There are several types of birth control methods such as: female and male sterilization, long-acting reversible contraceptives or LARC methods, short-acting hormonal methods, barrier methods and natural rhythm methods. Dr. Debra Kenward, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says IUD (Intrauterine device) is probably the most common method worldwide. It prevents intrauterine pregnancies…...

The most important thing about testosterone therapy is to educate the patient. Manuel Torres, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, says the theory about men who have lower testosterone than normal comes from the possibility that body fat can affect your hormonal response in a healthy fashion. 'So, as men tend to gain…...

In the thyroid gland there are a right lobe, a left lobe and a central portion called the isthmus, describes Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute, who affirms people can live fine with a half of the thyroid. The parathyroid gland produces a parathyroid hormone that goes into the blood…...

A thyroid lobectomy can be the solution for a patient with thyroid cancer. Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute, explains how the surgery works and when surgery is appropriate as a treatment...

Thyroid is the gland sitting right at the base of the neck and controls how fast or how slow things go in the body. Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the anatomy of the thyroid and describes what the hypothyroidism is and how it can affect body weight...

Is it bad for the body to switch from one birth control pill to another? Is the switch seamless? Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains what can happen after going from one type of birth control to another, and how your body takes it...

What are the parathyroid glands? Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute, explains they are important glands that control calcium metabolism, and talks about their location, function, and structure...

Dr. Lara Paraskos, Endocrinologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says there are medications that can help to normalize the thyroid levels, and the most commonly prescribed one is called Methimazole, and the other is the PTU, which is used in pregnant women in the first trimester. She explains once patients have started on medication to…...