Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
Demystifying Menstrual Myths
REBECCA B. SINGSON, MD, FPOGS, FACS, FPCPC Myth No. 1: Menstrual blood is “dirty blood” which needs to be removed from the body. Truth: Menstruation is nothing but a shedding of the lining of the uterus called the endometrium when you don’t get pregnant during that cycle. Every month, the woman’s body actually prepares for
First ever Robotic Pediatric Surgery in the Phil.
The first ever Pediatric Robotic Surgery was performed at the St Luke’s Global City Medical Center on June 13, 2017! This was performed on an 11 year old patient to remove an 8 cm Dermoid Cyst from the right ovary . It was full of hair, cartilage and oily sebum!! (L-R Dr Alet Hernandez, Anes,
Honeymoon Cystitis
This is actually a form of urinary tract infection which is common during the honeymoon or immediately after. Cystitis means inflammation of the bladder and it is usually due to infection. Bacteria are often pushed mechanically up the urethra and into the bladder during sexual contact. This primarily affects the woman and the symptoms are usually that of frequency of urination, burning sensation during urination or waking up more than once while asleep to urinate.
HOW TO AVOID PAINFUL SEX THE FIRST TIME AROUND
Dr. Rebecca B. Singson, FPOGS, FACS, FPSCPC, LMT Athough statistics show that one third of our youth are already engaging in pre-marital sex, there are still the two thirds who approach marriage keeping their virginity intact. There are still women who value their virginity as something they would reserve for their spouse. Whether done premaritally
IT’S COOL TO STAY A VIRGIN!!
By: REBECCA B. SINGSON, M.D, FPOGS Let’s face it! Our teens are having sex. According to the 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, twenty-six percent (26%) of our Filipino youth nationwide from ages 15 to 25 admitted to
SEX EDUCATION STARTS AT HOME!!
REBECCA B. SINGSON, MD, FPOGS, FACS, FPSCPC Little do you know that since the day your kids are born, you are already sending them messages about their sexuality. You dress them in pink to signify they are a girl and blue if they are a boy. Being held and touched, kissed and hugged, snuggled and
TEEN PREGNANCIES
By: REBECCA B. SINGSON, M.D, FPOGS The sexual revolution has ushered in a period in which the average adolescent experiences tremendous pressures to have sexual experiences of all kind. Pinoy teens get a higher exposure to sex from the internet, magazines and tv shows, movies and other media than decades ago, yet without any corresponding
A DOCTOR’S POINT OF VIEW: CAN ABORTION HARM YOU?
Rebecca B. Singson, MD, FPOGS In a Catholic country such as the Philippines where abortion is illegal, it is disgraceful to know that our abortion rates are even higher than in countries where abortion is freely and legally available. In the U.S.A, the reported abortion rate is 16 abortions/1000 women whereas in our country, the
