EXPERT
Dr. Michael Feinman, M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Michael Feinman, MD, FACOG, is a top reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at HRC Fertility with offices in Encino, Westlake Village, and West Los Angeles, CA. He joined HRC in 1992. With thirty-four years of experience as a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility expert, he specializes in third-party parenting with local and national patients, minimal-stimulation and natural cycle IVF for poor prognosis patients, and strategies for minimizing multiple pregnancies. Upon completing his fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, Dr. Feinman went on to help establish the IVF program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. His team performed the first vaginal ultrasound-guided egg retrieval in New York and created one of the first successful egg donor programs in the world.
44 years
Experience
Dr. Michael Feinman, M.D.
- West Los Angeles, CA
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Accepting new patients
Female Fertility Preservation
By the early 1990s, freezing (cryopreservation) of embryos was an important and successful aspect of IVF treatment. However, it took another 10 years to make egg freezing a practical...
Am I pregnant?
I will attempt to answwer urget questions over the holiday weekend. Happy Holidays,
Random vaginal bleeding?
Masturbation does not cause bleeding. Irregular bleeding is usually caused by a lack of regular ovulation. See a gynecologist for evaluation and treatment. In most cases, using READ MORE
Masturbation does not cause bleeding. Irregular bleeding is usually caused by a lack of regular ovulation. See a gynecologist for evaluation and treatment. In most cases, using birth control pills will help.
Irregular cycle?
It does not sound like you were pregnant. Using birth control pills is a good idea if you want to conceive.
Could I be pregnant?
You are not likely pregnant. The bleeding is probably due to y our using the pills.
What are the disadvantages of birth control pills?
At your age, there are essentially no disadvantages to birth control pills. They are highly effective at preventing pregnancy. In addition they have been shown to lower lifetime READ MORE
At your age, there are essentially no disadvantages to birth control pills. They are highly effective at preventing pregnancy. In addition they have been shown to lower lifetime risks of ovarian and uterine cancers. In a small number of women with a genetic tendency to form blood clots, the pills can increase the risk of problems like pulmonary embolism. The number of women is so small, that we do not recommend routine screening for this condition.
