| | Marjorie Greenfield, M.D.
Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY DR. GREENFIELD
- Adolescence
- 10-Year-Old with Only One Budding Breast - 02/08/02
Onset of Puberty in Girls - 02/08/02
- Back and Body Symptoms in Pregnancy
- Sleeping on Your Side - 04/11/03
Not Showing at 4 Months - 04/11/03
Braxton-Hicks Contractions at 18 Weeks - 03/22/02
Showing at Week Eight - 02/20/02
Severe Breast Tenderness during Pregnancy - 01/24/02
Getting Back in Shape after Four Babies - 12/04/01
Pubic Bone Pain in Pregnancy - 11/01/01
Severe Swelling at 38 Weeks - 10/18/01
Sleeping on Your Stomach Later in Pregnancy - 09/27/01
Not Showing at 18 Weeks - 06/21/01
Leg Cramps in Pregnancy - 06/21/01
Showing Really Early - 05/23/01
Waiting to See If You're Pregnant - 03/13/01
A Tipped Uterus - 03/13/01
Diarrhea during Pregnancy - 01/29/01
Cramping While Pregnant - 11/25/00
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Pregnancy - 11/24/00
Swollen Hands during Pregnancy - 11/19/00
Denying a Pregnancy - 10/31/00
Still Not Showing Yet - 10/13/00
Treating colds during pregnancy - 09/28/00
Hand and foot swelling - 09/28/00
Vitamins causing nausea - 09/28/00
Allergies during pregnancy - 09/28/00
Bigger babies with each pregnancy - 09/28/00
- Beauty and Self Care in Pregnancy
- Sleeping on Your Side - 04/11/03
Showing at Week Eight - 02/20/02
Wearing Tight Clothes during Pregnancy - 02/20/02
Head Massage during Pregnancy - 11/13/01
Taking Retin-A in Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Topical Use of Retin-A While Pregnant - 07/18/01
Wearing a Belly Button Ring during Pregnancy - 06/12/01
Risks of Hair Dye during Pregnancy - 05/18/01
Tattoos during Pregnancy - 05/09/01
Whirlpool Baths in Pregnancy - 04/25/01
Hair dye during pregnancy - 09/28/00
Taking a Jacuzzi When Pregnant - 09/28/00
- Birth Control
- Getting Pregnant after Depo-Provera - 07/16/02
Using the Pill to Have Fewer Periods - 03/22/02
Getting Pregnant after Menopause - 03/22/02
Abnormal Bleeding When Trying to Conceive - 02/25/02
Getting Pregnant after Hodgkin's Disease and Taking Depo-Provera - 02/25/02
Still Pregnant after an Abortion - 01/24/02
Extra Periods While on the Birth Control Pill - 01/17/02
Getting Pregnant at 39 - 01/11/02
Questions after Hysterectomy - 12/19/01
Teen with Unwanted Pregnancy - 12/04/01
Regretting Tubal Ligation - 10/19/01
Pregnancy Conceived While Using an IUD - 10/11/01
Pregnant during Tubal Ligation - 09/17/01
Getting Pregnant without Having Sex - 08/17/01
Getting Pregnant after Just Starting the Pill - 08/17/01
Getting Pregnant While Using Norplant - 07/18/01
Morning After Pill Failure - 06/21/01
Pregnancy after Tubal Ligation - 06/12/01
Daughter Got Pregnant while Taking Depo-Provera - 05/25/01
Lack of Periods after Getting Off Depo-Provera - 05/23/01
Conceiving after Taking the Pill - 03/13/01
- Birth Procedures
- Difficulty Giving Birth Vaginally - 10/03/01
Birth Options When Second Twin Is Transverse - 09/27/01
Questions about Home Birth - 08/17/01
Water Births - 04/02/01
- Breastfeeding: General
- Breastfeeding with Breast Implants - 04/11/02
Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02
Breast Milk Affected by What Mother Eats - 02/20/02
Pregnant While Breastfeeding - 02/08/02
Decreased Milk Supply after Pumping - 12/04/01
Starting to Breastfeed When Infant's Three Months Old - 11/13/01
Resuming Breastfeeding after Stopping for a Week - 11/07/01
Wondering about Wet-Nursing - 11/06/01
Breastfeeding after Drinking Alcohol - 11/01/01
Breastfeeding and Pregnant Again - 11/01/01
- Breastfeeding: Getting Started
- Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02
Starting to Breastfeed When Infant's Three Months Old - 11/13/01
- Breastfeeding: Problems
- Galactorrhea: Production of Breast Milk without Pregnancy - 04/19/02
Breast Milk Affected by What Mother Eats - 02/20/02
