Preparing for pregnancy

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Preparing for pregnancy

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It's important to prepare for your pregnancy by meeting with your gynecologist a couple of months before you anticipate trying to conceive. A fast review of your medical problems and the medications you are on, will help identify if you are at risk for any problems. It is always important to get started on a prenatal vitamin with folic acid a couple of months before you try to conceive. The doctor and the patient can work together in getting you pregnant quickly and safely.

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Sherry Ross, MD

Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Sherry A. Ross, MD, received her OB/GYN training at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and she was honored with two teaching awards as a senior medical resident. She was a medical consultant on the books Expecting Fitness and Two at a Time.  She also has appeared on MTV, consulted for Fit Pregnancy, People, In Touch, and Shape Magazine. She has been in private practice in Santa Monica, California for the past 20 years. In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Ross was the President of the Upper and Middle Division of Brentwood School and has been on the board of Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles, for three years. She is married and has three children.

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