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Patients read our guides to get ready for a visit. A few sentences from a clinician who sees these questions every week can help them more than another paragraph from us.

If you are listed in Find Her Doctor, you can answer one to three common patient questions. Approved answers appear in the related guides with your name, credentials and a link to your listing, and your listing shows which guides quote you. It's free.

How it works

Find your listing and pick up to three questions.
Write 40–150 words per answer, in your own voice, the way you'd explain it to a patient.
We check each answer and may make light edits for length and clarity without changing your meaning. We'll contact you if we want to change more.
It goes live in the related guides, linked to your listing.

Guidelines

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Stay consistent with current guidance (ACOG, CDC, USPSTF, ASRM and similar). We won't publish claims that conflict with it.
No prices, promotions, guarantees or "best in New York" claims. Your listing link does the introducing.
Answers are general information, not advice for any individual reader.

1. Find your listing

2. About you

Full nameCredentials (e.g. MD, FACOG or CNM)

Email (not published)Individual NPI

Headshot URL (optional, https link to a professional photo)

3. Pick 1–3 questions and answer them

0 of 3 selected

Fertility & IVF

What do you wish patients knew before their first IVF consult?

How do you explain when it's time to see a fertility specialist instead of waiting longer?

What's the most common misunderstanding you hear about AMH results?

What should someone weighing egg freezing ask at the first visit?

How do you help patients think through IUI versus going straight to IVF?

What should New York patients check about their insurance before starting fertility treatment?

After more than one pregnancy loss, what does a good evaluation usually include?

What do you tell patients with PCOS who are starting to try to conceive?

Anemia, Iron & Blood Health

When should someone with heavy periods ask about their iron?

What should pregnant patients know about iron levels and prenatal labs?

How do you explain the choice between iron pills and IV iron?

Gynecologic Conditions

How can a patient tell whether her period is heavier than normal?

What would you tell someone whose painful periods have been brushed off before?

What should patients ask when comparing treatments for fibroids?

Pregnancy

What's one thing you'd like every patient to bring to their first prenatal visit?

Which pregnancy symptoms should make someone call the office instead of waiting for the next visit?

What do you tell patients right after a gestational diabetes diagnosis?

What does it actually mean when a patient is referred to maternal-fetal medicine?

How do you help patients decide which prenatal genetic screening to have?

What's different about prenatal care for a twin pregnancy?

What warning signs of preeclampsia do you want patients to remember after delivery too?

Finding Care in New York

What's one thing you'd tell someone choosing between a midwife and an OB?

What should someone look for when choosing a new OB/GYN?

Labor, Birth & Postpartum

What makes a birth plan useful on the day of labor?

How do you coach patients on when to head to the hospital or birth center in labor?

What do you wish more people knew about the first six weeks after birth?

How should a new parent bring up mood changes after birth with their clinician?

What breastfeeding question do you hear most in the first week?

What should someone considering a VBAC ask their care team early in pregnancy?

Menopause & Midlife

What perimenopause symptom do patients most often not connect to perimenopause?

How do you walk patients through whether menopause hormone therapy might fit them?

What options do you discuss with patients who can't or don't want to take hormones for hot flashes?

What do you want patients to know about vaginal dryness and painful sex after menopause?

Why do you tell patients never to ignore bleeding after menopause?

Birth Control & Family Planning

What question helps patients the most when choosing a birth control method?

How do you help patients prepare for an IUD insertion?

What should someone expect in the first few months after stopping birth control?

Screening & Gynecologic Cancer

What do you tell patients who just got an abnormal Pap or positive HPV result?

What's worth bringing up at an annual well-woman visit that patients often skip?

Who should ask about genetic testing for inherited cancer risk?

Which persistent symptoms should prompt someone to ask about ovarian cancer?

Pelvic & Sexual Health

What do you want people to know about bladder leaks after childbirth or with age?

How would someone know a pelvic pressure feeling might be prolapse?

How can patients start a conversation about painful sex with a new clinician?

What helps a teenager feel ready for a first gynecology visit?

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