EMBARRASSING PREGNANCY QUESTIONS: Answered! OB-GYN on poop, sex, hemorrhoids, mucus plug, & more!

Poop, hemorrhoids, sex, oh my! Pregnancy questions you're afraid to ask are just a routine part of my OB-GYN job and I want you to know the answers!
Welcome! Learn about pregnancy from OB-GYN Marta Perez M.D. - education on EVERYTHING you need to know from an evidence-based source you can trust!
In this episode I answer EMBARRASSING questions submitted BY YOU! Including...
-What is a mucus plug?
-Why do I have so much discharge in pregnancy?
-Can I have sex during pregnancy?
-How can I manage hemorrhoids during pregnancy?
-Will I poop during birth?
-Should I shave my pubic hair for a doctor's visit?
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  • @alaina6477
    @alaina64773 жыл бұрын

    Can you talk a bit about maternal mortality rates? This is a topic that sometimes flares up as a fear for me and to my understanding it’s more common than it should be considering our modern medical practices. I’ve heard speculation that newer obstetricians have been trained more on infant care right after birth so maternal care gets neglected sometimes and hemorrhaging, heart conditions, or eclampsia complications can go unnoticed. I would just like more facts from an OB’s perspective if you ever feel like doing a video on it :)

  • @lil-mumma-adventures
    @lil-mumma-adventures3 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful! Even though this is my 3ed pregnancy I’m still learning new stuff ❤️

  • @supretami
    @supretami Жыл бұрын

    So glad I came across this video. Feels like this answers all the questions that bothered me for a long time but too scared to ask😅

  • @ronithestoic3702
    @ronithestoic37023 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Dr. 💕💕💕

  • @AlexJafek-jf5uz
    @AlexJafek-jf5uz Жыл бұрын

    Loved the Q&A format! Few ideas for questions if you ever choose to do another one!! - Do you see a clinical difference between boy and girl pregnancies? - Could you go over the statistics of various interventions? Are interventions more or less common?

  • @Noelle7285
    @Noelle72853 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @jackieh4632
    @jackieh46323 жыл бұрын

    Yes, yes, yes!! So many questions answered.

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're the best

  • @Daisy-id8bp
    @Daisy-id8bp2 жыл бұрын

    Thank You! 😊

  • @druoleary
    @druoleary2 жыл бұрын

    Explain discharge specifically, i.e. from vagina or bladder or…. Yes, poo! I waited til you got to this topic to see what you said. Yes, I believe doctors are used to it, but my husband wasn’t. I was moved out of a birthing room to the hallway and looked behind to see what was left. Ugh.

  • @sarahcurrent4932
    @sarahcurrent49323 жыл бұрын

    I’m expecting our first and I’m not so scared of delivery being that docs and nurses will be on hand. But I am scared of the healing process after! Tearing/infection, healing the muscles to be able to run and exercise again!

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    So true, I have to admit I share being nervous about being able to be as active as I was before after 6 weeks of rest, since exercise is so important to me. But I see so many do this without a problem and it just takes time and patience, it took 9 months to get there, it takes a while to recover too!

  • @lilyterangomiller2714

    @lilyterangomiller2714

    3 жыл бұрын

    So scared about all of these too! More scared of healing and ability to feel comfortable moving/being active again, than of the actual birth.

  • @rachelwilley173
    @rachelwilley1733 жыл бұрын

    Can you answer more about emergency c sections? Like what calls for one and how to handle that as a patient? I’m 8 months and a little nervous about if something goes wrong and they had to do that

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I am planning an episode on C-sections to be up soon. Make sure to subscribe and hit the alert (bell) so you don't miss it!

  • @emiliamaria0718
    @emiliamaria07182 жыл бұрын

    Hi there what the risk of getting pregnant again being over 40 years old haven't the Rh-negative factor baby being positive after birth, I had the two RhoGAM shot. last year I had spontaneous abortion. What the risk of the future pregnant 😳 🤔 what are the procedures or steps to be taken???

  • @jennifercreech7584
    @jennifercreech75843 жыл бұрын

    What if you are overweight? Besides the worry of getting diabetes how else can it impact the baby?

