Dr. Norma Jo Waxman
Primary Care, Family Medicine
San Francisco, CA
35 years experience female
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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.
Family Medicine
Adolescent Medicine
Gynecology
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United States: California, New Mexico
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391 Answers
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Ask ENT: Depends if the outpatient surgical center is equipped and experienced jangling the procedure
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
You Need exam: Please see a doctor or another health care provider comfortable with genital infections to be diagnosed and treated
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Need exam to know: Your cough was likely to be caused by a virus, Which is why it is not resolved with anabiotics. If you have fever or shortness of breath, please be ... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Call your MD n: Please contact the MD who did your procedure and review your symptoms. This may be expected level of discomfort, or may be symptoms of an alarming c... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes normal: Continuous cycling with Yasmin and most BCPs are entirely safe. Woman commonly have breakthrough bleeding on the pill, especially with lower dose estr... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Go to ER now: The symptoms you describe sound very concerning. While this may be normal, after delivering a baby, the body experiences extreme physiologic changes, ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Go to the hospital. : Your daughter needs evaluation for Her diarrhea in person. I don’t know if she’s had vomiting or fever, but regardless I hope she’s hydrated.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes- WhyRU worried: Do you have other allergies do you have family history of a shellfish allergy? Have you ever had a reaction to iodine?
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A female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Were you pregnant? : Could this be an early miscarriage? How bad was your fall? Where did you hit yourself? Seek medical exam if concerned
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends : The discharge could mean many things. Do you have any smell or itching? Did you use a condom? This could be due to an STD or could be normal. Are you... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not ideal: You ideally should get a to normal weight before you get pregnant. Obesity increases your risk of blood clots, diabetes and other medical complicatio... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends: are you on hormonal birth control? If so then the bleed you have between cycles may continue to get lighter and lighter. Yif you are on the pill or ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Ignore: Sleep with a pillow between your knees on your side, or under your knees if you sleep on your back.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Ignore: If you immediately put ice on injuries you may prevent developing a bruise. Use pain meds.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Sounds like a STD: Vaginal itching and burning can be from irritation from a new soap or panties. Could also be a yeast infection. What needs to get checked out on exam... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Diabetes management: You need to speak with her diabetes specialist, but it is almost always safer to have patience sugar run a little high than too low. Hypoglycemia can ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends on ACL Tear: If you are 27 and athletic and have a significant tear, most people in the US would recommend an operative repair. However, depending on the tear a... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Need X-ray and eval: If you haven't been seen yet by a doctor, please go to the ER or see an ear, nose and throat specialist ( ENT). You may have a facial fracture and ner... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Don't panic: This is most likely not angina or heart related. However if it continues I would chew an aspirin and go to the hospital for evaluation
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A female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Did you hit your head?: This could be due to many things, but if it's not from trauma it could be an ingrown hair or a rash
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not ovarian cyst: Is there any chance that you could be pregnant? This could be a miscarriage, or more concerning would be an ectopic pregnancy. Are you having pain an... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Monitor your symptom: If you're breathing gets worse you should consider going to the hospital for an evaluation. In the future do not use those type of cleaning products w... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
When the patient is having the fever is there any change in the bleeding time if so give one reason?
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Unclear question: Please re-ask your question with more details.
I don’t know what you mean by bleeding time. Are you referring to a blood test? Are you referring to t... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Rash after sex: It is unclear to me if the rash you are describing is on your legs or your fingers, but regardless, whenever somebody has a rash that starts after se... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Probably normal : It sounds like you are having breakthrough bleeding/ spotting (the brown blood), while taking the birth control pill. This happens if you forget to t... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Maybe surgical pain : Remember, You had a piece of your cervix cut out with your leep procedure. You may feel pain for some time after that procedure as your cervix heals. ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Bleeding is expected: Depending on timing and type of med abortion, heavy bleeding is expected. bleeding is heaviest for 2 to 4 hours after taking the second medication. ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Need to see bump: Could be in ingrown hair, especially if it is tender and you shave. It is unlikely you have an STD from having oral sex. Try a warm compress and see... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Please get evaluatio: Passing out, or syncope, can be caused by many things. Perhaps you were drinking alcohol or dehydrated, perhaps you have a virus. Or it could be more ... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Heart test? : Thallium is a commonly used during Heath procedures. Did you have a "stress test" ?
