Adrienne Carmack's Blog, page 8
March 8, 2014
Physician: Partner With Me or I’ll Get Out of Your Office
One of my former medical school classmates posted this article on Facebook, with the caption “This is what your pediatrician is thinking.” Reading this article brought back a lot of the hurt I felt when I first approached a pedi […]
April 12, 2013
Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HIV
One of the most common arguments given for newborn circumcision these days is HIV prevention. The issue is very confusing to most people because statistics do show a decrease in HIV transmission rates in men who are circumcised. The illogic […]
April 9, 2013
Breastfeeding Rates Are on the Rise
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2012 about 1 in 4 American mothers was still breastfeeding her baby at a year. And this is a huge improvement! On one hand, I’m really excited that more mothers are tuning in to breastfeeding […]
March 12, 2013
Premature Foreskin Retraction
In an article from the National Organization for Circumcision Resource Center, you’ll find information about forced retraction of the foreskin. This is extremely important! As a urologist, I have had to do circumcisions on young boys […]
February 25, 2013
Hormones of Love and Bliss
Your body is designed to give birth blissfully and easily! In this article, Dr. Sarah Buckley, an Australian physician who has had her own blissful, natural child births, explains the physiology underlying our ability to experience ecstatic […]