Decreased Milk Supply after Pumping - 12/04/01
Severe Nipple Soreness - 11/01/01
- Breastfeeding: Weaning
- Pumping while Weaning - 04/11/02
Pregnant While Breastfeeding - 02/08/02
Medicine to Help Weaning - 01/29/02
Resuming Breastfeeding after Stopping for a Week - 11/07/01
- Breech Babies
- Worried about Large Fundal Height Measurements - 05/23/01
Breech Position at 27th Week - 04/25/01
- Cesarean
- VBAC or Repeat Cesarean? Can't Decide - 07/16/02
Mother's Size and Likelihood of Cesarean - 04/19/02
C-section with General Anesthesia - 02/28/02
Scheduling a C-section - 02/28/02
Numbness around C-section Scar - 02/20/02
Repeat Bladder Injury during Cesarean - 12/04/01
When to Resume Sexual Relations after Cesarean - 11/07/01
Cerclage for Incompetent Cervix - 10/11/01
Difficulty Giving Birth Vaginally - 10/03/01
Closely Spaced Pregnancies - 10/03/01
Birth Options When Second Twin Is Transverse - 09/27/01
Cesarean after Bladder Injury - 08/17/01
Chances of a repeat c-section - 09/28/00
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Physical Abuse in Pregnancy - 02/25/02
- Childbirth Preparation
- Questions about Home Birth - 08/17/01
Learning about Lamaze - 05/09/01
Water Births - 04/02/01
Preparing for the Pain of Childbirth - 11/01/00
The Pros and Cons of Doulas - 10/27/00
Planning Ahead for Pregnancy - 10/10/00
- Chores & Jobs
- Interested in Delivering Babies - 01/29/02
- Dad's Involvement in Pregnancy
- Chewable Prenatal Vitamins - 08/17/01
- Dad's Sex and Relationships
- Low Sex Drive after Giving Birth - 10/19/01
Using Condoms during Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Heard Oral Sex Can Be Fatal in Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Making Love While Pregnant - 12/04/00
- Depression
- Antidepressants in Pregnancy - 09/17/01
- Diabetes and Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02
Sugar in One's Urine during Pregnancy - 02/06/02
Taking Insulin Shots in the Belly during Pregnancy - 01/24/02
Diabetes and Pregnancy - 01/11/02
Diabetic's Concerns about Sugar-Free Foods - 11/27/01
Treatment for Gestational Diabetes - 10/11/01
Diabetes in Pregnancy - 10/04/01
- Due Date Issues
- Due Date Moved Back a Month - 02/28/02
Showing at Week Eight - 02/20/02
Perplexing Pregnancy Story - 10/19/01
Due Date Confusion Due to Baby's Size - 10/11/01
Different Due Dates Based on Baby's Size - 08/17/01
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Pregnant with High Risk of Complications - 02/28/02
Struggles with Tubal Pregnancies - 11/27/01
Worried about Ectopic Pregnancy or Miscarriage - 11/01/01
Pregnancy Conceived While Using an IUD - 10/11/01
Normal Pregnancy after Ectopic Pregnancy - 09/17/01
Heterotopic Pregnancy - 09/11/01
When an Ultrasound Does Not Show the Fetus - 05/25/01
- Emotions During Pregnancy
- Physical Abuse in Pregnancy - 02/25/02
Little Interest in Third Pregnancy Worries Mom - 11/27/01
Coming off Postpartum Depression Medication - 11/06/01
Pregnancy after Suicide Attempt - 10/19/01
Treating Depression during Pregnancy - 10/11/01
Depression in Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Preparing for the Pain of Childbirth - 11/01/00
- Epidural
- Epidural Risk with Scoliosis - 03/13/01
- Episiotomy
- Pain and Bleeding after Episiotomy - 06/21/01
- Events of Birth
- A Broken Umbilical Cord - 04/11/02
Heard that 80 Percent of Babies Are Born on Tuesdays - 11/13/01
Difficulty Giving Birth Vaginally - 10/03/01
Short Labor with First Baby - 10/03/01
Birth Options When Second Twin Is Transverse - 09/27/01
Four Explanations for Pain during Birth - 09/12/01
Worried about a Second Difficult Delivery - 05/25/01
Preparing for the Pain of Childbirth - 11/01/00
- Events of Labor
- Preventing Preterm Labor - 04/29/03
What Contractions Feel Like - 04/11/03
Short Labor with First Baby - 10/03/01
Four Explanations for Pain during Birth - 09/12/01