  • @noralenealexander2600
    @noralenealexander2600 Жыл бұрын

    I do have a fibroid behind the uterine and am 12weeks and I had heavy bleeding for three days with severe pain

  • @tete0032
    @tete0032 Жыл бұрын

    Hi doc Is it normal having discharge at 5 months pregnancy? I'm so scared if affected my baby..

  • @noralenealexander2600
    @noralenealexander2600 Жыл бұрын

    what if you don't have discharge in your underwear and you are pregnant,what does that mean

  • @twerkingwithdastarz
    @twerkingwithdastarz3 жыл бұрын

    are there any studies about the affects on society if the pill worked for men also?

  • @lifeofiva
    @lifeofiva Жыл бұрын

    Yes you should shave before delivery or they will shave it for you and you don't want that.

  • @Nothing-md4di
    @Nothing-md4di2 жыл бұрын

    hello mam m 26 week pregnant but my weight is 62 kg since begining … is there any danger baby movements are full pls do reply

  • @jessicaann718
    @jessicaann7183 жыл бұрын

    Maybe too specific but, if you only have one ovary it’s my understanding that it will just go into overdrive and ovulate every month now. Which is great especially if ttc. But if it does that, does that mean you’ll reach menopause sooner? So is your fertility window shorter?

  • @fighttheevilrobots3417

    @fighttheevilrobots3417

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not a doctor but maybe I can offer some assistance here. My mother was born with one fallopian tube, one ovary, and one kidney. This was likely due to a vanishing twin in utero. She was told that she experienced menopause two or three times...once in her early thirties, one in her forties, and again at age 50. It's worth noting that she had my brother at age 22 with her first husband and me at age 38 with her second, my father.

  • @monikavatsal4375
    @monikavatsal43752 жыл бұрын

    I have light blue like color discharge that showing penty is it normal

  • @annevai
    @annevai3 жыл бұрын

    Could you do a video on paps during pregnancy? I've never had an abnormal pap and have had them regularly since I was 18, and this one I had at 12 weeks came up with positive hpv and am currently pregnant with twins. The nurse on the phone said jt could just be due to increased level of hormones and depressed immune system. Im freaking out and have a colposcopy scheduled for Monday. 😩

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't have a video on that specifically, be sure to write down all the questions you have to be able to discuss with your doctor!

  • @ronithestoic3702

    @ronithestoic3702

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello, i had a colposcopy done when i was 14 weeks & it didn't effect anything. Was not painful at all , just a bit uncomfortable. My GP said it wouldn't affect anything and recommended i had it done asap. Hope all went well with yours. Take care 🤗

  • @reginagranados607

    @reginagranados607

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any updates? Same here and I’m a little nervous

  • @informedbeauty
    @informedbeauty3 жыл бұрын

    I had a doctor once ask me why I don't get rid of my pubic hair, and she suggested I remove it, because of the risk of mites or lice. Aka she implied it was unhygienic. Luckily, no other health care professional has ever said anything like that to me since then, but I felt really uncomfortable after that visit. Not to mention, her "medical advice" was inaccurate.

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh! That is horrendous and that person was WRONG. So glad you are not with that healthcare provider anymore!

  • @informedbeauty

    @informedbeauty

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dr.martaperez yeah, I'm not a doctor, but I have a health care background and her advice seemed really off. Not to mention, it's a great way to alienate a patient, and erode away at any rapport. I would imagine showering regularly, and getting tested for STIs would reduce the risk of something like pubic hair mites/lice. And I know there's a protective component to pubic hair, in terms of protecting the genital area from certain things.

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@informedbeauty Absolutely! Thanks for sharing your story.

  • @abdelhadiesselimani6901
    @abdelhadiesselimani6901 Жыл бұрын

    I thought women don't poop

  • @laurenhartso
    @laurenhartso3 жыл бұрын

    Do all women have an increase in discharge in pregnancy?

  • @dr.martaperez

    @dr.martaperez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not everyone notices it so I wouldn't consider it abnormal if one hasn't noticed an icnrease.

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