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By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published October 12 on Huffington Post STIs Continue to Rise to New Records Women are often confused about how often they should be tested for STIs, the long term effects of untreated STIs, and the true definition of safe sex. While many women spend time looking for contraceptive options […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published August 8 on Huffington Post In 2012, a bill was presented on the House floor seeking to regulate the use of the word vagina after Michigan Representative Lisa Brown was banned from speaking because she used the term in a debate over an anti-abortion bill. Representative Mike Callton […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published August 16 on Huffington Post Recently, a patient of mine tearfully confided in me that her boyfriend told her she had plus-size lips compared to “others he’d seen online,” and that she really needed a more sexy-looking cooch. (He wasn’t talking about her mouth here ladies, he was […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published August 21 on Huffington Post When it’s time for back-to-school, there are a million things that parents have to check off their to-do list: purchasing notebooks, making sure their daughter is caught up on her summer reading, buying an expensive pair of cool shoes she begged for. But […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry A. Ross | Originally Published August 28 on Medium My first priority is giving my patients not only the best care possible, but the respect and compassion that women need and deserve. I reach out to my LGBT community because they are in the minority, the underdogs in receiving medical care and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Originally Published July 21 on Medium | By Dr. Sherry Ross College is an amazing milestone everyone looks forward to experiencing. Besides going to Bed Bath and Beyond to get items needed to set up your dorm room, a visit to your Pediatrician or Gynecologist should also be on your “to do” list. As you […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published April 20 on Health US News Up until the Mona Lisa Touch Laser, there has not been a successful non-medication alternative treatment option for vaginal dryness, also known as vulvo-vaginal atrophy, or VVA. Women in menopause or those who cannot take estrogen, including our breast cancer survivors, often […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Straight From the Heart Summary University of Women of American Jewish University Dr Sherry A. Ross, OBGYN February 16, 2017 Heart Disease is the most common cause of death among women throughout the world affecting 1 in 4 women. Heart Disease accounts for more deaths than all forms of female cancers combined including breast, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published January 3rd on The Huffington Post Carrie Fisher was 60 years young when she suffered a fatal heart attack. If she would have known heart disease was the #1 killer of both men and women she may have been an advocate in educating women of this under […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →By Dr. Sherry Ross | Originally Published October 25th, 2016 on The Huffington Post Vajaja, Kitty Cat, Cha Cha, Punani, Snatch, Juice Box, Muff, Red Sea Have you ever wondered why we give our vagina’s a name? One study of 1,000 women showed 65% said they were uncomfortable saying the words “vagina” and “vulva”, and […]
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