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When the happiest time of your life…isn’t: Postpartum depression
Pregnancy can be an exciting time, and the birth of a baby is often thrilling and joyful. This time in your life can also be stressful, involving many life changes. Hormonal changes and planning and...
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Are psychiatric medications safe in pregnancy?
When a woman considers pregnancy, she naturally has a whole host of questions to answer and decisions to make. For women who have experienced mental illness, however, pregnancy brings up another...
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Centering Prenatal Appointments
Harvard Vanguard is pleased to offer Centering Prenatal Appointments, based on the nationally-recognized model, CenteringPregnancy®. Each of the 8 appointments begins with your regular, private...
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What is Urinary Stress Incontinence?
Urinary stress incontinence is defined as unintentional urine leakage caused by some kind of physical activity or movement, such as laughing, coughing, sneezing, exercising, or heavy lifting. These...
View ArticleHarvard Vanguard’s Donor Insemination Program
At Harvard Vanguard, we are very proud to offer a unique donor insemination program for single women and lesbians interested in becoming parents. What makes it unique? Several things: Personal,...
View ArticleNew Pap Test Guidelines
New guidelines released just one month ago from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) – and supported by The American Cancer Society – indicate that most women only need a Pap...
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Should I be worried about Breast Pain?
Breast pain, or mastalgia, is very common. In fact, some research indicates that nearly 70% of women will experience breast pain at some point in their lives. Breast pain can occur at all ages and...
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A “Regular Cycle:” It’s All Relative
Talking about irregular periods first requires establishing what is and is not “regular.” When asked how long a woman’s menstrual cycle should be, most people would answer 28 days. But that’s just an...
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Not Just Menopause – There’s Perimenopause, too
If you’re a woman in your 40s, chances are you have either begun experiencing or have at least heard about the symptoms of perimenopause. But what exactly is the difference between perimenopause and...
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Top 10 Questions Women Ask Their Primary Care Doctor
I gave this presentation not too long ago at the Massachusetts Health Council’s Women’s Health Care Conference. As I prepared this talk, I had a hard time narrowing my topics. I could easily have...
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Taking Care of Yourself
October is breast cancer awareness month, a time when many women and men come together – on fundraising walks or by simply wearing a pink ribbon on a lapel – to rally and fight for a cure for breast...
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Long-Acting, Reversible Contraception
A mouthful though it may be, “long-acting, reversible contraception” refers to a variety of different contraception methods, both hormonal and non-hormonal, that can be reversed at any time. Although...
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10 Misconceptions about Pregnancy
When you’re pregnant, it might seem like everyone wants to offer you advice. Although friends, family and co-workers are usually well-intentioned with their recommendations, it’s hard to know what...
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Five Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
Many woman look for a way to relax and stay fit during pregnancy. The age-old practice of yoga can keep you limber, tone your muscles, and improve your balance and circulation with little, if any,...
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Ten Reasons to Take a Childbirth Class
With the many free ways to get information nowadays, spending money and devoting time to taking a childbirth class might seem unnecessary. Here are 10 reasons that might change your mind. #1: Get...
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Flying in Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know!
Now that it’s summertime, it’s also vacation time! But what if you are pregnant?! Will that bun in the oven prevent you from jet-setting around the world? The good news is that, for most women,...
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The Many Advantages for Mom When Breastfeeding Baby
There’s lots of talk about breast being best for baby, but what about for mom? The good news is yes, there are several health benefits for moms who breastfeed – we’ve shared some of them here. Help...
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Endometriosis
An often painful disorder that affects millions of women, endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is a condition where tissue that normally lines the uterine cavity or womb grows outside of your uterus or...
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Cough & Cold in Pregnancy: Comfort Measures to Comfort Mamas!
While pregnancy certainly brings many joys, there is no denying the discomforts that can accompany it as well: morning sickness, heartburn, constipation and back pain are just a few. On top of that,...
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Anxiety in Early Pregnancy: 5 Things to Know to Keep the Worry Away
Congrats, you’re pregnant! Time to…panic?! While I wish it wasn’t so, that’s a pretty typical reaction for many women to have in those first few weeks of pregnancy. Even if you were trying to conceive...
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