About The Author
Steven Mollov is an obstetrician gynecologist who has been practicing in Massachusetts for over forty years. His three books are a fictional account of numerous experiences that he has encountered over the course of his career. He looks forward to sharing these personal stories with the reading public.
It seems that whenever I am watching a television series or movie, invariably a woman is going into labor. It is clear to me that people are fascinated by what I do for a living. That is what inspired me to put to paper fictional accounts of actual experiences which occurred during my professional career. My first book, Private Practice, was begun on an Apple 2C, where the computer could not hold more than eight pages of text requiring me to print up every eight pages before I could move on. Although slow, it gave me the opportunity to flesh out my characters, as well as provide numerous medical scenarios that both entertain and educate the reader. This first novel was well received in my community due to the interest of the population in discovering if they were in the text! (I reassured everyone that this was a work of fiction, but that did not stop them from trying to uncover real characters.) The enthusiasm with which this first book was received inspired me to move on to write Date of Confinement and eventually Special Delivery. I hope that the reading public finds these books both entertaining and educational.
This section is for current subjects in obstetrics and gynecology. I hope to add additional material over time that will be enlightening and educational for my readers. In no way is this to be construed as providing medical care. As always, medical decision making is between the patient and her health care provider.
The IUD
It is said that the earliest intrauterine devices were used by desert nomads who placed stones into the uterus of their camels to prevent them from getting pregnant on long desert journeys. From such humble beginnings, the IUD evolved into the medical devices that are used today. There were definitely bumps along the road and changes in medical opinions about how to manage them. Forty years ago, the medical opinion was that if a woman became pregnant with an IUD in place, you would leave it in. I actually delivered a baby holding an IUD in his hand! Unfortunately, because of this medical opinion and the design of a popular IUD at that time known as the Dalkon Shield, many women became seriously ill and some even died. That IUD was taken off of the market and medical opinion drastically changed. If a woman gets pregnant with an IUD, the recommendation is to remove it. Over the years the design has changed and with the advent of hormone containing IUDs, women are safer, their protection is more effective and menstrual periods have become lighter, less crampy and in many cases they disappear. This is not an unhealthy effect of these latest IUDs. In fact the FDA has recommended the use of the hormone containing IUD for control of a menstrual period, even in women who do not need birth control. The bottom line is that today’s IUDs are extremely safe, effective and well tolerated, even in woman who have never been pregnant. It has removed the need to take a pill every day or remember the need for a condom, has significantly reduced the likelihood of an unwanted pregnancy and is a welcome addition to the medical arsenal of an obstetrician/gynecologist.
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