The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga

How to manage menopause and the symptoms you may be experiencing.

Even though menopause is a natural part of aging and every woman will go through it, each experience is unique. Changes in your body will happen slowly, usually between the ages of 45 and 55. During menopause, your body is slowly producing less estrogen and progesterone, hormones that prepare the lining of the uterus for fertilized eggs among other things.

Preeclampsia Awareness Month

May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month and here at Greenville OB/GYN, we want to make sure you have all the information you need to protect yourself and your baby. Preeclampsia is a unique condition to women and their pregnancy in which a mother’s blood pressure spikes without warning signs or explanation.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 101

Since it is National Infertility Awareness Week, we’d like to shed some light on the most common cause of anovulatory infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, otherwise known as PCOS. 1 in 10 women in the United States are diagnosed with PCOS in their lifetime...

Girls' Adolescence Seminar

If your daughter is between the ages of 9 and 14 and you are like most parents, you have probably noticed some increased tension in the house. If there is one thing adults can all agree on, it’s that adolescence can be a stressful and confusing time for everyone. As our children reach puberty, constant growth and change are inevitable both physically and mentally.

Heart Health Month

February is National Heart Health Month and since heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, we thought we'd share some important facts with you. Heart disease is, for the most part, avoidable so it is important that you are making healthy choices in your diet and in your cardiovascular health through exercise. Just one 30-minute walk a day can help reduce your risk.

GOB Physicians Honored by UNC-Chapel Hill

The new UNC Horizons Program’s prenatal clinic is dedicated to the three physicians, some of the first OB-­‐GYNs in Eastern North Carolina.

How Dr. Papanicolaou Changed History for Women

In the early 1900’s cervical cancer was the number one cause of death in women. Medical science has come a long way since then and, while it still claims about 4,000 lives in America each year, cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable. All it took was the development of an early detection test to turn the tables on cervical cancer.

It's Not Too Late for Your Flu Shot

With flu activity increasing and family and friends planning gatherings for the holidays, now is the perfect time to get your flu vaccine. A flu vaccine doesn’t just protect you. By getting vaccinated you are protecting your family, friends, coworkers and people in your community that may be unable to get a flu vaccination. This is especially important if you have a child with asthma or an infant under the age of 6 months.

Prematurity Awareness Month and What You Need To Know

November is Prematurity Awareness Month and since delivering babies is what we do best, we wanted to shed some light on premature births in the United States. Preterm birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation. Statistics show that 1 in 10 babies will be born prematurely. Research also tells us that while we can certainly outline some of the contributing factors for preterm birth, many times, there is no known cause. This is why prenatal care is so vital to both the mother and the infant in the 40 weeks leading up to delivery.