How to Tell If Leaking Amniotic Fluid - 08/17/01
Effacement & Dilation: What Do They Mean? - 06/12/01
Precipitous Labor - 05/23/01
- Fetal Assessment
- Feeling Baby's Heartbeat - 01/17/02
Confusing Amniocentesis Results - 12/19/01
Variation in Fetal Movement - 09/17/01
Evaluating cervical dilation - 09/28/00
- Fetal Development
- Feeling the Baby Move - 04/11/03
Baby's First Breath - 11/20/01
Wondering if Baby Will Have Hair - 10/12/01
Due Date Confusion Due to Baby's Size - 10/11/01
Worried Baby Is Very Small - 09/27/01
Variation in Fetal Movement - 09/17/01
Sleeping On Your Back - 03/13/01
Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy - 02/28/01
Getting a Kick Out of Pregnancy - 02/28/01
Reassuring Signs while Pregnant - 02/20/01
Denying a Pregnancy - 10/31/00
Flu Shots If You're Planning to Get Pregnant - 10/25/00
Still Not Showing Yet - 10/13/00
Alcohol and pregnancy - 10/08/00
- GI Symptoms in Pregnancy
- Spitting Constantly in Early Pregnancy - 09/27/01
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Getting Pregnant - 05/09/01
Worried about Lack of First Trimester Symptoms - 04/25/01
Taking Antacids when Pregnant - 04/10/01
Feeling Pregnancy Symptoms a Few Days after Conception - 04/02/01
Constipation from Prenatal Vitamins - 09/28/00
Morning sickness the second time around - 09/28/00
- Genetic Testing in Pregnancy
- Neck Thickness Seen on Ultrasound & Fear of Down Syndrome - 03/12/02
High Risk Triple Check Results - 01/24/02
Confusing Amniocentesis Results - 12/19/01
Confused about Results of Triple Check Test - 10/31/01
Fears of Fetal Deformities - 07/18/01
Increased Risk for Down's Syndrome - 06/12/01
Triple Check Controversy for Older Women - 04/25/01
Why do I need a triple check? - 09/28/00
Risks of amniocentesis - 09/28/00
Meaning of the triple check - 09/28/00
- Genital Issues
- Three-Month-Old with a Cyst on Her Ovary - 04/25/01
- Getting Pregnant
- Swimming after Intercourse When Trying to Conceive - 07/16/02
Getting Pregnant after Depo-Provera - 07/16/02
Getting Pregnant While Menstruating - 07/16/02
Getting Pregnant after an X-Ray - 07/16/02
Getting Pregnant after Chlamydia - 07/16/02
Pregnancy Test Results When Breastfeeding - 07/16/02
Getting Pregnant Again before Periods Resume - 04/19/02
Hot Tub Use Prior to Conception - 04/19/02
Accuracy of Very Early Pregnancy Testing - 04/11/02
Getting Pregnant Accidentally at Older Ages - 04/11/02
Getting Pregnant after Menopause - 03/22/02
Trouble with Lubrication While Trying to Conceive - 03/22/02
Only One Open Fallopian Tube - 03/22/02
Getting Pregnant While Already Pregnant - 02/28/02
Getting Pregnant after Hodgkin's Disease and Taking Depo-Provera - 02/25/02
Cervicitis and its Effect on Fertility - 02/20/02
Getting Pregnant When Husband Smokes Marijuana Daily - 02/08/02
Oral Sex Followed by Home Insemination - 01/29/02
Getting Pregnant While Having a Yeast Infection - 01/29/02
Two Children with Fertility Drugs, Now Pregnant Without - 01/24/02
Hyperthyroidism and a False Pregnancy Test - 01/24/02
Still Pregnant after an Abortion - 01/24/02
Getting Pregnant after Cervical Cancer - 01/11/02
Over Three Years without a Period - 12/19/01
Pregnant Soon after Being an Egg Donor - 12/19/01
Being Overweight and Getting Pregnant - 12/04/01
Teen with Unwanted Pregnancy - 12/04/01
Using Fertility Drugs to have Twins - 12/04/01
Determining Pregnancy by Physical Exam - 11/27/01
Accuracy of Blood HCG Tests - 11/20/01
Controlling the Sex of Next Baby - 11/20/01
Breastfeeding and Pregnant Again - 11/01/01
Perplexing Pregnancy Story - 10/19/01
Regretting Tubal Ligation - 10/19/01
Effect of Antidepressants on Home Pregnancy Tests - 10/19/01
Anxious about Getting Pregnant after Stillbirth - 10/19/01
Home Pregnancy Test Accuracy after In Vitro Fertilization - 10/18/01
Double Uterus Detected When Trying for Third Child - 10/18/01
