Many women of reproductive age will take hormone pills, more commonly known as birth control pills, at some point during their lives. Many people may not realize that this medication can be used to treat other medical conditions. It is estimated that over 1.5 million women in the United States take hormone pills for reasons other than pregnancy prevention.
September 24, 2012 | Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., surgeon-in-chief
Co-written by Dr. Daniel J. Penny, Chief of Cardiology; Dr. Emad B. Mossad, Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology; Dr. Lara. S. Shekerdemian, Chief of Critical Care
September 20, 2012 | Lindsey Hales, Mother of Patient
My husband, Jered, and I are one of those couples that can’t wait to give each other gifts. Every birthday, Christmas or anniversary we end up exchanging presents days before the actual celebration. That being said, it was no surprise we couldn’t wait to find out the sex of our baby so we could spoil him or her rotten. I secretly (or not so secretly) wanted a girl, but knew I would be ecstatic about either.
September 19, 2012 | Dr. Stephen Welty, Chief of Neonatology
On behalf of the interdisciplinary maternal and newborn teams at Texas Children’s Hospital and Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, I’m excited to announce that Leah Perkins, the final and smallest of the