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“If you’re going back to work after having your baby and are breastfeeding, you’ll want to set yourself up for success to continue breastfeeding as long as you choose, and this starts by preparing much sooner than when you actually return,” says Dr. Pfaffenbach. ...
Quite often we receive questions from young women or their mothers about when they should come in for their first gynecological appointment. “It’s really a wellness opportunity that’s ideally scheduled before a young woman becomes sexually active,” says Wanda Vander...
Our Family Fertility office will be closed July 3rd –July 5th in observance of July 4th holiday. If you have an emergency or need to schedule a procedure there will be a nurse on call during this time for calls between 7 am –10 am Please call: (920) 738-6242
We would like to announce the retirement of Angela Lipschutz, Nurse Practitioner at Women’s Health Specialists. She has been a part of the Women’s Health team since 2009, but has practiced medicine since the age of 18. She will continue to see patients until May 1st....
We are honored and grateful to be voted the 2014 Best of the Valley OB/GYN Facility. This is the sixth year in a row that Women’s Health Specialists has received this award and to be recognized by our patients for our work is both encouraging and inspirational....
By Jeffery Cherney, MD - Obstetrician/Gynecologist One of the most devastating diagnoses for women is ovarian cancer, a disease that afflicts the female reproductive organs. The disease can strike at any age, but is most commonly identified in women ages 50 or older....
By Elina Pfaffenbach, MD Obstetrician/Gynecologist Recently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released the first medical guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of pregnant women exposed to the bacteria Listeria. Recent recalls of...
Angie Lipschutz, Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner (APNP) August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, a great time to encourage moms-to-be to consider breastfeeding their newborns. Breast milk is the perfect food and nourishment for your baby. If you choose...
By Elina Pfaffenbach, MD - Obstetrician/Gynecologist There have been a lot of questions about the recent publication of a new set of guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommending against annual pelvic exams for healthy, nonpregnant women....
By Wanda Vander Wyst, PA-C “You’re pregnant.” That news can trigger an array of different emotions in women, depending on their reproductive goals. You can control when and if you wish to pursue pregnancy. The challenge is to find the birth control option that best...