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I am Dr Tabatha, the functional gynecologist. I'm a board certified OBY giant and functional medicine physician. I've embraced the world of functional medicine and wellness through my own personal health journey. And I'm super excited to share my wisdom and unique perspective as it pertains to women's health. So if you're struggling hormone imbalance, weight gain, period issues, anxiety and son, you name it, then you come to the right place. I want to be your functional gynecologist. So welcome. Okay, This week's been a little crazy, A little different, trying to home school my Children and not go crazy and see my patients through tele visits. I have not had time to do anything extra. Okay, I take that back. I did a webinar late night with a bunch of my health expert friends in my mind share community, and we answered questions about Corona virus. So I'm gonna play that for you today as my question of the week episode, it's more like fibre. Six questions, but they're good questions. Just kind of going over Corona virus with pregnancy, fertility and pets. So I hope you enjoy.
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All right. Next up we have Dr Tabatha Barber and okay. We had a really fun podcast interview the other day, and why, in bringing Dr Todd with the barber on is because she's a functional gynecologist and I actually just with my husband. We were in the grocery store recently and getting, you know, some supplies of sport O R. And we ran into one of her friends yet, and his partner, J D. A. And you know, she's doing a month and oh, my gosh, I just I really feel for women that are going through all this stress and unknowns while they're creating life and And how can we support our reproductive system? And even if you know people around you that are pregnant door or have little ones just, you know, being sensitive badge. So Doctor Capital Barbara, thanks so much for joining us today. I think we froze a little bit spare with this year. I think everyone's online right now. Oh, I just had a question cancer here. Um, someone heard someone joking around about Corona. Baby boom isn't an ideal time to be reproducing when there's a new disease, and we don't know the future state of hospitals how busy hospitals will be and how safe it will be for a newborn. And I think this is a really interesting question that I would love to have Dr Travel the barber answer for us. Perhaps she doesn't have her microphone on. Hey, you know what? We've gone an hour and 40 months with the with no glitches. Oh, I think I hear you. Can I? You are. Did you get any? Thank you for having me. This is asked him. Yes. So that's actually really good questions. Should we be trying to get pregnant? So the data that we have is, you know, the limited information from out of China. So far, you know, the women that have been pregnant in their first trimester. We have not seen any birth defects s so far, but it's honestly too early to tell. Those babies probably haven't even had their anatomy skin yet. Then they definitely not delivered. It's only about a couple months. We do know that there's been a small increase risk in miscarriages and preterm labor delivery. So any time you have any kind of febrile illness where you're having fevers and things, you run the risk of preterm birth and miscarriage so Corona virus isn't special in that regard, but I would say it's too early to know if it's gonna have any of major effect, like first trimester birth defects. We do know from the limited data coming out of China that it does have an effect in the third trimester. Um, like I said, preterm birth. But the surprising data that we've seen is that it's not seeming to be passed to the babies of Mom does have current virus, and she's pregnant delivers. So that's actually really good news. Even so, our society, American Colleges of will be two lions to recommend if you deliver while you have Corona virus, that you should be isolated from your baby. So that's recruit a heartbreaking. You know, I can't even have been being away from my baby for the first week or two of their life, But if it's, you know, gonna prevent them from getting the disease, that's the recommendation. So the data is limited so far. But, um, as far as your pregnant friend, I would say she should self quarantine. She should be really making an effort to make sure that she is not being exposed because it can take up to 14 days toe have symptoms. And even though we don't think it causes birth defects and the risk of preterm birth is small, it can still make the mom sick. The mums immune system is compromised during pregnancy. It's kind of shut down. You know, you have a baby growing inside of you that tough foreign D N s o. Your immune system needs to be kind of shut down, so it doesn't react to that foreign object growing inside of you. Um, so it puts you at risk for illnesses and you have decreased lung capacity, so you can't breathe this deeply. You're more prone to getting pneumonia and asthma type illnesses. We know that influence of