Getting Pregnant at 51 - 10/11/01
Pregnancy Symptoms Immediately after Conception - 09/27/01
Small Cervix and Pregnancy - 09/13/01
Chemical Pregnancy - 09/11/01
Pregnancy without Male Orgasm - 09/11/01
Getting Pregnant without Having Sex - 08/17/01
Implications of Irregular Periods on Getting Pregnant - 08/17/01
Getting Pregnant after Just Starting the Pill - 08/17/01
Taking Fertility Drugs to Have Twins - 08/17/01
Signs of Pregnancy after In Vitro - 07/18/01
Getting Pregnant While Using Norplant - 07/18/01
Not Pregnant after Three Years - 07/18/01
Morning After Pill Failure - 06/21/01
Late Period and Not Pregnant - 06/21/01
Getting Pregnant with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - 06/21/01
Signs of Pregnancy - 06/12/01
Pregnancy after Tubal Ligation - 06/12/01
Getting Pregnant when Husband is Being Treated for Hepatitis - 05/25/01
Preparing for a Healthy Future Pregnancy - 05/25/01
Daughter Got Pregnant while Taking Depo-Provera - 05/25/01
Accuracy of Pregnancy Tests When One Has a Kidney Disease - 05/23/01
Irregular Periods - 05/23/01
In Vitro Fertilization - 05/09/01
Getting Pregnant Soon after a Miscarriage - 05/09/01
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Getting Pregnant - 05/09/01
Afraid to Test - 05/09/01
HCG Levels in Early Pregnancy - 05/09/01
Conceiving with Irregular Periods - 04/25/01
Feeling Pregnancy Symptoms a Few Days after Conception - 04/02/01
When to Stop Taking Clomiphene - 04/02/01
Irregular Menstrual Cycles and Getting Pregnant at Older Ages - 03/13/01
Conceiving after Taking the Pill - 03/13/01
Getting Pregnant Takes Patience - 03/13/01
Teenager Worried about Pregnancy - 03/05/01
Right Time of Month to Get Pregnant - 02/20/01
Abortion Pill a Threat to Future Pregnancies? - 10/10/00
Folate Before Conceiving - 09/28/00
The need for prenatal vitamins - 09/28/00
- Gynecology
- Bleeding between Periods - 02/20/02
Over Three Years without a Period - 12/19/01
Missed Period but Not Pregnant - 08/17/01
Late Period and Not Pregnant - 06/21/01
Irregular Periods - 05/23/01
- Healthy Eating during Pregnancy
- Consuming Splenda during Pregnancy - 07/16/02
Drinking Too Much Water during Pregnancy - 02/06/02
Concerned about Eating Feta Cheese - 01/11/02
Diabetic's Concerns about Sugar-Free Foods - 11/27/01
Chewable Prenatal Vitamins - 08/17/01
Prenatal Vitamins and Weight Gain - 08/17/01
Eating Shellfish during Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Unable to Tolerate Iron - 02/28/01
Prenatal Vitamins - 11/06/00
Constipation from Prenatal Vitamins - 09/28/00
Folate Before Conceiving - 09/28/00
The need for prenatal vitamins - 09/28/00
Vegetarian diet in pregnancy - 09/28/00
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
- Preparing for Pregnancy after Severe Pre-eclampsia - 03/22/02
Recurrent Pre-eclampsia in Second Pregnancy - 01/29/02
Concerned about Pre-eclampsia in Future Pregnancies - 10/19/01
Long-Term Effects of Eclampsia during Pregnancy - 09/17/01
Can't Stand Being Pregnant Any Longer - 08/17/01
High Altitude and Pregnancy - 06/12/01
- Illness in Pregnancy
- Allergy Shots during Pregnancy - 03/22/02
Pregnancy and Mitral Valve Prolapse - 02/25/02
Seizure Disorder and Pregnancy - 02/25/02
Hyperthyroidism and a False Pregnancy Test - 01/24/02
Head Massage during Pregnancy - 11/13/01
Taking Cough Syrup When Pregnant - 09/27/01
Von Willebrand Disease in Pregnancy - 09/27/01
- Induction of Labor
- Short Labor with First Baby - 10/03/01
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Group B Strep & Birth Options - 07/16/02
Genital Warts during Pregnancy - 04/11/02
Severe Breast Tenderness during Pregnancy - 01/24/02
Treatment for Group B Strep during Labor - 12/04/01
- Infertility
- Only One Open Fallopian Tube - 03/22/02
The Cost of In Vitro Fertilization - 02/28/02
Oral Sex Followed by Home Insemination - 01/29/02
