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General obstetrician and gynecologist, with special interest and training in minimally invasive surgeries.
Honesty, up to date and evidence based care for my patients plus training the future generation of the health care providers is my passion.
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Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
United States: Illinois
Languages spoken
Persian
Doctor Q&A
57 Answers
3 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Could be normal: It could be normal, but if you never had pain with your periods and now you have it with high fever then it could be a sign of infection. Go to the er... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
You may be pregnant: Even with negative pregnancy test you may be pregnant. It is too early for urine pregnancy tests to detect your pregnancy at this time.
The pain coul... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Valuation?!: If by "valuation" you mean ovulation test, yes the test will work with both of these conditions.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
What kind of IUD?: If you had hormone releasing iud (mirena) it may take few months for your ovaries to start normal function.
Do you have regular periods after your i... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Nothing serious: It could be just a normal variation of the initial signs of your period.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It is quite normal..: Do not worry, you are fine. Normal periods are happening between 28 to 35 days.
Daily life stresses and significant weight changes in short time can ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes: Yes but i recommend to wait 24 hours after your injection.
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Tell me more...: What do you mean by "knot"?
If you don't have pain in your rectum then you do not have proctalgia. Proctalgia is a very painful spasm of some muscles... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: Most studies does not show any increase in the rate of miscarriage if you are taking the pills by mistake during your pregnancy.
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A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Needs physical exam: Type of pain you described is very similar to the neurological pain. It could be due to pressure on the nerves that comes to this area from your spine... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It's possible: We have a long list of sexually transmitted diseases with different lengths of prodromal periods. Most of them will show the symptoms in about 7 days ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Mostly no: It could be just a musculoskeletal pain due to changes of your cartilages during pregnancy and being softer. If you had heavy work try to decrease it ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Repeat the test: If you are sexually active, then repeat the pregnancy test in 1-2 weeks.
It could be an early sign for a miscarriage too.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes: Yes it is quite possible!
use a pregnancy test in 7-10 days if you did not have your period.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Probably...: Yes it looks like you have an infection. Some infections does not have smell. You need to be examined and tested.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes and no!: No morning sickness... Good for you! if the fetal heart rate is normal then you are one of the lucky mothers without morning sickness!
low urine outp... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No : Most likely not! This could be normal period. Although occasionally we have very early miscarriage that happens almost the same time as expected day f... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: These are completely different entities.
Both may cause infertility and pain and irregular periods, but there is no relationship between these 2.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
As previous schedule: Even with one ovary you will be a completely normal woman. So if you had a regular period before your surgery you can expect the same afterward too.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Not always...: Birth controls usually does not cause any skin discolorations. You may have them because of your pregnancy. But if they does not disappear after deliv... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes: They are usually quite accurate. But if it gives you constant error message it may have some malfunction issues.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
2-3 wks: If you took the pills in the 72 hours window after the relationship, then most likely there were effective. You could have your period between 1-2 wee... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
What hormone?: Hrt usually is for the people after the menopause. You are not in that age yet, what kind of hormone you are taking?
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Not serious: If you are talking about outer part of your vagina (vulva and labia) and it is painful too, then most likely it is a Bartholin's cyst. It could be qui... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It's possible: If you have regular monthly periods, then your ovulation window would be 25-27 of nov.
The spotting most likely is not related to pregnancy, althoug... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It is possible: It is possible. But if you are sure that it was a protected sex then the likelihood is less.
It might be just initiation of your period.
If there w... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It is different: Ibs and proctalgia are different diseases.
Proctalgia is sudden and temporary spasm of some muscles in your pelvis around the rectum. If by "knot" yo... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes: For most of the gyn examinations being in period is acceptable. If you are going for pap smear it may cause some difficulties though.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Start a new package : Start a new package after 5 days of bleeding. Do not wait for your period to be finished, after 5 days start the new package and be careful you do not... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It could be normal: Morning after pills usually works best in the first 24 hours after intercourse. But they are still effective even after 72 hours.
The pain and bleedi... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
25%: In general population the chance of pregnancy in each month with regular unprotected intercourse would be about 25%. Having plan B 3 weeks ago has no ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No relation: These findings are not related!
Nabothian cysts are harmless enlarged cervical glands that may happen for all women.
Producing follicles (eggs) is the... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Couple of them: Burning and itching are different. Itching could be from scabies or even pubic lice transmitted through sexual activity. Burning could be a sign of he... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No worries!: Microgestin is a hormonal birth control. Any hormonal birth control, specially in the first few weeks of initiation, may cause slight engorgement and ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: No there is no relationship between expired IUD and your symptoms. Although you have to remove/replace your IUD but for your symptoms I recommend to s... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: Antibiotics usually does not have any effect on contraceptive effects of depo-shot.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Different symptoms..: It depends where the lesions are located and what is the severity.
It could be quite asymptomatic to sever pelvic pain, infertility and irregular per... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
You may be pregnant!: If you are sexually active then you might be pregnant. Otherwise occasional irregularity in periods are quite common.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Need to be examined: You have to be examined by a gynecologist to rule out any other causes.
No period after Depo-Provera shots are normal but not over 10-12 months.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: Between 15 and 16 weeks is the recommended time for 2nd blood test in sips. So there is no difference between these 2. It could be done even later but... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Most likely not...: Age is very important and you need to have an evaluation for your ovaries to see if they can produce eggs or not.
In any case the chance of pregnancy... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Possible allergic...: Here we have 2 factors, what type of lube he used and if he had ejaculated in your mouth or not.
Either of them may cause allergic/inflammation react... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No medication needed: Usually warm compress, gentle massage and routine breast feeding and/or using breast pump in women works very good.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Yes: The best results for laser skin removal is dark hair and white skin. But it doesn't mean that you can not have laser hair removal, although it may nee... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
What cream?: What kind of cream you are using?
If you have the discharge while you are using the cream it could be normal. But if you finished the treatment and s... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: If both of you are and were faithful and had your first relation ship together then there is no chance for getting sti.
But remember sti could even b... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: No it is not because of the pills. It may happen for any women even without the pills.
It is just a mistake of the nature so the wrong egg is being c... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
It depends...: What was the size and the nature of the first cyst? Benign or not?
Uterus usually can not have cysts, so please tell me more. Is this a new cyst in y... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
No: No it is a normal variation. Nothing is wrong with you.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ali Khazaeianswered
Gynecology 26 years experience
Breast?: If you are talking about a lump in your breast, then yes it could be normal. If the size and its consistency is unchanged every month then it is most ... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Khazaei is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Khazaei is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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May 24, 2017
want to have sex with him
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Although I'm still unsure as to what my problem is, Im relieved to hear it's not likely one of those rare but awful mirena horror stories.
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Thanks for your quick reply! I'm 25 never been pregnant I weigh 185 got on depo b/c of severe cramp
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Thanks for your quick reply! Im worried... this is my baby...i dont want to have miscarriage
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences AKA Ferdowsi University, Iran
Graduated 1997MD
Residency
St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago
Completed 2008
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