wipes out pregnant women a lot more. We haven't seen it yet with the Corona virus, but I just think that the data is not in yet. It's not worth that risk. Right? So I would say, if you're pregnant, stay away. Just stay home, do your best. And you know, if you know anybody who's pregnant, stay away from them. So what about for their partners who are maybe needing to go out and get some supplies for them. Go out and then come back home. What should they be doing? Us? Soon as they got soon as they get home, you know you should be washing your hands in your face. Well, this is anyone in generating Oh, washing your hands and say is Yeah, I would say, because you know, if you sneeze even if you sneeze into the crook of your elbow, all of those droplets respiratory droplets are still landing all over your face in your hair and such and those can live on in Ameena objects for days. We know. And so I would say now is probably not the best time we kiss in your wife when you come home, that kind of thing. If you're trying toe not possibly spread anything because you can be a symptom make you can be carrying this unfortunately, and then pass it on. So I would say pregnant women. That would be where I would be the most cautious. And I'd say the grocery stores right now are kind of like the breeding. Just my goodness, yeah, I don't going the grocery delivery services. Those are wonderful, But you have to realize that person's been in contact with a lot of other people, so make it quick, you know, turn out to touch them that kind of thing. Mm. All right. So I have a number of questions here. Aside from those ones, happened. I explain this pandemic to my Children or family, you know, so they don't worry, but still really important info. So I have to nine year olds and 11 year old that now I'm homeschooling. Um, Michigan is pretty much unlocked down, and I didn't want them to freak out and worry that, you know, they're going to get sick and then up in the hospital, because that's kind of the idea they were getting from the news. So I explained it to them that we are kind of trying to think about other people. It's not about us. It's We could be a vehicle to pass the sun to someone. We know that most kids aren't getting sick, but we're understanding now that they're most likely asymptomatic carriers and they're transmitting it to other people. So it's a really generous nice thing for us to due to lack ourselves away for a few weeks so that we don't get people, you know, our teachers, our friends at church, the elderly people at church, especially that we are getting in, passing it on to them and getting them six. So I, you know, reassured them that they're most likely not going to get sick and end up in the hospital. But we don't want their Nanna in the hospital, you know, or someone else. So I think they can felt proud of themselves that they were actually doing something nice for their community. And it was just a nice wayto spend it and re really of their fears because, you know, they they're worried, and they don't want to think that their mind is going to get sick or anybody else, because that's scary to them. So, uh, so if you're listening to this or catching the replay, you know, if if a listener is pregnant, what should they do? A. No. So definitely speak to your specific physician in your specific area. Every area is different, but I would say it's super important to keep your prenatal appointments. And that might consist of doing a television sit, you know, over the Internet, like we're doing, you know, make sure, baby. Still moving every day. Look for symptoms of covert, which would be fever, cough
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or shortness of breath.
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And just keep yourself healthy is you can eat your healthy greens. Take your vitamins, get your rest that type of thing And keep those stress levels, though. And as all our wonderful speakers already spoke to, that is, that's key right there. Uh huh. Another question. I've received this, you know, Could this potentially be passed to and born baby? So, like I alluded to earlier, we don't think that it's going to be transmitted through Ah, a pregnant woman to her fetus. We don't have any record of babies being born having covert virus. The few that have had it were we think we're transmitted after birth after delivery. So that's why they recommend isolation. Afterward, they haven't found the virus in breast milk or amniotic fluid. So sparse breast feeding. If you've already delivered in your concerned about passing it on to your baby, maybe you've had an exposure and you're not sure yet if you're getting it. Um, breastfeeding definitely confers immunity. So I would say keep breastfeeding. If you're highly suspicious that you might have it. You should probably pump and have someone else feed the baby. Um, and make sure you're washing your hands and all of that and while you're doing it, another random question. But I think if you already understand and are in the know of, you know, the latest information on pregnancy