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William Jurewitz MD
Del Mar, CA
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I am a practicing Obstetrician/Gynecologist in Southern California. I have been practicing for 40 years and have been continually board certified in my specialty since 1980. I have delivered over 8,000 babies and performed thousands of major and minor gynecologic procedures during my career. I actively keep up with the specialty and belief that my experience can assist you in understanding your ob/gyn issues and get the best help from your chosen health care provider.
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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.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Languages spoken
English
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436 Answers
6 Agrees
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Jurewitzanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Preeclampsia: You are not spared the risk of preeclampsia even if you are "healthy". Preeclampsia is relatively common, especially in 1st pregnancies. Heart palpit... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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In vagina: There is no way i can imagine that the NuvaRing could be inserted into the bladder. The ring might be pushing up against your urethra or bladder base ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes: If you have regular periods, your next ovulation would be on about april 23-25. Sperm can last for a week or more in the cervical mucus. It is possibl... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pregnant?: If there is ANY chance that you are pregnant once again, get a pregnancy test. If not pregnant, your period might be delayed a few weeks after a misca... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Various causes: There are various causes for your symptoms, ranging from a yeast infection, allergic reaction or even herpes. The only way to know what is going on is... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Absolutely: Your experience the normal pattern we see after giving the first depop shot. It is perfectly normal and there is nothing to worry about. This bleeding... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Jurewitzanswered
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Ovarian cyst?: An ovarian cyst could cause what you are experiencing. This is hardly ever a serious problem. Typically the cyst resolves in a matter of weeks, on its... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Not enough info: I'd love to help but there is a lot of missing info. If you have preeclampsia, meds don't treat it - only delivery...And you will still have high bloo... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Yes, you can take these together. It's a reasonable combination for the treatment of vaginitis or bacterial vaginosis.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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OHSS: You get significant fluid retention throughout your body with OHSS. This is why your labia are swollen - most likely. As the fluid retention (edema) i... Read More
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A female asked:
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Meet up: Wow! Good question. Are you seeing an obstetrician? The waiting room might work. Also, the local La Leche League might be helpful - it's a breastfeedi... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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New pack: Begin a new monthly pack of pills and either avoid intercourse for 2 weeks or take additional precautions, such as condoms, for two weeks. You will p... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Ovulation problem: It is most likely that you are not ovulating. Your ovaries will still make estrogen, so your uterine ling will grow and thicken. But with no ovulation... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Pain with sex: The vitamin d level is not the problem. Sometimes the uterus is in a position where it is easily hit during sex. Position changes can help. Also, it m... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Doubt a tear: Since there is no bleeding, this is not an acute, new situation. This can be a piece of tissue from the labia or from the hymen. Only an in person dxm... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Finish your meds. You both need to be checked soon anyway to make sure the meds worked to clear the chlamydia. You may or may not have reinfected him... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Test: You might be. There is only one way to tell right now - get a pregnancy test. A home pregnancy test, available in many stores, can give you the answer... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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No, don't worry: The salbutamol would actually decrease wheezing if you had any tendency to asthma. Premature labor, although common enough, is very hard to diagnose. ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Yes and no: Von Willebrands disease will not stop you from getting pregnant. It will require certain precautions once you are pregnant. Having no period is anothe... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy?: First, you need to determine if you are pregnant. Get a pregnancy test. If your last menses was Apr 5, you should have had another period about May 3-... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Not usually: Break through bleeding (btb) while on hormonal contraception is very common and not serious - only a nuisance. Btb on natural cycles is usually due to... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Best maybe: Unfortunately, this might be your best result without surgery. If you have endometriosis (not considered a firm diagnosis unless biopsy proven at lapa... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Difficult: It is difficult to tell how big a baby might be...Especially without measuring. The best way to assess a baby's growth is with an ultrasound scan. Eve... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Many possibilities: The most serious cause for this to happen in a young woman is pregnancy. If pregnancy is at all possible, get a pregnancy test. Sometimes your period ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Abortion: I'm not sure what medicine you would have been given. If it was antibiotics, and you ran no high fevers after the abortion, you will be ok. If the sur... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Many things: These could be a serious problem or a simple one. You will need a doctor to look at these to diagnose them. There are many types and causes of skin bu... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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SCDD: This condition is a RARE autosomal dominant disease that affects the cornea of the eye, causing decreased vision. It's effects can be seen early in li... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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IBS?: Irritable bowel syndrome is a very common condition that could cause all of your symptoms. Of course, there could be other causes. You need a good che... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Jurewitzanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ovulation: Your period comes 14 days after ovulation. 28-30 day cycles are normal. If you count the first day of your period as day#1, then your ovulation is occ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Jurewitzanswered
