Dr. Sheyna Noel Carroccio M.D.

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• Breastfeeding Led to Discovery of Breast Cancer. It Saved Her Life

  Hillary Karels and her fiancé, Dahlton, began dating back in 2011 on New Year’s Eve. Seven months later, they learned that they were expected their first child. On July 2nd of 2013, Karels gave birth to a baby boy, which the couple named Jackson. Although they did not expect to become parents so...

• Chlamydia Doubled Ovarian Cancer Risk, Study Shows

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• Why We Can’t Treat All Ovarian Cancer the Same Way

  Over the last three decades, ovarian cancer survival rates have seen very little improvement. The current five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 43%, a low percentage that is a result of the fact that this type of cancer is difficult to detect and often goes undiagnosed until it has reached...

• What to Expect During Your Third Trimester of Pregnancy

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• Are IUDs More Effective Than Oral Contraceptives?

  According to experts, intrauterine devices (IUDs) are more effective than the morning after pills in contraception. A recent study has shown that morning after pills have a higher rate of failure, when compared to the coils, a small copper device that is placed in the womb by a trained nurse or...