Ask the Reproductive Health Expert

This column, produced by the National Women's Health Resource Center, is a question and answer service designed to give women an opportunity to ask our panel of medical experts questions related to reproductive health.

While the column is meant to provide women with credible, accessible information so that they can make better decisions concerning their health and well-being, it is not meant to be a substitute for regular checkups or as a replacement for individual medical care.

To learn more about our panel of experts, click here.

A new question will be selected and answered every month. Due to the anticipated volume of questions submitted, it is unlikely all questions submitted will be acknowledged.

Before submitting a question, please be sure to check questions posted to date.

For the question most recently answered, check here.