Volume
58, Number 4
Fall 2007
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FEATURE
ARTICLES
Reproductive Health
Editorial: Re: Reproductive Health
“Reproductive health is … an important and timely topic. Historically,
advances in reproductive health have greatly benefited medicine in
general.”
By Lauren Bower, MD
Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility
“Work-up and treatment of infertility has long been hampered by ‘magical’ thinking.”
By Brad Drexler, MD
Not If … But How
“Approximately 15% of couples are unable to conceive a child after one year of unprotected intercourse. A male factor for infertility may be
involved in as many as half of these couples.”
By James Palleschi, MD
Should HPV Vaccine Be Mandated?
“I do not believe that giving a vaccine to prevent genital warts and
cervical cancer will cause adolescents to be sexually promiscuous.”
By Catherine Gutfreund, MD
Prenatal Screening for Genetic Abnormalities
“Earlier this year, the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists recommended screening all pregnant women in the first and second trimester to improve detection of Down syndrome and other fetal abnormalities.”
By Lela Emad, MD
Families First:
Giving Babies a Healthy Start
“Every day, Families First Home Visiting nurses, educators, and child
development specialists visit homes throughout Sonoma County,
meeting with new parents to provide the best start possible for their
babies and to strengthen the health and well-being of the family.”
By Mary Maddux-González, MD, MPH, and Bobbi Laudari Berens, MA
DEPARTMENTS
Medical Arts: Anoopa’s Last Story
“’Mama!’ an agonized, pain-drenched voice cries. Quickly, I open the door to find my little sister, Anoopa, crawling across the kitchen floor, with blood pouring from her knee.”
By Uttama Sharma, MD
Outside the Office: Diving Docs Explore the Deep
“The ocean covers more than two-thirds of the surface of the earth. My explorations beneath the waves have led me to a beautiful and fascinating realm, quite unlike what we observe on land.”
By Paul Johnson, MD
Medical Arts: Post-Traumatic Pleasure Syndrome
“John listened to me quietly with a smile on his face. Halfway through my presentation, he suddenly blurted out, ‘Have you ever killed
anyone while putting in a pacemaker?’”
By Sanjay Dhar, MD
Current Books: Communication Gap
“In How Doctors Think, the much-published Dr. Jerome Groopman uses multiple case histories (all of them initially misdiagnosed or mistreated) to highlight the perceived inability of doctors to think
and communicate effectively with their patients—an issue of great importance in these times of medical stress and change.“
By John Toton, MD
SCMA: Working for You: How Did That Happen?
My little community of Healdsburg now has half the number of primary care doctors as when I arrived in Sonoma County 16 years ago, even though the service population has roughly doubled.
By SCMA President Brad Drexler, MD
