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Choosing a gynecologist or pregnancy care provider may seem like just choosing another doctor, but the highly personal nature of obstetric care makes the decision an important one. Here at Doylestown Women’s Health Center we have been providing high quality pregnancy care and gynecologic services to the women of Bucks County for over 20 years

Have you found yourself alphabetizing the spice rack, color coding your closet, or deep cleaning the whole house? You may be nesting, a pre-labor instinct that helps get you and your home ready for baby and helps pass the time, helping make those last weeks (that feel like years) go by a little faster.

When it comes to deciding which type of birth control fits into your lifestyle, there are many things to consider. With the sheer amount of types of contraceptives on the market, you have lots of options available to you! Here are some of the most popular types of birth control that you can choose from.

Endometriosis is something that 10% of women face once they’ve hit reproductive age. Here you can learn about the symptoms and stages of the disease as you continue to monitor your own health throughout your life.

Pregnancy is one of life's greatest adventures, and at Doylestown Women's Health Center, we're proud to help women navigate pregnancy by offering comprehensive obstetric services & care.

As a result of changing guidelines and increased restrictions from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) as well as recommendations from the Chief Medical Office of Doylestown Hospital regarding social distancing, particularly in medical environments, we are clarifying our policy for the office regarding visitors.

Doylestown Health’s VIA Maternity Center has made a few adjustments to their educational classes for OB patients inlight of the COVID-19 crisis. While they have canceled all in-person education classes, they are still committed to providing education and support through other resources.

An important announcement from our doctors regarding COVID-19.

At Doylestown Women's Health Center, our mission is to help women throughout Doylestown and the surrounding areas get the care they need for a healthy, happy life, and we're proud to provide a wide variety of services ranging from gynecology to comprehensive obstetric care. Our female OBGYNs will work closely with you to provide the care you need through every stage of pregnancy, and we strive to be a resource for information on what to expect, as well. And if you're heading into the second trimester of your pregnancy and are unsure what it will be like, we can provide some guidance.

The first trimester can be difficult but also so rewarding; you're growing a human after all! Learn what to expect during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnancy isn't always as easy to achieve as it seems, and if you've been struggling, here are a few easy, natural ways to boost your fertility.

At your women’s health center in Doylestown, PA, we are dedicated to providing you with the highest quality care during all phases of your reproductive life. During pregnancy, your macronutrient intake needs grow significantly but it can be difficult to rely on food alone to supply you with what you need. That’s why we are pleased to offer the following tips on essential pregnancy supplements to ensure you’re getting the nutrients both you and your baby need.

If you are a middle-aged woman in Doylestown, PA, who is experiencing strange symptoms such as mood swings and hot flashes, you may be going through menopause. Menopause is a normal hormonal change that happens in a woman’s body as she ages. There is more than one treatment for menopause symptom relief in Doylestown, PA.

At Doylestown Women’s Health Center, we are dedicated to providing our patients with exceptional care to help them live a healthy life for years to come. Unfortunately, cervical cancer is very common in females. It is for this reason that we provide the HPV vaccination for those in Doylestown, PA. Keep reading to learn who makes the ideal candidate for vaccination, HPV vaccination pros and cons and health tips!

Pregnancy is a life-changing experience. It brings on many physical and emotional changes while requiring lifestyle changes as well. Because of this, it’s important to know as soon as possible to ensure the best pregnancy care from the start. Here are some of the early signs you may be pregnant.

As you move into your second trimester of pregnancy, some pretty fascinating and interesting changes will happen with your baby and yourself. At Doylestown Women’s Health Center, we want to ensure all of your pregnancy care needs are met and all of your questions are answered by our skilled doctors and OB-GYNs.

Learn how to eat healthy throughout your pregnancy with Doylestown Women’s Health Center. We will ensure comprehensive pregnancy care for you & your baby!

Think you might be getting a UTI? Don't worry, we can help. Follow these simple steps to prevent a UTI or schedule an appointment for treatment today!

Doylestown Women's Health Center has partnered with the Central Bucks County YMCA to help pregnant women and new moms stay healthy by offering three months of free membership and childcare. Read the article below to learn more!

