Frozen shoulder and menopause: the hormone link women miss
Dr. Shweta Patel, MD, FACOG Board-certified OB/GYN • U.S. Navy veteran (13 years) • Author, The Book of Hormones • Founder, Gaya Wellness Published November 11, 2025 • Updated May 1, 2026 Key Finding: A Duke Health study presented at the 2022 North American Menopause Society meeting found adhesive capsulitis in 3.95% of postmenopausal women […]
What to expect at your first gynecologist appointment
Dr. Shweta Patel, MD, FACOG Board-certified OB/GYN • U.S. Navy veteran (13 years) • Author, The Book of Hormones • Founder, Gaya Wellness Published November 5, 2025 • Updated May 1, 2026 Key Finding: Your first gynecologist appointment does not automatically require a pelvic exam. ACOG states that pelvic examinations should be performed when indicated […]
Obstetrics vs gynecology: what kind of care do you need?
Dr. Shweta Patel, MD, FACOG Board-certified OB/GYN • U.S. Navy veteran (13 years) • Author, The Book of Hormones • Founder, Gaya Wellness Published October 20, 2025 • Updated May 1, 2026 Key Finding: Obstetrics is pregnancy, birth, and postpartum medicine. Gynecology is reproductive, pelvic, sexual, and hormone care outside pregnancy. ACOG describes obstetrics and […]
How to get antibiotics for a UTI without seeing a doctor
Dr. Shweta Patel, MD, FACOG Board-certified OB/GYN • U.S. Navy veteran (13 years) • Author, The Book of Hormones • Founder, Gaya Wellness Published October 16, 2025 • Updated May 3, 2026 Key Finding: The 2010 IDSA/ESCMID guideline in Clinical Infectious Diseases lists nitrofurantoin 100 mg twice daily for 5 days as an appropriate first-line […]
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