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Feb 28, 2014

Identify your needs first. To do this, see “Dr. Donnica’s Decisionnaire” above. Identify any limitations or lists from your insurance carrier. Some plans allow women to identify their own gyn in addition to a primary care provider (PCP); in some plans, your PCP must refer you to a gyn only...

Feb 28, 2014

Are you taking new patients? This seems like an obvious question, but many prospective patients forget to ask this up front, get very interested in a particular gynecologist and then find there are no openings available. Do you take my form of insurance coverage? Do you submit directly or will...

Feb 28, 2014

Choosing a new- or a first- gynecologist can be very stressful for women. This health care provider consults us in some of the most intimate arenas of our health, sexuality, and well-being. Even for those of us who enjoy good health, we rely upon our Ob-gyn’s to see us through...

Dec 13, 2013

There has never been better news for pregnancy planning! Maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy and childbirth are at an all-time low, prenatal diagnostics and interventions have continued to improve, and the “information age” has offered unprecedented access to medically related information. Contraceptive options are also multiplying and improving, so...