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Women with chronic health conditions may sometimes be told that they can’t get pregnant. Their doctor may actually mean she shouldn’t get pregnant— at least not until her medical condition is optimized.

Smitha Vidi, M.D., is in the Division of Pediatrics - Nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

During pregnancy, bumping the belly during daily activities is inevitable. The baby is well protected in the womb, but there are guidelines women should follow to protect the baby. Find out what’s safe, what’s not, and when to call the doctor in this week’s Your Pregnancy Matters blog.

Prasanna Khandavilli, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center; she specializes in preventive care.

Breast and ovarian cancer survivors and women from certain ethnic backgrounds should be evaluated for possible BRCA-related screening, according to new guidelines.

Discover how laser skin resurfacing helps reduce the appearance of age-related skin conditions such as discoloration, wrinkles, and rosacea.

Weight-loss surgery has evolved dramatically in the last 20 years, and now the newest weapon in the fight against obesity is available at UT Southwestern: Robotic bariatric surgery. Learn about the advantages of the new technology from UT Southwestern in this week’s MedBlog.

Dr. Thomas Schlieve, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at UT Southwestern in Dallas, is an expert in the surgical treatment of diseases of the oral cavity, head, and neck.

Approximately 40 percent of women develop post-traumatic stress disorder after a complex birth or pregnancy -- even doctors who care for these patients every day. In this week’s Your Pregnancy Matters article, UT Southwestern shares a personal PTSD story and what women need to know.

Obesity, heart and kidney diseases, and diabetes are all connected, and now that the American Heart Association has formalized CKM syndrome, it could change the future of cardiology.