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Books on Natural
Hormone Replacement
Many of our patients
who have been recently visiting our office for their gyne care,
have many questions regarding the controversy regarding Hormone
Replacement Therapy. Most of them want to know more about Natural
Alternatives. To assist them in researching this topic more,
our office has collected a list of titles which may be of help
which are listed as follows:
The Estrogen
Alternative by Raquel Martin and Judi Gerstung
What your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause by Virginia
Hopkins and John R. Lee MD
Natural Progersteron, The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone
by John R. Lee MD
I Am to Young for Menopause, So What is Happening to Me? Balance
Your hormones in Your Life from Thirty to Fifty by John R Lee,
Virgnina Hopkins and Jesse Hanley
Womenís Bodies, Womenís Wisdon:Creating Physical
and Emotional Health and Healing by Christianne Northrup
Hormone Replacement Therapy, Yes or No? How to make an informed
decision about Estrogen,
Progesterone and other Strategies for dealing with PMS and Menopause
by Betty Kamen
Smart Medicine for Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy and
its Natural Alternative by Sandra Cabot
What Every Women Needs to Know about Estrogen, Natural and Traditional
Therapies for a Longer,
Healthier Life by Karen Anne Hutchinson and Judith Sachs.
Estrogen:Answers To all Your questions about Hormone Replacement
Therapy and Natural Alternatives by Mark Stolar.
What Your Doctor Did Not Learn in Medical School by Stuart Berger
Natural Hormone Replacement for Women over 45 by Jonathan Wright
and John Morgenthaler
A complete Guide for Relief of Menopausal Symptoms Through Hormonal
Replacement and
Alternatives by Susan Lark
Making Informed Choices about Menopause by Susan Love and Karen
LIndThe National Day of Prayer
The first Annual Ladies National Day of Prayer Luncheon hosted
by Inspiring TIMES Family Publications was held on Thursday,
May 2, 2002, at Ferrante's Lakeview in Greensburg. In attendance
were approximately 75 ladies from our community that came together
to celebrate the day. The keynote speaker was Melissa Orlosky
Director, Asset Development Project of Westmoreland County. The
invocation was delivered by Sister Betty Stock, Pastoral Minister
of Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensburg and the flag ceremony
by the Girl Scout Council of Westmoreland County.This event is
opened to all women in Westmoreland County by calling 724-836-6444.
Inspiring TIMES hopes to make this an annual celebration every
May in honor of the National Day of Prayer.
Nature's Kitchen
By making the transition to a nutritious, plant based diet rich
in whole grains and fiber, we can not only lose weight naturally
and keep it off, but also help to prevent the onset of debilitating
and life threatening diseases such as cancer, heart disease,
and diabetes. For more information about prepared vegetarian
meals or whole foods cooking classes, call Nature's Kitchen at
814-629-5169
Green Pastures
Buying Club
All natural, organic foods and supplements can make all the difference
in how you look and feel as well as prevent illness from setting
in. Whether you are single, married, pregnant, nursing or in
any stage of menopause or post menopausal, it is easy to replace
the standard American Diet products with ones that will improve
you and your family's quality of life. Green Pastures Buying
Club offers a full line of natural grocery products and organic
produce at wholesale prices to help make these important lifestyle
changes. To learn more, visit www.anthonyrotolo.com/gp.html.
For more information contact Renee Rotolo at 814-444-1631 or
greenpasturescoop@yahoo.com. Sue also has catalogs available
in the office
The Blessing
of My Baby
My baby's birth story all began the evening of Tuesday, February
19, 2002. It was while I was watching a movie at home. I started
to get real bad back pain around 10 PM. The following day has
changed my life and myself as a person for the better. It was
the day of Wednesday, February 20, 2002. This day was also my
due date. It was my first baby and the first girl!! As I said,
my initial labor started at 1 PM. It was so difficult to lay
down and fall asleep. Between the hours of 1 AM and 5 AM, I went
to the
restroom at least five times. I knew something was up. Then around
5 AM, I woke up my Mom I said ìI think I am in laborî
I exclaimed. Then she said "You sure?" I replied quickly
ìI don't think I can wait no moreî So my Mom said
to page the midwives, so I paged the midwives and talked to Sandy.
Sandy told me to go up to the Birth Place. So at about 5 till
7, I got to the hospital. Gretchen was there at 8 AM. She examined
me. I was dilated to 4 CM. At 10 AM, we decided to break my water,
to progress labor from its slow progression. I was dilated to
5 CM at that time.
By 10:30 AM, contractions
started getting more extreme and intense. By 11:20 AM, I was
putting myself in the birthing tub. Then I was dilated to 6 CM.
I reached 8-9 CM at 11:56 AM. Alot of my pain was cramping and
back pain. Through the whole laboring, I had no medication and
afterwards I had none. I was quite proud of myself. Unfortunately,
I did not get to take the birthing classes, but had made up for
that. I had read continuously from the library books. Many books
were different with various subjects. I especially read the books
with relaxing techniques. By choosing the midwives, I felt my
options were open. They made me so relaxed and every thing was
and went so smoothly. Gretchen decided to check my dilation at
15 minutes 1:00 PM. I was dilated to 9 CM, I felt such an urge
to push. From about 1 PM until about 4 PM or so, it took me about
3 hours to get to 10 CM. Then a bit after 4 it took an hour for
the crowning on my daughter Savannah Rebecca -Lynn's head. I
then proceeded to push Savannah into this world at 5:10 PM. Once
more words can not express how much the midwives and Birth Place's
nurses and employers mean to me. The also provided me with help,
support and advice. Last , but not least, just their expressions
on their faces or a word to make me smile, which made my day
a little brighter. Last but not least, to keep my head up and
feel strong, through my trying times. Some of my favorite memories
of the labor and delivery was when I was in the birthing tub
and Gretchen told me to watch out not not slip and fall. I answered
confidently and simply said "I won't"
This pregnancy
has made me take a look at myself like I have never before. I
am so sure and confident of myself now. I have also learned patience.
Another memory was when Gretchen was asked by me"ìAm
I doing anything?" as I sweated profusely and had the AC
on between 1-4 PM, while Savannah was crowning. I was so tired
and exhausted at that point, but determined. She responded softly
"Yes, Jennifer, You are doing great!" I am sure I will
be back to the midwives and the Family Birth Place for
my future children without a doubt.
Jennifer Exton, Irwin, Penna.
Office Scheduling
Policy
Our practice believes that your time is just as valuable as ours,
therefore, unless there is a medical emergency, we try very hard
to see you at your scheduled time. The time that you are scheduled
for, is time set aside just for you. Therefore, when you arrive
late for your appointment, the patient following you is not seen
at their scheduled time. In consideration of the other patients
in our practice, please contact Sue if you anticipate that you
will be more than 15 minutes late as your appointment time may
need to be adjusted. If you feel at any time, that you need additional
time at your next appointment to talk to the midwife in depth
or to discuss a birth plan, let Sue know and she will be happy
to provide you with the additional time. Our practice does not
double book, when a patient does not show for a scheduled appointment,
the time is lost to another patient who may have wanted to be
seen. Therefore, it is important that you call ASAP if you can
not make your appointment, so we can make that time available
to another client. Due to the increase of patients failing to
keep their scheduled appointments, it will be necessary to access
a fee for those who chronically fail to keep appointments.
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