Women’s Health with Dr. Huh

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many women’s preventative care schedules, and you may wonder what recommendations have changed since your last regular visit to the OB/GYN. Dr. Huh is joined by Ashely Wright, MD, who leads the ultrasound service at UAB Medicine. She discusses the current guidelines by age range for the Well Woman Alabama initiative and clears up misconceptions about how often to ha...

Around 50 percent of women will experience pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetimes, which occurs when the bladder, uterus, or rectum slips down into the vagina. Gena Dunivan, MD, director of the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, joins Dr. Huh to discuss the many effective treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse, which so many women experience but do not talk about....

Did you know that leftover blood from a clamped-and-cut umbilical cord—which is often discarded—can be used to help treat devastating diseases? Dr. Huh is joined by Brain Casey, MD, and Luis Hernandez, director of cellular therapies at LifeSouth Cord Blood Bank—UAB’s partner in collection and storage—to understand the impact of cord blood donation. Publicly registered cord blood, they explain, is...

Substance abuse contributes to around half of all maternal deaths in Alabama. Dr. Huh is joined by Suzanne Muir, associate director of the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, and Carolyn Webster, MD, a physician within the UAB Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, who are part of the leadership team for the Comprehensive Addiction in Pregnancy Program (CAPP). This program, which treated...

5-10% of pregnant women will develop “gestational diabetes,” meaning they did not already have diabetes. Whether pre-existing or gestational, diabetes in pregnancy requires careful management for the health of mother and child. Ashley Battarbee, MD, whose research expertise is diabetes in pregnancy, joins Dr. Huh to discuss the major concerns and methods for controlling the disease. Diet and lifes...

Informed by two full years of data, medical researchers have more definitive answers on how COVID-19 affects pregnant women—and vaccination is still the best way to safely avoid related health risks. Dr. Huh updates COVID-19 recommendations for pregnant women with guest-host Akila Subramaniam, MD, the only doctor who is board-certified in both maternal-fetal medicine and genetics in Alabama. Learn...

Women should look for ways to initiate or continue exercising throughout pregnancy,’ says Chase Cawyer, MD. Dr. Huh is joined by both Dr. Cawyer and Sara Gould, MD, to discuss general benefits and guidelines for exercising during pregnancy. They also address specific questions about safe maximum exercise intensity that still need further research. Learn more from them about the ways that UAB's new...

The most common cause of bankruptcy in the United States is healthcare costs. The financial consequences of receiving cancer treatments can be as harmful as some of the physical side effects of treatment. Simply having insurance coverage is often not enough. “Financial toxicity” as a point of consideration for patient research and care is just recently making it into the medical literature. Margar...

Dr. Agnes Oberko and Dr. Jodie Dionne-Odom lead an interactive discussion on Syphilis in Pregnancy.

Brief overview of various contraceptive methods, including efficacy and dosing, but with focus on the beneficial "side effects" of each method, whether menstrual suppression, acne management, or relief of pelvic pain.

Dr. Isuzu Meyer explains the different types of urinary incontinence, symptoms, and treatment options.

Dr. Theresa Caridi discusses  UAE, who a good candidate for UAE would be, and common misperceptions about UAE for fibroid disease.

Paige Porrett MD provides an update on the UAB uterine transplant program, including indications, current state, and future challenges. Listen as the specialists from UAB Medicine share and advocate for this innovative therapy.

Dr. Michael Straughn, Jr. and Dr. Teresa Boitano discuss how to reduce opioid use and other pain treatment options for gynecologic surgery.

In this panel discussion, Dr. Arbuckle, and Dr. Sukhkamal Campbell discuss oncofertility.

Welcome to our introductory podcast with Dr. Huh. He'll talk about how the podcast came to be, his background and women's health care at UAB.

Dr. Rachel Sinkey and Dr. Audra Williams share their insight on the COVID vaccination and the effects on pregnancy and lactation.