and women and passing on the baby's, what about passing it on to pets? Yes. So that's actually good question. There is some evidence that we do share Corona virus type illnesses with our pets. And so if we have any concerns or symptoms that we might be carrying it, they do. The CDC does recommend that you not kiss and love on your pets and just kind of avoid all of that. Let someone else feed them and take care of them. Until you're you either know your Nast sick. You're testing his negative. Your symptoms subside because it's really funny. It's, You know, we've seen amazing these names, who, as in the World Health Organization, who let the dogs and you people are saying, Oh, dogs can pass it on. Humans can pass it on. Dogs can't pass it on. What's your take on that? Can dogs pass it. Us things like that. The jury. Oh, it'll out on that? We don't know. We do not know. So that's why I think it's just better safe than sorry. Yeah, I would agree with you, which is in the cove in 19 could potentially affect fertility and just an f. Y I. This whole talk is for educational informational purposes on Lee. This is not medical advice, so you should always specifically ask your physician before making any lifestyle choices. But in your opinion, do you think it could potentially affect fertility? We don't believe so. You know the evidence that we've seen from past Corona viruses and other illnesses that are like this. It has not affected fertility. It does affect, like I said, potential for miscarriage, so becoming pregnant, but then losing it if you get a febrile illness. But there's no data to suggest that it has any bearing of being able to become pregnant. So the means about you know, the baby boomers coming in nine or 10 months and what we're going to call them quarantines when they're in high school. That kind of thing. I think it's all a huge potential toe happen. I think people are gonna be at home having sex, enjoying their relationships, especially with our experts advice. And we're going to see a little bit of a boom. We're gonna have a lot of babies being bored. Me, I know that I one of her colleagues, Dr Melissa Vendor Meson she specializes in natural fertility, and she likes to give the recommendation of, you know, keeping you and your partner's body trickling for six months preconception. So for me, what I I think I might choose to do is like, wait until this all blows over. Would you kind of think that make the prudent? Yes. I would definitely agree with you. I would not want to run the risk of getting pregnant and having this by bro illness in the first trimester and losing the pregnancy, you know, or or worse, we don't know what the outcomes could be. So as it stands like, the Society for Reproductive Health has not issued a statement saying no more in vitro or anything, you know, getting people pregnant. But I think that's a personal decision, and I I personally would put that on hold. But, you know, you should talk to your physician and work that out together, but definitely think twice. All right, well, thank you so much for sharing your tips of wisdom here, Dr Tamika. Barbara, where can people find you? Well, on social media, I'm d r t a b a t h a doctor Tabatha. And, um, my website, dr tabatha dot cotton. So check me out. Oh, and the functional gynecologist podcast. Yeah. Which Rachel's that last big hospital. So you should check that out. Great. Thanks so much. Have a baby thing. Yeah. Thanks for doing this.
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Okay, So if you want to listen to that webinar in its entirety with the 15 health experts, we talk about how to build up your immune system and handle the stress of the Corona virus. How to manage emotional situations. Homeschooling your kids, all of those pressures. It's a great listen. Just go to my you tube channel. Dr. Tabatha on. You can watch it on there. So thanks for joining me today. Stay home and have a safe, wonderful week and we're in this together. I'll see you soon
I am Dr Tabatha, the functional gynecologist. I'm a board certified OBY giant and functional medicine physician. I've embraced the world of functional medicine and wellness through my own personal health journey. And I'm super excited to share my wisdom and unique perspective as it pertains to women's health. So if you're struggling hormone imbalance, weight gain, period issues, anxiety and son, you name it, then you come to the right place. I want to be your functional gynecologist. So welcome. Okay, This week's been a little crazy, A little different, trying to home school my Children and not go crazy and see my patients through tele visits. I have not had time to do anything extra. Okay, I take that back. I did a webinar late night with a bunch of my health expert friends in my mind share community, and we answered questions about Corona virus. So I'm gonna play that for you today as my question of the week episode, it's more like fibre. Six questions, but they're good questions. Just kind of going over Corona virus with pregnancy, fertility and pets. So I hope you enjoy.