Here at Doylestown Women’s Health Center, providing women with the care and support they need is what we do, from obstetric and gynecological care to information that can help prepare them for motherhood. That’s why we’ve put together this guide on some little known facts about your newborn that you should know.

If you're starting on the journey of pregnancy, you're probably discovering all sorts of things – some fun and some less so – about your body and your baby. But one of the things that almost all pregnant women experience is cravings. While you're pregnant, you'll be eating for two, and all too often your baby has some strange tastes! At the Doylestown Women's Health Center, we're proud to be a comprehensive resource for every part of the pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting process. To help you prepare for the onslaught of hunger, here are a few of the most common cravings pregnant women experience.

At the Doylestown Women's Health Center, our mission is to serve as a comprehensive resource for women on every front of feminine health issues – and pregnancy is one of our most important specialties. If you've recently become pregnant or are considering pregnancy, congratulations! It's an exciting journey, and we're here to help at every step of the way. But if your blood type is O negative or any other negative blood type, you may be at risk for Rh incompatibility. While this used to be a serious issue, modern medicine has developed new treatments for Rh incompatibility that can protect you and your baby.

From women faced with a possible unplanned pregnancy to those who are trying to conceive for the first time, the amount of time that it takes to get pregnant is always a common topic for questions here at Doylestown Women’s Health Center. Unfortunately, even experts can’t pinpoint the exact amount of time that it takes to get pregnant since there are many different factors that can influence conception, there are general time frames that most pregnancies follow along with. Below is more information on the amount of time it takes to get pregnant, and how long it takes the average couple to conceive.

According to the New York Times, research shows that "The long-term use of oral contraceptives reduces the risk for ovarian and endometrial cancers, and the effect is especially evident in smokers, the obese and those who exercise infrequently, a new study found."

Pregnancy is one of the most exciting journeys a woman can take in life – but for many new moms, it can be a scary one as well. After all, entering a pregnancy for the first time comes with a lot of unknowns. How bad will morning sickness get? What do I have to avoid to help my baby grow? What should I expect during pregnancy? At Doylestown Women's Health Center, we understand how uncertain pregnancy can be, and our mission is to help keep you and your baby health through every stage of pregnancy. If you're getting ready to be a new mom, here's what you should expect during the first trimester of pregnancy.

October is a special month for us here at Doylestown Women's Health Center – and no, it has nothing to do with Halloween! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as a proud provider of pregnancy care, OB/GYN services, and comprehensive healthcare to women throughout the Bucks County area, we are passionate about honoring and celebrating this important holiday. The breast cancer awareness movement has fundamentally changed public perception of cancer – and it continues to make a positive impact through initiatives like Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Trying to conceive? An important first step to take before you start trying to conceive is to go see your doctor for a checkup. Ideally, this should be during your cycle just before you start trying. After all, you’ll want to know about any underlying medical conditions and make sure you are healthy before you start trying to conceive. Follow these top 5 tips from Doylestown Women's Health Center and find out what you can do to get pregnant faster!

So, you took a pregnancy test and got a positive result. Now what? Pregnancy can be an exciting time, but it can also be a time of uncertainty. That’s why we’re here to help you navigate this unchartered territory and make sure your pregnancy goes as smoothly as possible. Read more!

At Doylestown Women's Health Center, we're proud to provide world-class pregnancy care, OB/GYN services, and women's healthcare procedures. We want each one of our patients to maintain a holistically healthy lifestyle, and we feel patient education is a vital part of that goal. To help you maintain optimal health and make the best choices possible about your health care, we've compiled some helpful information about intrauterine devices – more commonly known as IUDs.

At Doylestown Women's Health Center, we're proud to provide world-class obstetric and gynecology services to women throughout the Doylestown area, and we strive to take a compassionate approach to care. We believe patient education is critical to overall health and well-being, which is why we're always happy to talk with our patients and answer any questions they may have about their health care – and generally, we always prefer to be the ones answering those questions. The Internet has made a wealth of health information available at the touch of a button, and while that's often a good thing, it should never replace the conversations you have with a qualified professional OB/GYN or women's health care provider. Here are a few of the reasons we urge caution when consulting websites like WebMD for your women's healthcare information.

