Dr. Kevin Windom, MD

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Dr. Windom, Sharecare Advisory Board Member, is widely recognized as a leading gynecologic surgeon in the U.S. He is an expert in minimally invasive pelvic surgery and urogynecology and consults with numerous medical and surgical companies helping with research, development of new products, and physician/patient education. Dr. Windom has been in OB/GYN private practice since 1998 and prides himself on the longstanding relationships that he has been able to cultivate with his patients. Dr. Windom believes in educating his patients with the knowledge, and confidence,they need to make an informed decision on their healthcare. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as a member of the American Urogynecologic Society, and Society of Laproendoscopic Surgery. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and three children. Education: • Medical College of Georgia • B.S., Biochemistry, University of Georgia Residency: • Saint Joseph Hospital, OB/GYN Residency; Denver, Colorado • University of Tennessee, Internal Medicine Residency; Memphis, Tennessee Certification: • Fellow; American College of OB/GYN (Board Certified) • American Urogynecological Society • Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons

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  • OB/GYN Associates Atlanta, Georgia

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    TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who live in smog-filled areas may be twice as likely to have children with autism, a new study suggests.

    "The study does not prove that pollution increases risk for autism. It found an association," cautioned lead author Andrea Roberts,...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.

    Researchers assessed the long-term health impact of drinking while preg...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- While the number of women dying from breast cancer is decreasing, mammography screening can't take the credit, according to a new study from England that looked at 40 years of data.

    "We find no effect of mammographic screening on population-based breas...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has dropped its effort to block a court order that would make the morning-after contraceptive pill available over-the-counter to all women and girls.

    After fighting for an age threshold on the nonprescription use of the Plan B One-...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- In the latest chapter of the legal wrangle over the non-prescription sale of "morning-after" pills, a New York appeals court on Wednesday ruled that some forms of the emergency contraception could be sold over-the-counter while the issue winds its way through...Full Article

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    How can I prevent vaginal yeast infections?
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    TUESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most young women with breast cancer choose to undergo a mastectomy, new research shows.

    The other option is to have a lumpectomy, a surgical procedure that removes the tumor and some surrounding healthy tissue, but spares most of the breast. Researchers...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- In an attempt to better understand the genetics of breast cancer, new research suggests that about 20 percent of black women with the disease have an abnormality on at least one of 18 genes previously linked to breast cancer vulnerabil...Full Article

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    SUNDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Avastin may extend the lives a bit of women with advanced cervical cancer, a new study says.

    Overall, patients given Avastin (bevacizumab) lived four months longer on average than those being treated with standard chemotherapy alone, said...Full Article

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    SATURDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women with advanced ovarian cancer stayed in remission almost six months longer when they were treated with the targeted drug pazopanib (Votrient), new German research says.

    "Our findings show that we finally have a drug that can maintain control ov...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women appear to have a natural defense against the world's most common sexually transmitted infection, a new study says.

    This natural protective barrier consists mainly of lactic acid bacteria -- called lactobacilli.

    The finding appears ...Full Article