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All right. Next up we have Dr Tabatha Barber and okay. We had a really fun podcast interview the other day, and why, in bringing Dr Todd with the barber on is because she's a functional gynecologist and I actually just with my husband. We were in the grocery store recently and getting, you know, some supplies of sport O R. And we ran into one of her friends yet, and his partner, J D. A. And you know, she's doing a month and oh, my gosh, I just I really feel for women that are going through all this stress and unknowns while they're creating life and And how can we support our reproductive system? And even if you know people around you that are pregnant door or have little ones just, you know, being sensitive badge. So Doctor Capital Barbara, thanks so much for joining us today. I think we froze a little bit spare with this year. I think everyone's online right now. Oh, I just had a question cancer here. Um, someone heard someone joking around about Corona. Baby boom isn't an ideal time to be reproducing when there's a new disease, and we don't know the future state of hospitals how busy hospitals will be and how safe it will be for a newborn. And I think this is a really interesting question that I would love to have Dr Travel the barber answer for us. Perhaps she doesn't have her microphone on. Hey, you know what? We've gone an hour and 40 months with the with no glitches. Oh, I think I hear you. Can I? You are. Did you get any? Thank you for having me. This is asked him. Yes. So that's actually really good questions. Should we be trying to get pregnant? So the data that we have is, you know, the limited information from out of China. So far, you know, the women that have been pregnant in their first trimester. We have not seen any birth defects s so far, but it's honestly too early to tell. Those babies probably haven't even had their anatomy skin yet. Then they definitely not delivered. It's only about a couple months. We do know that there's been a small increase risk in miscarriages and preterm labor delivery. So any time you have any kind of febrile illness where you're having fevers and things, you run the risk of preterm birth and miscarriage so Corona virus isn't special in that regard, but I would say it's too early to know if it's gonna have any of major effect, like first trimester birth defects. We do know from the limited data coming out of China that it does have an effect in the third trimester. Um, like I said, preterm birth. But the surprising data that we've seen is that it's not seeming to be passed to the babies of Mom does have current virus, and she's pregnant delivers. So that's actually really good news. Even so, our society, American Colleges of will be two lions to recommend if you deliver while you have Corona virus, that you should be isolated from your baby. So that's recruit a heartbreaking. You know, I can't even have been being away from my baby for the first week or two of their life, But if it's, you know, gonna prevent them from getting the disease, that's the recommendation. So the data is limited so far. But, um, as far as your pregnant friend, I would say she should self quarantine. She should be really making an effort to make sure that she is not being exposed because it can take up to 14 days toe have symptoms. And even though we don't think it causes birth defects and the risk of preterm birth is small, it can still make the mom sick. The mums immune system is compromised during pregnancy. It's kind of shut down. You know, you have a baby growing inside of you that tough foreign D N s o. Your immune system needs to be kind of shut down, so it doesn't react to that foreign object growing inside of you. Um, so it puts you at risk for illnesses and you have decreased lung capacity, so you can't breathe this deeply. You're more prone to getting pneumonia and asthma type illnesses. We know that influence of wipes out pregnant women a lot more. We haven't seen it yet with the Corona virus, but I just think that the data is not in yet. It's not worth that risk. Right? So I would say, if you're pregnant, stay away. Just stay home, do your best. And you know, if you know anybody who's pregnant, stay away from them. So what about for their partners who are maybe needing to go out and get some supplies for them. Go out and then come back home. What should they be doing? Us? Soon as they got soon as they get home, you know you should be washing your hands in your face. Well, this is anyone in generating Oh, washing your hands and say is Yeah, I would say, because you know, if you sneeze even if you sneeze into the crook of your elbow, all of those droplets respiratory droplets are still landing all over your face in your hair and such and those can live on in Ameena objects for days. We know. And so I would say now is probably not the best time we kiss in your wife when you come home, that kind of thing. If you're trying toe not possibly spread anything because you can be a symptom make you can be carrying this unfortunately, and then pass it on. So I would say pregnant women. That would be where I would be the most cautious. And I'd say the grocery stores right now are kind of like the breeding. Just my goodness, yeah, I don't going the grocery delivery services. Those are wonderful, But you have to realize that person's been in contact with a lot of other people, so make it quick, you know, turn out to touch them that kind of thing. Mm. All right. So I have a number of questions here. Aside from those ones, happened. I explain this pandemic to my Children or family, you know, so they don't worry, but still really important info. So I have to nine year olds and 11 year old that now I'm homeschooling. Um, Michigan is pretty much unlocked down, and I didn't want them to freak out and worry that, you know, they're going to get sick and then up in the hospital, because that's kind of the idea they were getting from the news. So I explained it to them that we are kind of trying to think about other people. It's not about us. It's We could be a vehicle to pass the sun to someone. We know that most kids aren't getting sick, but we're understanding now that they're most likely asymptomatic carriers and they're transmitting it to other people. So it's a really generous nice thing for us to due to lack ourselves away for a few weeks so that we don't get people, you know, our teachers, our friends at church, the elderly people at church, especially that we are getting in, passing it on to them and getting them six. So I, you know, reassured them that they're most likely not going to get sick and end up in the hospital. But we don't want their Nanna in the hospital, you know, or someone else. So I think they can felt proud of themselves that they were actually doing something nice for their community. And it was just a nice wayto spend it and re really of their fears because, you know, they they're worried, and they don't want to think that their mind is going to get sick or anybody else, because that's scary to them. So, uh, so if you're listening to this or catching the replay, you know, if if a listener is pregnant, what should they do? A. No. So definitely speak to your specific physician in your specific area. Every area is different, but I would say it's super important to keep your prenatal appointments. And that might consist of doing a television sit, you know, over the Internet, like we're doing, you know, make sure, baby. Still moving every day. Look for symptoms of covert, which would be fever, cough
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or shortness of breath.
