Patrick Pearsall

Women who first start taking the birth control pill often end up placing a call to their Houston OBGYN with a big question: “Is bleeding normal? I’m not at the end of my pill pack!” It is routine for women to have a period once they reach the end of their pill pack, but oftentimes […]

Abnormal bleeding and inconsistent menstrual cycles may be what first lead women to see their Houston OBGYN, but the in many cases the diagnosis they walk out with is PCOS. This stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and is a medical condition that doesn’t have a cure right now. Most women with PCOS will have abnormal […]

Every Houston OBGYN has been asked about the safety of tampons a million times. Women find them incredibly convenient, but they hear about the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) and they get scared. This has led some women to believe that tampons are a lot scarier than they actually are. The truth is, very […]

Women don’t always visit their Houston OBGYN with questions about themselves. They often seek medical advice on how to talk to their daughters about the expected (or dreaded?) first period. Many mothers had no warning about these things from their own mothers, so they don’t know when to approach their daughters or what to say. […]

Most people have heard of rectal bleeding after a bowel movement and would relate it to hemorrhoids, but what about pregnant women who experience vaginal bleeding after bowel movements? This is an all-too-common experience that many discuss with their Houston OBGYN. In most cases, pregnant women experience a very faint spotting of blood when they […]

Every Houston OBGYN will deal with heavy bleeding, sex and tampons at some point in time. In fact, most deal with questions about all three of these things on a near daily basis. What most people don’t know is that all of these are things that should not be done after having a hysterectomy. Bleeding […]