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Mostly Under Control PodcastBeyond Motherhood Summit Speaker Highlight - Dr. Karen WolowickSend us a textIn this episode of The Mostly Under Control Podcast, host Melanie O'Reilly-Rogers chats with Dr. Karen Wolowick, a board-certified OB-GYN and owner of Maya Gynecology in Downers Grove. Dr. Wolowick, affectionately known as Downers Grove’s favorite gynecologist, will be presenting at the Beyond Motherhood Summit on Saturday, January 18, at 2:30 PM, discussing healthy weight management for women.Dr. Wolowick shares her insights on motherhood, self-care, and the importance of honesty about the challenges of parenting. Together, Melanie and Dr. Wolowick dive into the pressures moms face, how to embrace grace in th...2024-12-1111 min
The StressFreeMD PodcastDemystifying Contraception with Dr. Karen WolowickOn this episode we have the wonderful Dr. Karen Wolowick:Board Certified OBGYN from the western suburbs of ChicagoFounder of Wolowick Women's HealthShe is passionate about empowering women with the knowledge to take control of their fertility and overall health.Making decisions whether or not to use birth control and what type to use can be very stressful. She clears up and demystifies the rampant widespread misinformation surrounding birth control to reduce the stress and guilt that many women experience. Earn CME:Reflect on h...2023-01-1726 min
Hello, Hot Flash: Conversations about menopause, women’s health and mindset for midlife women.#060 Should I Use Hormone Replacement TherapyIn This Episode
In this episode, I interview Dr. Karen Wolowick to discuss how your hormones affect you during menopause and how hormone replacement therapy, HRT, could potentially help midlife women during this stage in their lives. Dr. Wolowick also shared some tips for managing symptoms of menopause and balancing your overall health and wellness.
Key Takeaways
In the current healthcare landscape, physicians are measured by business-centric metrics like revenue and profit. This often leads to higher physician burnout, lower patient experience, and lower quality of health care provided.
Sleep is the number one...2023-01-1224 min
Burntout to BadassOptions with Dr. Karen WolowickYou are not stuck. You have options. No matter what it feels like right now, you are not easily replaceable. Once Dr. Karen Wolowick realized the truth of these words, her entire life changed. Listen as she shares her burnout story and why she’s so happy she conquered her fears so she could do life and gynecology practice her way. When Dr. Wolowick started in practice after medical school, everything seemed fine. But it wasn’t too much later that she realized that was not the case. She loved what she did, but she hated the way i...2022-12-2320 min
Succeed in MedicineTruths and Myths of OB/GYN: Birth Control and Beyond with Karen Wolowick, DODr. Karen Wolowick has been a practicing OBGYN for over 17 years. She decided to venture into the world of private practice to try to reconnect with the more intimate and rewarding aspects of women's health. She gives a review of what all physicians should know about OB-GYN. We get a crash course in birth control, why someone should “get their hormones checked,” how to think about risks when prescribing medications in a pregnant or nursing patient, the modern practice of OB, like laborists, and when we are going to start seeing pre and post-wifery, not just mid-wifery. Bo...2022-12-2131 min
HealthiHer#61 - Is an IUD the Best Option For You with Dr. Karen WolowickIUDs can give you effective birth control for 3-10 years
An IUD or Intrauterine Device is a long term solution to birth control, there are several different types that can work for a range of needs and circumstances.
Dr. Karen Wolowick, a private practicing gynecologist from the suburbs of Chicago, talks to Dr. Brenner about the effectiveness of IUDs, why someone would choose to use this type of birth control and how they work to prevent pregnancy.
They discuss the different types of IUDs, how the device is placed and how they can h...2022-10-1721 min