Bioidentical Hormone Pellets Now Available at the Mesa Office

Categories: Newest Treatments, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Bioidentical Hormones

Categories: Newest Treatments, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Bioidentical Hormones

I am so excited to announce that I am going to start doing Bioidentical hormone pellets at our Mesa office!

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Post-menopause

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Menopause, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Menopause, Gynecology

Hormones could be an option to help alleviate urinary symptoms in post-menopausal women.

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Menopause, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Menopause, Gynecology

Over the past year, I have been focusing on caring for perimenopausal and menopausal women suffering from menopausal complaints.

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Does It Make a Difference If Your HPV Test Is FDA-Approved?

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Gynecology

We think it does, especially in this era of much less frequent PAP smears.

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Viagra Does Help Sexual Dysfunction in Women

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health, Gynecology

Viagra (Sildenafil) has been widely accepted as an agent to treat male erectile dysfunction. Now, it has been shown that some women may also benefit from this medication.

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DHEA - A New Idea for Relief of Vaginal Atrophy After Menopause

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Gynecology

There is good news for many women who suffer from vaginal dryness and painful intercourse. A study published in the journal, Menopause (Volume 16, Sept/Oct, 2009), explores the idea of treating this condition with vaginal inserts containing DHEA.

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Female Sexual Medicine Expert Dr. Debra Wickman joins the Practice today!

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Bioidentical Hormones, Gynecology

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health, Menopause, Bioidentical Hormones, Gynecology

Dr. Debra Wickman returns to Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN, adding her expertise in sexual health, menopause management and bioidentical hormones. Dr. Wickman completed a fellowship at UCLA in Female Sexual Medicine and is a member of the North American Menopause Society and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health.

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Good News for Hormone Therapy!

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, Provider News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, Provider News

There is good news for women who choose to relieve their menopausal symptoms by starting bioidentical hormone pellet therapy.

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Your Birth Control Pill Can Be Harming Your Sex Life...

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Female Sexual Health

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Female Sexual Health

Oral contraceptives are wonderful for convenient, effective birth control. They are also great for improving your complexion and shortening your menstrual cycle. However, they can be hazardous to your sexual response.

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The Importance of Sexual Health

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News, Female Sexual Health

More than 40% of women in the United States report distress about some aspect of their sexual function. There are many solutions available to help women improve their sexual health and well-being.

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Gardasil

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

Gardasil can be effective in preventing certain types of HPV-related cancers.

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Single-Incision Hysterectomy

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, Hospital News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, Hospital News

On January 27th I’ll be doing a hysterectomy using the next generation SILS™ procedure. With the successful completion of this procedure, Drs. Goodman & Partridge, OB/GYN is now equipped to offer patients the most advanced form of laparoscopic hysterectomy.

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My 5 minutes of fame...

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News

For those of you who didn't know, I had the pleasure to discuss Novasure uterine ablation and tell the Valley all about our Practice on ABC15 Sonoran Living earlier this week.

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Dr. Iacovelli on ABC15 Sonoran Living Live this Tuesday, June 15th at 11 am!

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online, Provider News

Our very own Dr. Jennifer Iacovelli will be on ABC15’s Sonoran Living Live this Tuesday, June 15th at 11am so make sure to tune in! She will be discussing solutions to heavy periods, more specifically the Novasure procedure. Dr. Iacovelli is very experienced with Novasure and regularly performs the procedure in the comfort of our office.

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One step to lower blood pressure -- incorporate the DASH eating plan into your lifestyle!

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News

The DASH Eating Plan, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is an example of such an eating plan. In studies, patients who were on the DASH-EP reduced their blood pressure within two weeks. Another eating plan -- DASH-Sodium -- calls for reducing sodium (salt) to 1,500 mg a day (about 2/3 teaspoon). Studies of patients on the DASH-Sodium plan significantly lowered their blood pressure.

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Return to Work and to Family Sooner: Considering Minimally Invasive Therapy

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

In order to optimize your quality of life and return to your work and/or to your family sooner, a serious thought should be given regarding daVinci robotic-assisted surgery if you present as a suitable candidate.

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Da Vinci Robotic Surgery for faster recovery

Categories: Newest Treatments

Categories: Newest Treatments

Mountain Vista Medical center was one of the leading hospitals to introduce the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to the East Valley. My experience has been great in using the assistance of the Da Vinci Robot in GYN surgical procedures. By using cameras and enhanced visual effects, I can do complex cases with very tiny incisions. The benefits to the Patient are less pain, a shorter hospital stay, improved cosmetic healing and a quicker recovery.

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Fertility: Facing Challenging Fertility Issues

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News

For many couples, a wish is all it takes to start a family. For millions of others, fulfilling the dream to have a child can be a long and difficult journey. These struggling couples learn that fertility is just not fair. They spend time and money in their early years trying not to get pregnant, only to find out that when they are ready to have children, it might not be all that easy.

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Olympian Picabo Street Announces She Just Had the Essure® Permanent Birth Control Procedure

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

Categories: Newest Treatments, Health News, MomDocs Online

Olympian Picabo Street Announces She Just Had the Essure® Permanent Birth Control Procedure. Picabo Street, Three-Time Olympian in Alpine Skiing, Speaks Out about Her Birth Control Choice to Empower and Educate Women about Their Health Options

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Educational Seminar

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Hospital News

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Hospital News

Please join me on 2/11/10 at MVMC for a seminar related to abnormal bleeding and your treatment options.

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Introducing the da Vinci Surgical System

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Hospital News

Categories: Newest Treatments, MomDocs Online, Hospital News

Grayson J. Guzman, M.D., became the first doctor at Mountain Vista Medical Center to perform a surgery using the robotic da Vinci Surgical System.

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