If you’ve experienced that constant and intense urge to urinate and a burning feeling when you do, you are not alone. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in five women will experience a UTI, or urinary tract infection, at some point in her life. But some experts estimate that number is more like half of all women. And many of those women will have repeat infections.

Getting pregnant can be one of the most joyful moments of your life: you're starting one of life's richest, most challenging, and most rewarding journeys. And, lucky for you, one of the first steps is also one of the most fun – telling your family! While some families may prefer a more serious, straightforward conversation, announcing a pregnancy to family can also be an opportunity to have some fun while celebrating the occasion.

Finding out you're pregnant can be one of the most exciting or most terrifying moments of your life – or both at the same time! But if you've conceived with a significant other, you now have the task of announcing the pregnancy to your special someone. Considering this is such big news, you may want to put some thought into how you tell them.

Last week, the New York Times published an article about DHA, a “brain-nourishing” omega-3 fatty acid found in most infant formulas and prenatal nutritional supplements. Recent studies by the Cochrane Collaboration concluded that there isn’t a clear connection between formula with DHA and improved brain development in infants. In spite of this conclusion, many experts still believe that DHA is important for infants’ development and should be included in formulas.

At Doylestown Women's Health Center, we're always looking out for ways to make it easier to stay healthy as a woman. Our commitment to your health and lifestyle extends past just your pregnancy and into your journey as a mother, and if you have a new baby on the way or have recently welcomed a child into the world, there are a number of products out there that make the beginning of the motherhood experience easier. Check out these 7 must-have products for making the start of motherhood a little bit easier!

The New York Times recently published an article about new discoveries in babies’ language learning. Using children who were born in one country and quickly adopted into another, researchers found that babies can hear languages before and after they’re born. They’re able to perceive sounds of one language while in the womb and carry those perceptions into their speaking skills later in life, giving them the ability to pronounce certain sounds that aren’t existent in the language they learn to speak after birth.

Are you prone to anxiety or fear when it comes to doctor’s office and important health analyses? Here at Doylestown Women’s Health Center, it is our goal to help you remain as comfortable and at ease as possible during your appointments. The idea of a gynecology appointment may initially make you feel uncomfortable and anxious, but that doesn’t have to be the case.

The doctors and staff at Doylestown Women’s Health Center are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Stork Club, a one-stop hub for all the information our expectant patients will need for proper pregnancy care and management. We will be using this section of our website to provide pregnant women everything they’ll need to prepare for their appointments, understand what to expect through pregnancy, and more.

Now is the perfect time to get your flu shot (as well as any other month soon following October). Here at Doylestown Women’s Health Center in Doylestown, PA, your health is our priority, and we are here to offer you the tips and tools to stay as healthy as possible this season! Our helpful and compassionate staff is here to answer any questions you may have, at any time. To begin, we are highly encouraging flu vaccinations in order to keep yourself and those around you free from the infection.

Stress doesn’t have to be caused by a traumatic event. Your Bucks County OBGYN doctors at Doylestown Women’s Health Center know that women experience stress from a variety of life events, such as starting a new job, moving to a new city, or having a baby.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. About 14 million Americans are infected annually, and nearly every sexually active person becomes infected at some point in their life. Additionally, it causes 90 percent of cervical cancer cases in women and most cases of cancer of the vulva, penis, vagina and oropharynx (the area encompassing the tonsils, tongue and back of the throat). Some strains of HPV can also cause genital warts.

It is important for girls and women to stay on top of their annual checkups to keep their health in order. This type of important annual examination which is often referred to as “well-woman” visit, focuses on the female reproductive system and sexual health. The point of a well-woman exam is to keep you healthy and to give your doctor the opportunity to find and deal with any problems while they’re minor, before they have the opportunity to turn into bigger issues.

If you are thinking about gettingpregnant, here are some helpful changes to make to your lifestyle that will improve both your health and the health of your baby, courtesy of the team at Doylestown Women’s Health Center.