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends: This requires a lot more information to help answer your question. And ideally an exam. Please call your doctor or nurse practitioner to be seen as s... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes, this is normal!: I'm guessing you had your last shot in May of this year. It can take up to nine months for women to start ovulating again and get their period, after ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Absolutely! : Many women ovulate the first month off of their oral contraception ( birth control pill) and get pregnant without ever having a "period".
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Healthy pregnancy: I think your question was regarding what is safe during pregnancy. Getting lots of low impact exercise, drinking plenty of water, taking a multivitam... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Are you pregnant? : when was your last period? do you normally have regular cycles? do you have nausea or diarrhea? remember it could be your gut and not period related!... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yeast? : You could have a fungal infection. Try and over-the-counter vaginal yeast preparation like clotrimazole. Rub the cream in twice a day and if it helps ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends: Normally labial swelling would not be related to a c section. I am on standby now with Health Tap if you want to request a consult. If I reviewed th... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
See a doctor: This could be many things including some very concerning problems, go to an emergency room if you haven't been seen yet
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
See your doctor: There are many more questions like have you had nausea, is your liver tender! What are your stools like??? You need a good exam and possibly lab tests... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Depends : You are on a Progesterone only pill, norethindrone. If you don't take this pill at the same time every day, you will get breakthrough bleeding. Rememb... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
That should work: If you used continuous cycling birth control for three months for a few cycles and then switch to a traditional 21 day on - seven day off birth contro... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not usually: Normally balantitis is a fungal infection, while prostatitis is a bacterial infection and epididymitis is either bacterial or from trauma.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
May be an STD ( STI): Sometimes bleeding after sex can mean you have an infection of the cervix. Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections like trich, can make th... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Many options: Please get an evaluation for your fatigue. It can be caused by many things including depression or abnormalities in your thyroid or kidney or anemia. ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
See ophthalmologist: The red spot most likely is from a burst blood vessel. It may or may not reabsorb. However to really get an answer you should see an eye doctor.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Speak to your doctor: This these are exactly the kind of questions you should be asking of the doctor who did the procedure. If you were too sleepy when they explained it t... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Questions for U :): Don't worry! "darker blood" at the end of your cycle is normal. It means the blood has been in the vagina longer, similar to when you're cut fresh bl... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Norma Jo Waxmananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
None: Why are you taking valerian root capsules? If you're having anxiety you should see a therapist or talk to your doctor. Valerian root is not FDA regul... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Menses? : The pink may be from early sign of your period coming. Orange is unusual. If your discharge is itchy or smelly or you have had unprotected sex and are... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Congratulations!: Most likely you will start feeling better quickly after giving up a heavy marijuana habit. You might have more energy and more drive to accomplish thi... Read More
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Aug 3, 2014
Dr. Waxman is Compassionate and caring about physicians and patients. She is a prime example of what a Healthtap physician is and should be.
Jul 15, 2014
I am impressed with her knowledge and her answers to patient questions. Her answers reveal compassion and patience with patient queries.
Apr 17, 2014
I've know Dr Waxman for years. She is thorough, compassionate, and a wonderful advocate for her patients.
HealthTap member
This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for the reply. I am not taking any medicine for lowering cholesterol. I am taking a tab for BP. I am sick due to some viral infection and having loose motion. ...Read More
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Thank you for answering. Yes I seen a doctor once. It had been twitching for about 5 months at that time. My doctor said there was nothing wrong and it would go away but it's been over a year now.
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks. I just discovered mine last night. I was worried. This made me feel better. The lump is soft. It hurts though if I exert too much pressure..
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO
Graduated 1988MD
Residency
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER
Residency
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, San Francisco Region - Summer
2014
Thought Leader Doctor, First Place, San Francisco Region - Summer
2014
Most Influential, First Place, San Francisco Region - Spring
2015
Affiliations
Faculty, the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Co-chair of Advocacy Committee, the American Medical Woman's Association
Publications
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