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Dr Emily Lesch
Dr Emily Lesch is a proud native of the Bay Area in northern California. She graduated with honor from the University of California at Davis with a major in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and then spent a year working in a lab in Oakland studying iron supplementation in pregnancy. She then attended Des Moines University in Iowa [...]
MorePrimary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with HRT
Prevention of cardiovascular disease has increasingly important implications as our population ages. This article explains how use of age-appropriate estrogen is crucial to maximize cardiovascular benefits while minimizing risk of adverse effects such as venous thromboembolism and stroke. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755737 (free signup [...]
MoreWhy wait? The importance of waiting until 39 weeks to deliver
As chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Shady Grove Hospital, Dr. Gurdian was instrumental in improving adherence to the recommendation that babies not be delivered until completion of 39 weeks of pregnancy. This position is in compliance with national standards. Why do we need to wait until 39 weeks? Early term [...]
MoreNAMS Menopausal Guide Book for sale
Dr Gurdian is a member of the North American Menopause Society. She recently attended the NAMS meeting in Washington D.C. We now have copies of the NAMS Menopausal Guide Book for sale in the office. This is the most complete discussion of menopause available. It is only 60 pages long and is written for patients interested in their passage [...]
MoreWhat is “New” in Hormone Therapy
The North American Menopause Society recently published a position paper on recommendations for hormone therapy in post menopause women ( Menopause Vol.19, No. 3, 2012). This paper distinguishes between the risks and benefits of estrogen therapy and combined estrogen/progesterone therapy at various ages and time since menopause onset. [...]
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