking the Myths and Misinformation About Secondary Infertility |
Debunking the Myths, Misconceptions, and Misinformation About Arthritis |
Debunking the Myths, Misconceptions, and Misinformation About First Trimester Pregnancy |
Does the Atkins Diet (controlled carbohydrate diet) Really Work? |
Dr. Donnica’s Top Tips for Success On The Atkins Diet (controlled carbohydrate diet) |
Enhancing Your Fertility |
Fibroids And The Pill |
Folic Acid Prevents Birth Defects |
Pap Smear Myths and Misconceptions |
The Relationship Between Infertility And Endometriosis |
Trouble Swallowing Pills |
Abnormal Pap Smears |
Are Daily Multivitamins Really Helpful? |
Breakthrough Bleeding |
Causes and Treatment of Depression |
Clinical Trials For Women |
Debunking Myths About Fibroids |
Debunking Myths About Osteoporosis |
Does Bedding Affect Allergies And Asthma? |
Dr. Donnica’s Top Ten Tips For PMS Management |
Dr. Donnica’s Top Ten Tips for Staying Healthy |
Drug Interactions--What You Should Know |
Fibroid Symptoms and Complications |
Five Questions to Ask Before Taking Any New Medicine |
Give the Gift of Life this Christmas |
Give your Medicine Cabinet a Make-over |
Going to Plan B? |
Hair Loss In Women |
Menstrual Migraine |
More Pregnant Women Choose Midwives |
Myths About Vaginal Health |
New Pap Smear Guidelines |
New Study Supports Cervical Cancer Vaccine |
Nipple Discharge |
Non-surgical Sterilization For Women |
NWHRC Survey on Women and Depression |
One Small Step |
Ovarian Cancer |
Planning a Pregnancy? |
Save Time: Stay Healthy! |
Smoking: Why It’s Time To Quit |
Stress Urinary Incontinence |
The Bone Health Risks of Teen Pregnancy |
The Dangers Of Cigarette Smoking |
The Gift of Life |
The Treatment of Fibroids |
The Treatment Of PMS/PMDD |
Today is the Great American Smoke-Out! |
Weighing The Pros And Cons Of Cesarean Delivery |
What Are Genital Warts? |
What Are The Risk Factors For Colon Cancer? |
What Is Cervical Cancer? |
What is Endometriosis? |
What is HPV? |
What is Osteoarthritis? |
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? |
Who Needs a Pap Smear and When? |
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Decisionnaires |
Enhancing Fertility Decisionnaire |
Secondary Infertility Decisionnaire |
Eating Disorder Decisionnaire |
Healthy Women Over 40 Decisionnaire |
Osteoporosis Decisionnaire |
PMS Decisionnaire |
Thyroid Health Decisionnaire |
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Debunking Myths |
Pap Smear Myths and Misconceptions |
Secondary Infertility Myths |
Menopause Myths |
Myths About Fibroids |
Osteoporosis Myths |
Third Trimester Pregnancy Myths |
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Frequently Asked Questions |
Fertility |
Absence of Menses While on the Pill |
Antidepressants and Conception |
Birth Control Pills & Cancer Risk |
Endometrial Polyps, the Pill & Menopause |
Enhancing Fertility |
Fertility Monitor |
Gaining Weight While on the Pill |
Give Up the Pill Before the Honeymoon? |
How Your Body Changes When You Stop Taking the Pill |
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) |
Infertility And The Clear Plan Easy Fertility Monitor |
Low Dose Birth Control Pills |
Menopause and Contraception |
Ovarian Cysts and the Pill |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Infertility |
Planning Pregnancy and Discontinuing Birth Control Pills |
Pregnancy and the Pill |
Sex Selection Before Conception |
Sexual Partners and the Human Papilloma Virus |
Stopping the Pill Before Getting Pregnant |
Taking the Pill to Cause a Miscarriage Does Not Work |
The Pill & Bulimia |
The Pill and Depression |
The Pill and Miscarriages |
The Pill and Missed Periods |
The Pill Schedule and Pregnancy |
Uncontrollable Flatulence |
