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Dr. Judy Chen

OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

Dr. Judy Chen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Chen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Chen can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Dr. Judy Chen
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Boston University
  • Accepting new patients

Is my constipation normal?

Whether your constipation is related to hormonal fluctuations depends upon
when your periods occur in relation to your constipation.

What if I miss a week straight of birth control pills?

When you miss a whole week of pills the main consequence is that your ovaries may start to function again, so you are primarily at risk for getting pregnant if you are sexually READ MORE
When you miss a whole week of pills the main consequence is that your ovaries may start to function again, so you are primarily at risk for getting pregnant if you are sexually active with a male partner. I recommend restarting your pills once a day and then using condoms along with your pills until your next period.

It may throw off your bleeding cycle, but after another packet of pills, this should return very nearly to normal.

Did my dental x-rays harm my baby? (first trimester)

No need to worry. Standard dental x-rays have very little radiation exposure risk to a pregnancy. First, the radiation dose is very small, about less than 50 micro-grays per film. READ MORE
No need to worry. Standard dental x-rays have very little radiation exposure risk to a pregnancy. First, the radiation dose is very small, about less than 50 micro-grays per film. Second, the beams are localized to the dental area. Third, the distance from where the pregnancy is located is large. Finally, the weighted protection is sufficient to block and escape rays from the films.

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