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Told by Louis John’s and Leonard James’ mommy, Olivia Koepke It all started when I was 20 weeks pregnant with fraternal twin boys. We had our 20-week anatomy scan and learned Baby A was measuring a few days ahead of Baby B, while this was something worth watching, we...
Becoming a physician requires many things: determination, attention to detail, a strong work ethic and intelligence, just to name a few. Fortunately, all of our physicians at Women’s Health Specialists have all of these traits, but there are two people we’d like to...
Building long-lasting relationships with patients is a top priority for each of the physicians at Women’s Health Specialists, and our doctor-nurse teams play a big role in fulfilling that priority. “One of the best parts of being an OB/GYN physician in the Fox Valley...
“Between 24 and 28 weeks of your pregnancy you’ll be tested for gestational diabetes, which is a high blood sugar condition that a woman might develop during pregnancy,” says Dr. Tina Ramsey, an OB/GYN physician with Women’s Health Specialists. “Although, if you’re...
Pelvic support problems are typically encountered by women who have had children and elderly women. Pelvic organ prolapse occurs in women when the muscles of their pelvic floor are no longer able to support the pelvic organs. “Many women have some degree of pelvic...
As an OB/GYN practice in the Fox Valley, we focus so heavily on women’s care topics and pregnancies, so with Father’s Day coming up we thought it’d be fun to take a look at the other person who is frequently in the delivery room – the father. “I know exactly how...
Dr. Kennedy, an OB/GYN physician with Women’s Health Specialists, offers our pregnant patients a slightly different training background that features a unique midwifery component. She attended medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and graduated...
Women have been cautioned for years about their biological clock and the risks of pregnancy past age 35. While women do need to be aware of certain factors, the fertility door by no means closes at age 35. As shared in the article Getting Pregnant Past Age 35 -...
Receiving Christmas cards is a wonderful part of the season, and when our physicians receive cards from patients it warms their hearts in a special way during the holidays. “It absolutely makes my day when I get a Christmas card from a patient with photos of their...
As 2017 will undoubtedly be a year of new beginnings and positivity, it also marks the time that we announce the retirement of Dr. Ernesto Acosta. He has been a familiar, kind and knowledgeable asset not only to the Women’s Health Specialists practice, but to the Fox...