Using a Fertility Monitor for Contraception |
What to Do if You Have Trouble Swallowing Pills |
Androgen Excess |
Breast Discharge |
Bumps On The Cervix |
Changing Your Menstrual Cycle |
Chlamydia Screening |
Chronic Diarrhea After Gallbladder Surgery |
Clinical Trials |
Colon Cancer Risk Reduction |
Counting The Days Of Pregnancy |
Decreased Libido After the Baby Arrives |
Emergency Pregnancy Prevention |
Endometriosis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
Exercise and Urinary Incontinence |
Female Pattern Baldness |
Fibroids |
Folic Acid |
Folic Acid for Men |
Getting Help for Early Menopause and Depression |
Heart Attack Prevention |
Help for Those in Need of Extensive Weight Loss |
High Blood Pressure |
Induced Labor? |
Irregular Periods |
Managing Perimenopause |
Menstrual Allergies and Urticaria |
Menstrual Migraine |
Menstrual Odor |
Meridia |
Neck Pain with Hypothyroidism and Menstruation |
Non-sexual HPV Transmission |
Occasionally Absent Period |
Osteoporosis at the Age of 34 |
Ovarian Cancer |
Perimenopausal Spotting in a Heavy Smoker |
Perimenopause at 31 |
PMDD and PMS |
PMDD VS Bipolar Disorder |
Postpartum Depression Management |
Pregnancy After Bulimia |
Quick Weight Loss |
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Chlamydia |
Reversing a Tubal Ligation |
Risk Factors for Heart Attack & Heart Disease, Part I |
Rosacea and Desonide Cream |
Sex and Relationships in Adolescence |
Soy And Acne |
Spotting Between Periods |
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) |
Stressful Life Changes |
Stubborn Yeast Infections |
Surgery for Overactive Bladder |
Thrombophilia Tests |
Thyroid Disease |
Tongue Pimples |
Treating Vaginal Dryness |
Uterine Artery Embolization |
Vitamins & Constipation |
What it Might Mean When Your Period Stops |
Yasmin |
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Guest Experts |
How to Choose a Fertility Specialist, by David Adamson, M.D., FRCSC, FACOG, FACS |
Some Infertility Problems Can Be Prevented -- Here's How, by David Adamson, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. |
Help Your Incontinence Today! by Dr. Cecile Storrie |
Minimally Invasive Surgery for SUI: Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension, by Vincent Lucente, MD, F.A.C.O.G. |
On Being a Physician: A day in the life, by Dr. Alan Greene |
The Latest Facts About Premature Ovarian Failure, by Michael Heard, MD |
Treatment Options for Stress Urinary Incontinence, by Jennifer Pollak, MD and G. Willy Davila, MD |
What is Chlamydia?, by Janet D. Allan, Ph.D., R.Rn, C.S. |
What Some Women Need To Know About Reproductive Health And Certain Medications, by Martha Morrell, M.D. |
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Celebrity Speak Out |
Candace Bushnell Celebrates Birth Control Advance |
Hannah Storm Reveals Truth About Vascular Birthmarks |
LA Style Editor Erasing Stigma Of Birthmarks |
Lisa Ling ‘Views’ New Birth Control Method |
Olympic Swimmer Faces Upstream Battle With Infertility |
Carre Otis Models Healthy Eating |
Cheryl Hines Enthusiastic About ‘Curbing’ Cerebral Palsy |
Miss USA Supports Ovarian Cancer Awareness |
OC Star Helps Raise Awareness About Teen Pregnancy |
One On One Promotes Teen Pregnancy Prevention |
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Books & Tapes |
Books and Tapes |
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Press Releases |
Infertility Specialist, Dr. David Adamson, Featured on New Women's Health Web Site |
Dr. Donnica becomes 'Doc on Call' for "First for Women" Magazine |
Dr. Donnica Discusses Cervical Cancer Vaccine on GMA |
New Survey Reveals Surprising Information About Bladder Health and Intimacy |
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