Dr. Nicole Bullock
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abilene, TX
19 years experience female
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<h2>"I am devoted to providing women with attentive obstetric and gynecological care. I will help my patients to think better, feel better and live better. I believe it's a privilege to serve the people of my hometown. I am Nicole Koske Bullock. And I am here when you need me."</h2>
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nicole Bullockanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yep: yep! remember a 28 day cycle will shift a few days every month. smart phones have lots of different apps for tracking cycles! :)
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A female asked:
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Need a neg preg test: i'm sorry you miscarried.
you may start birth control as soon as you have a negative pregnancy test. that may be as soon as 2 weeks after a miscarria... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Having a short period may not be anything significant. Some months are just different. It is important to keep track of your monthly periods .... Star... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily: It is still early pregnancy .... So, we just need more time to see how things progress. At about 6-8 weeks you should see an OB doctor to confirm that... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No.: Having your belly button pierced will have no effect on your celiac disease.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Smart choices: A normal smart healthy diet is best in pregnancy. Do not eliminate calories. Eat plenty of meat / proteins and lots of vegetables. Healthy saturated f... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
August 5 - 15.: If you are 9 weeks now, you most likely conceived between august 5 ; 15. Have you seen a dr? They should be able to give you a more narrow answer if t... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes.: If you are taking birth control pills and have not missed a period, why do you think you are pregnant?
Do a pregnancy test first. If it's positive.... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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could be.: Could be implantation spotting or the beginning of a period. Just have to wait it out ... In another week or so you'll either have a period or a posit... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Hormones!: For women, their weight can effect their hormone balance. This is why it also effects your periods. Typically, being overweight, means you have too mu... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Could be: Blood work would confirm ovulation.
It is possible to ovulate earlier than the average person. This isn't bad, but could be key in helping you get ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
At least a month: Transitioning to being gluten free may take some time. The first few days, even weeks, you may feel pretty lousy. Even worse than before. For most peo... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
It's ok: This can be normal in early pregnancy. Take things easy. Avoid sex for a few weeks. Just be smart and wait and watch. If it becomes bright red &/or he... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Low chance.: If you are usually good about taking your pills and this is the first one you've missed all month, you are probably ok and your chance of pregnancy is... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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No.: You can only get pregnant with direct vaginal penetration. And even then, timing is everything. You are most likely to get pregnant around the time yo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Many: All of the side effects? How about the most common side effects? The most common side effects are irregular vaginal bleeding (irregular periods), whic... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Not likely: No, not likely .... But, it does but you at high risk for vaginal infection (like bacterial vaginosis or worse case scenario toxic shock syndrome). Ty... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Dr. visit.: You need to see a gynecologist, a urologist or a gyn/urologist. The next steps are physical exam and probably some kind of bladder study .... Cystomet... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Probably: This is not my area of expertise ...... But, i follow a primal / paleo diet by choice which is a grain free diet. If you look for "paleo" there is an ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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No.: There is no real evidence that taking Progesterone or other hormones with cause you to gain weight.
20 years ago when birth control pills were muc... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes!!!: Please talk to your doctor!
and start applying nutrition to heal yourself from your other remedies! good books to read .... "nourishing traditions"... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
See your doctor: It is hard to know whether or not it was really your mucous plug. Typically, you lose your mucous plug at the end of pregnancy, but it is not necessar... Read More
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A member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Old blood: Typically brown discharge is just old, residual blood. It is inconvenient that is lasting a while, but it is not concerning. Are you on birth control?... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nicole Bullockanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes.: Yes. Increased blood flow during or just before menses could cause tingling. Also, avoid tight fitting underwear or pants.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Doubtful.: If this is time for your regular period and you are bleeding, you are probably not pregnant.
You could always do a pregnancy test to check. :).
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: You are most fertile the 5 days after ovulation.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
No.: Following an induced / medical abortion or a spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) ... It is hard to know when that first ovulation will be.
