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Doctor R. Scott Thornton is a graduate of the University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He has had an esteemed 30 year career as a gynecologist at Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center, located just outside of Philadelphia. He is the current Chairman of the Cancer Committee.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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2months: If no period within 8 weeks of stopping pill and negative pregnancy test, call GYN to induce your period with progesterone. For more info www.askyourg... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: HPV can certainly be located in the oral cavity (although with a much lower frequency than the genital region) and is associated with an increased ris... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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No: It doesn't matter what time of day you get your pregnancy test.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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End of pack: If you will have no further sexual contact, and you do not anticipate having sexual contact in the near future, you can discontinue your contraceptive... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Not easily: Doctors use to "spin" sperm to separate the x from the y and then artificially inseminate with the preferred batch of sperm but this has shown to not ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Varies: Most women stopping oral contraceptives will resume normal periods quickly. If you don't get a spontaneous period by 8 weeks after stopping the pill, ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Many things: Poor quality of ovarian follicles, resistant ovarian follicles, premature ovarian failure (all of these would be unusually rare at your age) or disord... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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No: If the ovary was removed then you cannot get an ovarian cyst on that side. However if your other ovary was not removed you can develop a cyst on that ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Yes: As long as you have no direct skin to skin contact and don't share wet washclothes, you are fine. For more info: www.AskYourGynecologist.org
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Can be normal: If you haven't missed any pills, then you are experiencing breakthrough bleeding. It is not dangerous and does not decrease the efficacy of the pill b... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: You will need to apply for medicaid if you qualify or a health plan through the affordable healthcare act at healthcare.Gov. Otherwise you will get cr... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: While your pe may have been induced by oral contraceptives, there are many other hematologic abnormalities that can increase your risk. After stopping... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: You can get a blood pregnancy test to be more accurate but it is more likely that you are out of cycle and only making estrogen which is why you have ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Yes but unlikely: Given the way Mirena (levonorgestrel) works, it is unlikely you would conceive in that scenario, but certainly check a pregnancy test if you don't get... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: With a cycle interval btw. 25-27, you will ovulate most likely on days 11-13. I would recommend having sex every other day in the four days leading up... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Not pregnancy: Your cervical mucus thickens when pregnant. It is profuse and watery right before ovulation. If you are past ovulation and have noticed an increased v... Read More
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Complicated: You are really dealing with two different conditions. The first being bloating which is often associated with other pms symptoms and the second is pai... Read More
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Overactive adrenal g: Your elevated dhea may be indicative of an overactive adrenal gland from either hyperplasia or tumor. A medical or gynecologic endocrinologist can ord... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Confusing: The way you've phrased your ? is unclear, but generally speaking if you haven't had sex for more than 2 weeks and your test is neg., it's unlikely you... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Possible infection: There are a few different things that can cause your symptom. You need to see a gynecologist for further evaluation. He or she can see if there is an ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Without a further history, it is difficult to say what you might or might not have. It would be very uncommon for someone your age to have any of the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Fetal movement: Perhaps you are starting to feel the baby move. You may also be sensing the uterus irritating the lining of your abdomen called the peritoneum. That c... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Varies: That can cause increased vaginal discharge, yet not be an sti. Two examples of this would be bacterial vaginosis and cytolytic vaginosis. See a gyneco... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Although your age with its increased risk of miscarriage (that has nothing to do with autoimmune disease) is the most likely source, it can't hurt to ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Depends: If your pain in the axilla (armpit) is related to a process or mass that blocks lymph drainage, then swelling can occur in your arm. You should see a ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Somewhat: It depends on how much cervical tissue was removed with the leep procedure. You might be at a somewhat higher risk for cervical incompetence which can... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: You might have a miscarriage, but it is very unlikely that it would be related to either your air travel or carrying luggage. For more info www.Askyou... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Periovulatory: Midcycle pain with light bleeding may just be from ovulation. If so, it would only last a day or two. If it persists beyond that amount of time or you... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: It is hard to tell since you didn't finish your question, but it takes a while after a miscarriage for your beta HCG level to return to zero. As long ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Definitely need care: Your diabetes needs to be controlled very carefully during pregnancy or it can have adverse effects on you and your baby. You need to find an obstetri... Read More
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Not known: Although one cannot say for certain, it is very unlikely that this would adversely impact the efficacy of Jadelle.For more information www.askyourgyne... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Yes: They could both do that and are easily excluded with testing. However, spotting early in pregnancy is fairly common and does not have to reflect any p... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Varies: It varies, but if you are not nursing and it has been 3 months, call your GYN.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily: You are probably still ovulatory, but with longer cycle intervals.You should be ovulating between days 18 to 21. Try to have sex twice, at least a day... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Not pregnant: If blood HCG is negative, you are not currently pregnant. Call GYN if you go more than 8 weeks from your last period without getting another period.Fo... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: If your period is late then you certainly will want to get a pregnancy test, but if the test is negative than you may simply be in what we call an ano... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Varies: It can just be a change in the way your ovaries are producing hormones, but you may also have an endometrial polyp or uterine fibroids. Ask your gynec... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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No: Can give it up to 8 weeks. If not pregnant, your GYN will then induce your period with progesterone. For more info www.askyourgynecologist.org
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: If you did not miss any pills, you need not worry. I wouldn't make too much of a seven hour delay in taking your pill although as a general rule it is... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Varies: It could just be that your hormones are a bit out of whack for this cycle. If it does not recur you probably do not need to do anything. If you do not... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Since you didn't take any placebo pills you probably won't get a period until the end of your new pack but no harm done and you will continue to be pr... Read More
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Yes: You always have cervical mucus. At certain times during your cycle it is copious and watery and other times it is thick, but the mucus glands in your ... Read More
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Not likely: Depo-provera is very good at preventing pregnancy so presuming you are not pregnant when you received the shot in february, it is unlikely that you wo... Read More
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No: You should be protected. As long as you stick to three weeks in, one week out, and then insertion of a new ring for three weeks, you are protected. Fo... Read More
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Not likely cancer: That is not a common symptom of breast cancer with the rare exception of a malignancy called paget's disease. It does however warrant an exam by your ... Read More
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Can't know: You may be bleeding from altering your hormonal balance with the one day you took a birth control pill or if the bleeding is light and only lasts one ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Good: If you are having regular periods, then you are probably ovulating and your odds are very good. It can take up to a year for couples to conceive even ... Read More
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Sort of: When you don't get your period it is because you are not ovulating and not making progesterone. You could periodically (every month or two) take proge... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Not really: If your pregnancy fails then you will begin to have bleeding and cramping despite the progesterone. Successive ultrasound studies along with successiv... Read More
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Not a problem: It is not typical, but not worrisome. As long as you haven't missed any of your pills, continue as usual. How you bleed on the pill has no impact on i... Read More
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Dr. Thornton is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Thornton is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I haven't done a blood preg test, but thank you! I'll look at the site
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Thanks DR.Scott .Are u the one they advertise on the radio with Dr .I will try to connect with you .Many thx
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Thanks for your quick reply! I have looked around, everything I find is for ages 40-65 or Oct only
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