Dr. Jane Van Dis
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pasadena, CA
20 years experience female
Locations
Office
Pasadena, CA
About
Bio
Labor & Delivery Care, Fibroid Management, Vulvodynia, Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy, Hysteroscopy, Menorrhagia, Family Planning, Menopausal Health
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
United States: California
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
3.2K Answers
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Okay: If you are 8 months post delivery there really isn't much harm that you can do by exercising lower abdominal muscles. It's unlikely that there is some... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Totally normal for there to be no increase in size. Women are very different in this respect. Make sure you hear heartbeat at your next check up, but ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
No: What's different about the situation you describe is that there has been cervical shortening, which, in and of itself, increases your risk for preterm... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Hysteroscopy can definitely help you with evaluation of your ability to conceive. Sometimes there are septations or tissue curtains in the uterus tha... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Some women do have more bleeding after Mirena (levonorgestrel) placement. I tell my patients, it can take awhile for the Mirena (levonorgestrel) to g... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Definitely safe to take all of these medications in pregnancy and all together. Good luck with your pregnancy!
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
See doctor: The fact your stomach hurts can be a sign of problems related to pregnancy or could be your intestines. Would need additional information to make a d... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Irregular cycle: It sounds as if your cycles are very irregular. That can be difficult when you are trying to conceive. If you have been trying to conceive unsuccessf... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes, definitely: The most important thing to remember when exercising while pregnant is to stay well hydrated. We used to think that pregnant women shouldn't get thei... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Not: A lot of us have stress in our lives before we realize we are pregnant. While stress does release cortisone, the "stress hormone", there is almost no... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
December 23: My calculator says that you likely conceived on December 23rd, so that lines up perfectly with your dates. Good luck!
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Not many: Menstrual cups and menstrual discs are made of inert materials that typically have a much lower risk (approaching zero) of being associated with toxic... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Not sure: You took birth control pills for 5 days? That doesn't really suffice in terms of protection for pregnancy or control of your menstrual cycle. If you... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Swim straight: Most sperm are classified as having a motility score of 0 to 4. Forward progression, swimming straight, is classified on a scale based on their speed... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Every other day: Have sex every other day during days 9-16 of your ovulatory period. That is, 9 days after you started (not after you ended) your last period. Decre... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Right to source: The estrogen ring puts estrogen right where you need it for vaginal dryness. There's no need to take a pill when it's your vaginal wall that needs so... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Absolutely not: Normal range for fetal heart rate is 110 to 160. Your baby's heart rate is perfect. So long as you have good fetal movement, everything is fine.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Lochia: It's normal to have still some lochia coming from the uterus for up to 5-6 weeks following delivery. Unless you are having a lot of pain or itching i... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes and No: Cysts on one's ovary can inhibit fertility, so having them removed can increase your fertility. Having said that, women with cysts on their ovaries b... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Two possibilities: Unlikely that you are going through menopause at 36 years of age, but that's always a possibility. Average age for menopause is 51. More than likel... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Infection: Sometimes an infection in the vagina can cause this stabbing type of pain. Uterine pain is typically crampy in nature. Hopefully you haven't had any... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yeast: This sounds like a yeast infection, tinea corporis. Best is to use some over the counter antifungal cream and keep the area under the breasts as dry ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Unlikely: If you haven't had sex for 2 months, and then you have sex, and then the next day you have bleeding, that likely isn't implantation bleeding. Key wor... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Definitely safe. So long as it's comfortable for you, it's safe for the pregnancy. Some women have said that they go into labor after intercourse. ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Hmmm: The first thing that comes to my mind is a hernia, second is an ovarian cyst or dilated fallopian tube, something that has expanded in your reproduct... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Kidney function: Typically high protein in the urine is a sign that protein is leaking through the membranes in the kidney. Anything that causes damage to the kidney ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Ideally Plan B or the levonogesterol pill can decrease a woman's chances of becoming pregnant. Ideally this pill is taken as soon after the possible ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I had 2 periods , one 14 days and the other 10days and 5 days of spotting within a month and a half?