I would ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes but unlikely: There are very rare tumors that produce the same hormone as found in pregnancy.
If there is no chance of sex having happened, you need to see a doct... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
True: It sounds like you are saying that you are having a normal period during your 'period pills week.' if that's the case, you are most likely not pregnan... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Irregular cycle: This is most likely just an irregular period. At 41, it is common to have irregular period cycles and are often part of the 'peri menopause' phase bef... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Normal: Sounds like a very normal period. Your symptoms are very common hormone symptoms that women experience during their periods. Taking over the counter m... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Good Hygiene: Bv (bacterial vaginosis) is a bacterial vaginal infection. It is caused by an overgrowth of bacteria when there has been a shift in the normal vaginal... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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May be normal: It is normal to have some vaginal discharge. Depending on the cycle of your hormones, discharge maybe thick and white, or clear and sticky. Or any var... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Medical History: The most important thing to discuss is your medical history. If you have any medical problems, you want them to be controlled before you get pregnant ... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Primary care or gyn: Typically, any primary care provider (family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics) should be able to manage vaginal symptoms / complaints. A gyneco... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ibuprofen: Ibuprofen would be my first recommendation for the occasional ovarian / ovarian cyst pain. If you have discomfort every month, birth control will keep... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Not recommended: Nitrofurantoin is a good anitbiotic choice that is often used during pregnancy. But, most often it is drug of choice for bladder infections (uti), not... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes.: It is very difficult and subjective to know whether your cervix rises during ovulation. Being able to tell it's soft is pretty good insight by itself.... Read More
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A female asked:
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Probably pms: Yeast infection is just poor timing (i suppose a yeast infection is always poor timing), but unrelated to your period or sore breasts. Tender breasts ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
10 days: It is about 10 - 14 days after ovulation that you would have a positive blood test. For urine, more like 14 days .... Usually right at the time of y... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Probably: The alcohol probably kills the sperm that it comes in contact with. The problem is that there are millions of sperms in ejaculate and sperm are good s... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Follow up: If you are 3 weeks pregnant, you may have a positive urine pregnancy test, but it would still be to soon to see on ultrasound. If you are having sympt... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
No.: Progesterone cream won't help. Prescription or over the counter. Avoid all soy products! having excess estrogen is most common because of being over w... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Pap screens cancer: A pap test or pap smear screen for cervical cancer. It is recommended that you start having pap smears done at age 21. A pap smear is done by doing a ... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes: Yes. Typically pms symptoms present 1 - 2 weeks before your period. Pms that starts around the 6th, could mean you should expect your period around th... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Not ideal: It is not recommended. There are occasions when general anesthesia is used during pregnancy, but we know it puts baby to sleep the same way it puts mo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Be patient: Bleeding is not necessarily continuous during menses. It may come and go. You said you started your period - so there was bleeding? Just wait it out, ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Yes.: Many of the common pms symptoms are similar to pregnancy symptoms.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
Friction: It could be related to just the physical act of sex and the friction of the vaginal mucosa that makes you feel dry. This can also lead to the feeling ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 19 years experience
You decide: I'm assuming that by "natural miscarriage" you mean that you did not have surgery, and that everything has since resolved? If you have stopped bleedin... Read More
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I would definately recommend this dr. I went to her because I am pregnant and from the first appointment she made me feel comfortable and not scared. I have another appointment coming up in 3 weeks be...Read More
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Aug 16, 2014
i missed my period the month of July my last period dated 23rd June I check through the preganews stick i get one horizontal redline, vertical redline
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have already been tested for everything. all is ngative. obgyn reffered me to dermatologist and they did biopsy of it yesterday. we shall see! thank u!
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Thanks for your quick reply! But I am wet all the time he said it like the walls of my vagina expand? I can feel the difference too..
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you they are regular but I am getting cramps twinges have been for 4 days!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, TX
Graduated 2004MD
Residency
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Abilene, TX - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Abilene, TX - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Abilene, TX - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Abilene Regional Medical Center
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