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Miscarriage: You need to see if there is still pregnancy tissue in the uterus from the miscarriage. Sometimes not all of the tissue is passed. It is all possible t... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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After C/S: I understand your time constraint. In general it is best to have your pregnancies no closer than two years apart, whether you delivered vaginally or ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: You might be pregnant, but the timing of your unprotected sex was far away from ovulation. The sperm can last for a while though, so they may still ha... Read More
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A member asked:
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Missing pills: If you only missed one pill, you should be ok. Missing just one pill should not decrease the effective of the pill during that cycle. That being said,... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. William Jurewitzanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
No: Your cycle length is very abnormal. If your cycles are always this long, or beyond 32 days in length, you will have difficulty becoming pregnant (alth... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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No: Chili, even if really spicy, will not affect implantation.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Probably not: The discharge is most likely from the breast stimulation. If you quit stimulating them the discharge should subside in a cycle or two. If the discharg... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yes: If you skip your placebo week pills and go straight into another three weeks of active pills, you will most likely be able to prevent any bleeding. It... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
No: This is certainly a difficult situation. Even when you don't have sores you can have virus present. The best thing would be for you to be on an antivi... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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No: The cervical blood vessels can be very near the surface. They are more engorged with blood and become more fragile due to the pregnancy and increased ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Meaning?: With an uncomplicated miscarriage, where all the tissue is cleared out, you will have some bleeding for 5-14 days (typically 7-12) with the miscarriag... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: It might be delayed by a few days/weeks. If your next period is late get a pregnancy test - it will most likely be negative and put your mind at ease.... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Healed?: I'm not sure what you mean by "healed". Ovarian teratomas do not appear and then disappear. If you had a teratomas, you still have it. On the other ha... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ovarian cyst: Most ovarian cysts of this type will resolve within two months. On occasion a cyst will produce an excess in hormones and will change your period patt... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Warts: Genital warts have a number of treatments depending on where they are and how many there are. If external or just at the vaginal opening, they can be ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Discharge: Well, the discharge has nothing to do with you being pregnant or not. You could be pregnant since you had sex. If you got pregnant from yesterday's ep... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Probably not: You might be experiencing this discomfort from an ovarian cyst. This may sound scary, but an ovarian cyst is perfectly normal. You have one each month... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Plan B: If your pregnancy test is negative, you are not pregnant. GET A PREGNANCY TEST. Plan B and the stress of worrying about being pregnant can both throw ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Depends: If you are in your first three months this could definitely be a problem. A one time use seems pretty innocent, but the birth defects are quite seriou... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Starting the NuvaRing at that time could delay and alter the length of your period. Usually you would wait for a period to begin your first cycle of n... Read More
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A female asked:
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Small penis: If everything else about your boyfriend is normal - testicles, hair distribution, height, etc - the cause usually is low testosterone levels in the la... Read More
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Apr 17, 2014
Highly recommend Dr. William Jurewitz for his contributions to HealthTap. Would love to see more answers so we can all learn from his expertise!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Jurewitz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Jurewitz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Since I'm only 6 wks they won't do an ultrasound too early, I was told
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Wish you were my doctor. He says "it's inconclusive" & wants more test
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! They said if it happened on the 27th i was to early need to wait a lil
Education & Training
Residency
UCLA Harbor General Med Ctr
Completed 1977
Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honors Society
CREOG National Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
American College of OB-GYN
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