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• 1 JaimeCoyne // Jun 27, 2008 at 10:07 am

  Hi Dr. Greenfield

  Due to Medical Mutual not covering your services, I had to leave your care behind 3 years ago. Since then I’ve been looking for a new doctor and have struggled in finding one I trust and respect. I guess I’m still very appreciative of the time you cared for me. You are such an amazing doctor - Thank you! Today I’m faced with a decision and my husband suggested I contact you, I’m not sure if I should do that via this site or if I should schedule a consultation appointment with you and just pay the out of pocket expense. Bottom line, we have two beautiful children and my cycles have changed drastically, from a lack of one each month to one every two weeks, then lasting for eight days. It’s really disrupting my life, I’m always tired, experience extreme highs and lows and am filled with anxiety. My new dr. just prescribed Femcon fe this wed, which I’m hesitant to take now that I’m reading poor reviews. The other alternative which she has presented to me is sterilization through novasure + essure. Bottom line I want to make the best decision for not only me but also my family.

  Will you assist me through this decision, whether it be electronic or in office?

  Thanks,
  Jaime Coyne (former Shuster)

• 2 Marjorie Greenfield // Jul 14, 2008 at 12:31 pm

  Hi Jaime
  Great to hear from you–and thanks for the compliments. Sorry for the delay–I didn’t see your comments until just now.
  I think that this is a conversation we should have directly, not over a public website. Please call the office and they can pull out your old chart and we can talk on the phone. If it gets very involved you may want to schedule an appointment, but let’s start there.
  Talk to you soon,
  MG

• 3 les1834 // Jul 20, 2008 at 6:09 pm

  I found this part on an article at http://www.prevention.com/sex and wanted to see what your thoughts were and if you agree.
  Because I’m Taking Care of the Baby “Most OB/GYNs don’t tell you that one in six marriages ends in divorce within a year after the birth of the first child,” says Goldstein, who is also an instructor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders in New York City and Washington, DC. “Roughly 86 percent of women have some sexual dysfunction in the first year after they have a child.” Fatigue and the delirious love you feel for your new baby play a role in sidetracking your sex life, but much of it is hormonal. “Nursing can affect your libido and your ability to be aroused, and it can even make sex painful,” says Goldstein.

  Breastfeeding lowers your body’s production of the three chemicals you need for a healthy sex life–the hormones estrogen and testosterone and the brain chemical dopamine–as it turns all the body’s attention, via the hormone prolactin, to milk production. You lose your desire for sex and your body isn’t able to prepare for it even if you do get the urge. Without enough estrogen, your vaginal walls thin out and don’t produce the lubrication you need for intercourse, so sex can hurt. (A similar problem occurs during menopause.)

• 4 Marjorie Greenfield // Jul 20, 2008 at 6:29 pm

  Wow! That is one long and comprehensive article! I find it hard to believe that one in six marriages ends within a year of the first baby, but that is a stressful time in many relationships–and it usually isn’t only about the sex.

  For pain with sex, I recommend a visit to the gynecologist. But for many of the other issues, communication is key. Those first months can be really hard, but most couples do make it through. It does, however, take some work–and that work is mostly in the area of communication. One new book on this subject I think is great: Babyproofing Your Marriage by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone.

  Does this get at what you are asking?

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