Two Children with Fertility Drugs, Now Pregnant Without - 01/24/02
Getting Pregnant at 39 - 01/11/02
Pregnant Soon after Being an Egg Donor - 12/19/01
Looking for Answers after Two Miscarriages - 12/04/01
Getting Pregnant with HIV-Positive Husband - 12/04/01
Using Fertility Drugs to have Twins - 12/04/01
Struggles with Tubal Pregnancies - 11/27/01
Conceiving with a Tipped Uterus - 11/20/01
Inadequate Luteal Phase - 11/20/01
Regretting Tubal Ligation - 10/19/01
Home Pregnancy Test Accuracy after In Vitro Fertilization - 10/18/01
Double Uterus Detected When Trying for Third Child - 10/18/01
Getting Pregnant at 51 - 10/11/01
Not Pregnant after Three Years - 07/18/01
Conceiving with Irregular Periods - 04/25/01
- Medications in Pregnancy
- Worried about Taking Medicines for Sarcoidosis in Pregnancy - 04/11/02
Allergy Shots during Pregnancy - 03/22/02
Treating Chlamydia during Pregnancy - 02/28/02
Seizure Disorder and Pregnancy - 02/25/02
Father Taking Hydrocodone during Conception - 01/24/02
Treatment for Group B Strep during Labor - 12/04/01
Coming off Postpartum Depression Medication - 11/06/01
Pregnant Soon after Hepatitis B Vaccination - 11/06/01
Pregnancy after Suicide Attempt - 10/19/01
Effect of Antidepressants on Home Pregnancy Tests - 10/19/01
Concerned about Pre-eclampsia in Future Pregnancies - 10/19/01
Treating Depression during Pregnancy - 10/11/01
TB Skin Test during Pregnancy - 10/01/01
Taking Cough Syrup When Pregnant - 09/27/01
Antidepressants in Pregnancy - 09/17/01
Taking Prozac While Pregnant - 09/11/01
When to Give Rhogam - 07/18/01
Taking Retin-A in Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Taking Water Pills in Pregnancy - 07/18/01
Taking Penicillin While Trying to Conceive - 07/18/01
More on Birth Defects Linked to Coumadin - 07/18/01
Topical Use of Retin-A While Pregnant - 07/18/01
Taking Synthroid during Pregnancy - 06/21/01
Father Taking Meds when Mother Conceived - 06/12/01
Taking Allergy Medicine when Pregnant - 06/12/01
Birth Defects Linked to Coumadin - 05/23/01
Sigmoidoscopy while Pregnant - 04/25/01
Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy - 02/28/01
- Menstrual Issues
- Getting Pregnant While Menstruating - 07/16/02
Confused about Relationship between Ovulation and Menstruation - 04/11/02
Abnormal Bleeding When Trying to Conceive - 02/25/02
Bleeding between Periods - 02/20/02
Extra Periods While on the Birth Control Pill - 01/17/02
Getting Pregnant at 39 - 01/11/02
Over Three Years without a Period - 12/19/01
Questions after Hysterectomy - 12/19/01
Tipped Uterus and Menstrual Cramps - 11/06/01
Bleeding Between Periods - 08/17/01
Missed Period but Not Pregnant - 08/17/01
Late Period and Not Pregnant - 06/21/01
Irregular Periods - 05/23/01
Absence of Menstrual Periods - 03/13/01
- Menstruation
- Confused about Relationship between Ovulation and Menstruation - 04/11/02
Daughter Had Her First Period and Then Nothing - 02/28/02
10-Year-Old with Only One Budding Breast - 02/08/02
Onset of Puberty in Girls - 02/08/02
Extra Periods While on the Birth Control Pill - 01/17/02
- Miscarriage
- Midwives and High Risk Pregnancy - 02/28/02
Pregnant with High Risk of Complications - 02/28/02
Looking for Answers after Two Miscarriages - 12/04/01
Effectiveness of Rhogam if Given Early in Miscarriage - 12/04/01
Curious about Miscarriage at 4½ Months - 11/06/01
Loss of Sexual Desire after Miscarriage - 11/06/01
Unsure if Miscarried or Still Pregnant - 11/01/01
Worried about Ectopic Pregnancy or Miscarriage - 11/01/01
Pregnancy Conceived While Using an IUD - 10/11/01
Father's Contribution to Miscarriage Risk - 09/27/01
When Your hCG Level Drops - 09/27/01
Subchorionic Hematoma in Early Pregnancy - 09/17/01
Chemical Pregnancy - 09/11/01
The Loss of One Twin Early in Pregnancy - 08/17/01
Losing a Full-Term Baby - 08/17/01
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