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Charla Simon

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Dr. Charla Simon is a general OB-GYN who loves every part of her practice. She spends a lot of her time on preventative health and wellness women’s visits, where she really enjoys getting to know her patients. Dr. Simon takes care of women with both normal and complicated pregnancies and loves having a role in this most exciting time of their lives. She also values being able to help patients with gynecological problems such as abnormal bleeding. Dr. Simon’s interests in obstetrics include clotting disorders in pregnancy, complicated pregnancies including preterm labor, diabetes, hypertension, and fetal growth problems. She also has vast experience and expertise with pregnancies for older women (over age 35) and the special monitoring and genetic counseling involved.

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  • NorthShore University HealthSystem Women’s Services

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    Sharecare News posted a story about Obstetrics & Gynecology:
    Use of Morning-After Pill on the Rise: CDC

    THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. women using the "morning-after" contraception pill has risen dramatically in the last decade, federal health officials report.

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.2 percent of women in 2002 said they...Full Article

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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Do I still need birth control during the menopause transition?
    Although ovulation becomes unpredictable -- and statistically, women in their late 40s are less...  Full Post
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    Babies of Heavy Moms Grow Slower: Study

    FRIDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Babies with overweight or obese mothers appear to gain less weight and grow more slowly during the first three months of life than babies born to normal-weight women, according to a new study.

    Researchers from the University of Iowa and their colleague...Full Article

  • Charla Simon
    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    How is menopause diagnosed?

    Menopause is defined as one year with no uterine bleeding, so is often a diagnosis made retrospectively.

    Some common symptoms of women who are transitioning to menopause are cessation of or irregular periods, hot flashes, temperature instability, night sweats, difficulty sleeping, hair loss, changes

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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    What are some strategies to control vulvodynia pain?

    Some of the common therapies tried for vulvodynia are pelvic floor physical therapy, tricyclic antidepressants, topical local anesthetics, topical estrogen cream and in resistant cases surgical removal of the painful area. 

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  • Charla Simon
    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    What is shoulder dystocia during labor and birth?

    Shoulder dystocia refers to when an infant's head delivers over the maternal perineum (spontaneously or assisted with vacuum or forceps) and then delivery of the anterior shoulder is difficult (or rarely impossible). The common reasons for this condition are excessive weight gain during pregnancy and 

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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Can ovarian cysts cause painful sex?
    A cyst on the ovary could cause pain with intercourse. Pain from a cyst would typically be sudden in onset, brief (relieved with withdrawal), and sharp. Both functional or pathological cysts could cause pain with intercourse or otherwise.  Full Post
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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Can years of birth control use (8 to 10 years) lead to infertility?

    Pregnancy rates for women who have used the birth control pill (even prolonged use of 10 or more years) are the same as age matched controls who have never been on the pill, so no the birth control pill does not increase the chance of infertility. 

     

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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    As a teen, how do birth-control pills prevent pregnancy?

    Birth control pills have several mechanisms to help prevent pregnancy. The combined estrogen-progesterone pills (which are more commonly used than the mini-pill) have three presumed mechanisms of action:

    1) The relatively continuous dose of estrogen/progesterone in the pill down regulates the hypothalamus

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  • Charla Simon
    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    As a teen, how do birth-control pills prevent pregnancy?

    Birth control pills have several mechanisms to help prevent pregnancy. The combined estrogen-progesterone pills (which are more commonly used than the mini-pill) have three presumed mechanisms of action:

    1) The relatively continuous dose of estrogen/progesterone in the pill down regulates the hypothalamus

    ...  Full Post
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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Can birth control pills protect me from sexually transmitted diseases?
    The birth control pill has NOT been proven effective against transmission of STDs. If there is any concern for exposure a condom (male or female) should be used in addition to the pill to decrease the risk of transmission.  Full Post
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    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Does using birth control reduce my risk of ovarian cancer?

    Women who are on the birth control pill have a lower than average risk of ovarian cancer, and this protection from the disease appears to last for at least 5-10 years after discontiuing the pill. 

    The greatest decrease in risk is seen in women who used the birth control pill for 5 or more years.

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  • Charla Simon
    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Does using birth control reduce my risk of ovarian cancer?

    Women who are on the birth control pill have a lower than average risk of ovarian cancer, and this protection from the disease appears to last for at least 5-10 years after discontiuing the pill. 

    The greatest decrease in risk is seen in women who used the birth control pill for 5 or more years.

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  • Charla Simon
    Charla Simon of NorthShore University HealthSystem answered:
    Do birth control pills prevent ovarian cancer?

    Taking birth control pills does lower a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. The risk reduction remains for at least the first 5-10 years off of the pill. 

    This protective effect has been seen even in women at higher risk for developing ovarian cancer (women with BRCA mutations or a family history

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