MacOBGYN.com is intended to inform and educate our patients and visitors. If you have any questions that arise during the pregnancy that are not covered in this Web site, please do not hesitate to ask us during your normal office visit or call the office in order that we may help you. Our phone number is metro 972-256-3700. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, either at the office or through our answering service.

Pregnancy

• Watch this slideshow about fetal development following the amazing journey from conception to birth.
• Helpful information concerning your pregnancy from the National Women's Health Information Center
• Find helpful information about morning sickness including tips for minimizing nausea from Medline Plus.
• When is your due date? Use this calculator to find your estimated due date and you will be able to follow your baby's development by using the information provided by NWHIC throughout your pregnancy.
• Valuable information to consider before/after the birth of your child:
  • Getting Ready for Baby
  • Post-Partum Depression
  • Find Out About Infant Car Seat Requirements
    
  • Baby Sitter Check List
• Find answers to common breastfeeding questions on issues ranging from nursing positions to pumping and storage, and support to make breastfeeding a success. Call for a FREE telephone consultation at 817-685-4773.
• Learn the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy from the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS).
• Pain Relief for Labor and Delivery courtesy of Third Party Anesthesia (en Español)
• Storing your baby's lifesaving cord blood stem cells provides you with peace of mind and a powerful medical resource used to treat many severe illnesses for your child and loved ones.
• Find answers to common questions about varicose veins and spider veins from the National Women's Health Information Center.
• Follow the amazing journey from conception to birth from American Baby.
• Find favorite baby names - and the meanings, origins, personality traits, and baby pictures associated with them.
• Folic acid is very important. Make sure you are taking a prenatal vitamin.
• Sleeping problems during pregnancy are very common.
• Get a FREE subscription to American Baby sent to your home.

Gynecology

• Here is a great interactive tool for livelong sexual health called Navigating HPV otherwise known as Human Papillomavirus.
• Information on sexually transmitted diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Read about abnormal pap smears, HPV infection and cervical dysplasia from the National Women's Health Information Center. (en Español)
• Find the risk factors for breast cancer from BreastCancerPrevention.com and calculate your breast cancer risk.
• Helpful information about Fibocystic Breast Disease from Medline Plus a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (en Español)
• Learn about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome from the National Women's Health Information Center. (en Español)
• Important questions to ask yourself concerning domestic violence from the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. (en Español) Take the online course from CSAP's Prevention Pathways.
• Learn about your treatment options and the advantages of using HerOption® from American Medical Systems for those suffering from excessive menstrual bleeding.
• Have you ever wondered when you should be vaccinated? Here is a schedule listing vaccines, years and doses for recommended adult immunizations.

Menopause

• Learn about menopause and hormone replacement therapy in this handout and find common symptoms of menopause and the relief of these symptoms. (en Español)
• Handouts from The Female Patient®
  • What You Should Know About Uterine Fibroids (en Español)
  • What You Should Know About Hysterectomy
  • What You Should Know About Vaginal Atrophy (en Español)

Infertility

• Are you ready for parenthood? Take this quiz from American Baby.
• Understand ovulation and the menstrual cycle.