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
See a doctor: Women who have breakthrough bleeding should discuss this with a physician. It could be just a hormonal imbalance, but without a full physical and ana... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: I'm assuming that you are referring to depot Provera (medroxyprogesterone) (dp), the contraceptive. I have had patients take an oral contraceptive on... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Dysmenorrhea: Sometimes cramping with pain can be a sign of dysmenorrhea, or painful periods. Motrin or advil (ibuprofen) can be helpful for that. It sounds like ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Uterine lining: The uterus sheds its lining every month. Depending on your hormone levels sometimes women have dark brown spotting or small clots prior to have brigh... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Yes, definitely. You are going to release an egg from your ovary typically before you have a 'normal' menstrual cycle, so it's definitely possible to... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: No contraceptive is 100% effective other than abstinence. So, yes, you could be pregnant. Take a home pregnancy test and see. If you're concerned s... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Sometimes dyspareunia can be due to spasm of the pelvic floor muscles. I've had quite a few patients who benefit from physical therapy who have dyspar... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Hormone issues: Often times when we miss pills, there can be prolonged spotting. I would use a back up method of birth control until you get to the end of the pack (... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: You should be able to get a prescription for loestrin 24 or a generic equivalent at planned parenthood. Loesterin 24 is a birth control pill consider... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Normal : It's normal to have some bleeding following cryotherapy. Your bleeding could be from the cryotherapy, or it could be your period. If you don't have ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Maybe: It's natural and common for women to have changes in the cells on their cervix. The degree of changes (pre-cancerous changes, for example) determines... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
No: The two are not related at all. Hpv for the most part is confined to the squamous cells on the outermost portion of your cervix, of your vagina, vulv... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Likely: Your question had some spellings and symbols that i couldn't exactly understand. But if you're stating that you had a negative gonorrhea/chlamydia ur... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Unprotected sex can always lead to pregnancy.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
None: Your thyroid secretes a hormone and the thyroid hormone isn't replicated in nature. If you've been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder and placed on me... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
See a doctor: Likely dark urine is due to dehydration, but sometimes it could be more serious. I recommend that you make an appointment with your ob/gyn physician ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
No: Plan b helps to prevent ovulation, however if ovulation has already occurred prior to or just after intercourse, your girlfriend can still get pregnan... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Exercise is great for pregnancy. Lowers your blood pressure, lowers your risk for diabetes, decreases pain and length of delivery. The most important... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
It can: If you're worried it would be best to get a confirmatory negative test after you took your antibiotics. This can easily be done with a swab on the ce... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Sadly, no: Nuvaring is the only birth control just like it. The Mirena (levonorgestrel) iud has fewer hormones (and no estrogen), but, as you can guess from the... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yeast infection: It's common when a woman is on antibiotics to then get a yeast infection. If the vulva/vagina looks red and is tender that's most likely the case. T... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: If you are 33 and you had a tubal ligation 12 years ago (at age 21), then your chances for pregnancy are likely somewhere between 1:100 and 1:200. No... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jane Van Disanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Worried: I'm worried that you've likely contacted an std. Sounds like it could be herpes, chlamydia or gonorrhea. You should definitely go to a doctor or urg... Read More
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Feb 12, 2014
Dr. Van Dis is known for her excellent diagnostic and procedure skills. She has tremendous experience in the operating room, especially with minimally invasive gynecological procedures. Dr. Van Dis ...Read More
Aug 13, 2013
I recommend Dr. Van Dis. She is clearly very knowledgable about Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her responses are accurate, understandable & get to the meat of the matter. She is providing an excellent serv...Read More
Aug 10, 2013
Dr. Van Dis is a dear colleague I trained with at UCLA. She is an outstanding physician and patient advocate. Her bedside manner is very warm and caring and she truly enjoys what she does. Women's...Read More
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you I have been trying to get an answer for months and doctors kept treating each symptom instead of even looking at my cyst. I am not crazy yay
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This saved my life. Thank you. I know it's been almost a year but thanks to your answer I decide to wait a not do a D&C they want it to do. Today I hold my 4 month in my arms! Thank
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you :) it really does suck lol the endo is on my ureter tract too, it turned into a hard ball of endo now. :( getting surgery on 17th
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, SD
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
University of California at Los Angeles
Awards
American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award 2003
Japan Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology Presentation Award 2007
National Award Winner ACOG What's Write with Ob/Gyn 2004
Affiliations
American college of Obstetrics & Gynecology
National Vulvodynia Association
Board Certified - American Board of Obstetricians andn Gynecologists
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