A spike in hospitalizations for pregnant women this season highlights their special vulnerability to H1N1, with reluctance to vaccinate playing a role. CU OB-GYN physicians encourage all pregnant women to get the flu vaccine.
With the emergency contraction pill Plan B coming under scrutiny about its ineffectiveness for overweight women, Dr. Teal encourages women to use the more effective but lesser-known ulipristal acetate for emergency contraception.
Dr. Chesney Thompson tells Denver’s Fox 31 News that he is encouraged by the research from the National Cancer Institute that shows one dose of the grossly underused HPV vaccine could work as well as the standard three doses.
New research shows that one dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine could work as well as the standard three doses; CU physician calls for greater promotion of the vaccine—starting with doctors.
Too many girls miss too much school because of their periods, and girls and their parents need to know that there are safe and effective ways to treat their problem periods.
Deanna Lindsay didn’t want to be a pregnant couch potato who gains 50 pounds. So she kept exercising all the way up to delivery, with encouragement from her physician Dr. Jaime Arruda.
Drs. Chesney Thompson and Jaime Arruda of CU OB-GYN were both named as “Top Docs of 2013” in Denver by 5280 Magazine. This is Dr. Thompson’s second time on the annual list and Dr. Arruda’s first.
Cell phone apps help adolescents and young women who know they need to take the pill, don’t want to get pregnant, and are invested in doing what they can to keep that from happening.
Five OB-GYN physicians from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Department have opened a private practice with two locations.
To offer their patients a more personal experience, five CU physicians have opened a private practice with two locations in Denver, forming a close-knit team that offers a superb range of expert care.