Doylestown Women’s Health Center was featured this month in the August/September issue of Bucks County Women’s Journal, where we discuss the Zika virus and how to prevent yourself from getting it if you are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant. As an expecting mother, the best way to protect yourself is to refrain from traveling to any area where the Zika virus has been confirmed. However, if avoiding travel isn’t an option, you should speak with your doctor about your travel plans and get an evaluation prior to your departure date.

At Doylestown Women's Health Center, our doctors proudly provide the highest quality OB/GYN services to women of all ages in the Bucks County, PA community. Naturally, giving birth can trigger a slew of powerful emotions from sheer joy and excitement to anxiety and fear. Even though childbirth is supposed to be a happy time, some new mothers experience some degree of emotional vulnerability after giving birth which is a common phenomenon that's referred to as the “baby blues.”

In early April 2016, Dr. Carolyn Ianieri, DO medical director of Obstetrics & Gynecology here at Doylestown Women's Health Center was featured in a Doylestown Health video where she spoke of how much she enjoys meeting her patients during their first pre-natal visit with us. In the video, Dr. Ianieri explained how she fell in love with obstetrics at pre-med school when witnessing her first delivery. The video also features a first-time mom named Victoria, who spoke very highly of the extraordinary care she received from Dr. Ianieri.

With the outdoor temperatures rising, soon summer will be here, which means it's time to store away those baggy sweat pants and sweaters that cover your body all winter and pull out the more revealing summer attire. This is also the time of year when many women are looking for sunscreens to protect their skin against the harmful effects of the sun. But not all sunscreens are created equal as some provide higher levels of protection than others. With so many choices in sunscreen products, it can be very tricky to know how to best protect your face & body from the harmful effects of the sun. Here is an overview of what every woman should know about sunscreens including how to choose the right one.

The doctors and staff at Doylestown Women's Health Center are dedicated to treating every patient we see with the utmost care and attention.

The doctors and staff at Doylestown Women's Health Center understand that some of our patients are entering the unknown as single mothers.

“I had surgery recently at Doylestown Hospital and would like to publicly thank my wonderful surgeon, Dr. Jean Fitzgerald, and her wonderful team. They were great. I would also like to express my thanks to the entire staff of the Same Day Surgery Department. They were so helpful and caring. We are so fortunate to have Doylestown Hospital in our area..."

We are pleased and excited to announce that Kimberly Schea, CRNP has joined the care team at Doylestown Women's Health Center! Our OB/GYN office is located at 708 N. Shady Retreat Road, Suite #7, Doylestown, PA.

A story that has dominated the news of late is about the spread of the Zika Virus. This virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection that was first discovered in Uganda in the late 1940s and is common in Africa and Asia. The Zika Virus began spreading widely in the Western Hemisphere during the spring of 2015 when an outbreak occurred in Brazil. As a result of the rapid spread of the virus, the World Health Organization has declared the Zika Virus an international public emergency, due to the growing concern that the virus causes birth defects.

We are sad to announce that our own, Dr. Sendzik, has announced his retirement. Please wish him well and see below what he has to say to the patients of Doylestown Women’s Health Center.

There is no feeling that quite compares to the feeling you get when you are expecting your first child. You are most likely full of anticipation and excitement but at the same time a bit nervous and apprehensive, which are perfectly normal feelings to have when you have a new baby on the way.

August is National Breastfeeding Month! Breastfeeding has a number of short and long term benefits for both the baby and the mother. Our doctors at Doylestown Women's Health Center highly recommend breastfeeding. Read this month's blog to learn more!

Did you know that a healthy pregnancy begins before the pregnancy test is positive? The best time to start planning for your pregnancy is before you conceive!

We want your pregnancy and birth to be the experience that you hoped for. If you are thinking about having a baby, we encourage you to schedule a pre-pregnancy consultation with one of our doctors to discuss important pregnancy related issues. Give us a call at (215) 340-2229!

We appreciate you visiting our blog. If you are interested in making an appointment to see one of our doctors for any obstetric or gynecologic situation, please do so by contacting us at (215) 340-BABY (2229) during our business hours. We look forward to hearing from you! If you are a new patient, and unfamiliar with the services we offer, take a look at what you can expect at your first gynecologic or obstetric visit.