spk_1: 10:43
And just keep yourself healthy is you can eat your healthy greens. Take your vitamins, get your rest that type of thing And keep those stress levels, though. And as all our wonderful speakers already spoke to, that is, that's key right there. Uh huh. Another question. I've received this, you know, Could this potentially be passed to and born baby? So, like I alluded to earlier, we don't think that it's going to be transmitted through Ah, a pregnant woman to her fetus. We don't have any record of babies being born having covert virus. The few that have had it were we think we're transmitted after birth after delivery. So that's why they recommend isolation. Afterward, they haven't found the virus in breast milk or amniotic fluid. So sparse breast feeding. If you've already delivered in your concerned about passing it on to your baby, maybe you've had an exposure and you're not sure yet if you're getting it. Um, breastfeeding definitely confers immunity. So I would say keep breastfeeding. If you're highly suspicious that you might have it. You should probably pump and have someone else feed the baby. Um, and make sure you're washing your hands and all of that and while you're doing it, another random question. But I think if you already understand and are in the know of, you know, the latest information on pregnancy and women and passing on the baby's, what about passing it on to pets? Yes. So that's actually good question. There is some evidence that we do share Corona virus type illnesses with our pets. And so if we have any concerns or symptoms that we might be carrying it, they do. The CDC does recommend that you not kiss and love on your pets and just kind of avoid all of that. Let someone else feed them and take care of them. Until you're you either know your Nast sick. You're testing his negative. Your symptoms subside because it's really funny. It's, You know, we've seen amazing these names, who, as in the World Health Organization, who let the dogs and you people are saying, Oh, dogs can pass it on. Humans can pass it on. Dogs can't pass it on. What's your take on that? Can dogs pass it. Us things like that. The jury. Oh, it'll out on that? We don't know. We do not know. So that's why I think it's just better safe than sorry. Yeah, I would agree with you, which is in the cove in 19 could potentially affect fertility and just an f. Y I. This whole talk is for educational informational purposes on Lee. This is not medical advice, so you should always specifically ask your physician before making any lifestyle choices. But in your opinion, do you think it could potentially affect fertility? We don't believe so. You know the evidence that we've seen from past Corona viruses and other illnesses that are like this. It has not affected fertility. It does affect, like I said, potential for miscarriage, so becoming pregnant, but then losing it if you get a febrile illness. But there's no data to suggest that it has any bearing of being able to become pregnant. So the means about you know, the baby boomers coming in nine or 10 months and what we're going to call them quarantines when they're in high school. That kind of thing. I think it's all a huge potential toe happen. I think people are gonna be at home having sex, enjoying their relationships, especially with our experts advice. And we're going to see a little bit of a boom. We're gonna have a lot of babies being bored. Me, I know that I one of her colleagues, Dr Melissa Vendor Meson she specializes in natural fertility, and she likes to give the recommendation of, you know, keeping you and your partner's body trickling for six months preconception. So for me, what I I think I might choose to do is like, wait until this all blows over. Would you kind of think that make the prudent? Yes. I would definitely agree with you. I would not want to run the risk of getting pregnant and having this by bro illness in the first trimester and losing the pregnancy, you know, or or worse, we don't know what the outcomes could be. So as it stands like, the Society for Reproductive Health has not issued a statement saying no more in vitro or anything, you know, getting people pregnant. But I think that's a personal decision, and I I personally would put that on hold. But, you know, you should talk to your physician and work that out together, but definitely think twice. All right, well, thank you so much for sharing your tips of wisdom here, Dr Tamika. Barbara, where can people find you? Well, on social media, I'm d r t a b a t h a doctor Tabatha. And, um, my website, dr tabatha dot cotton. So check me out. Oh, and the functional gynecologist podcast. Yeah. Which Rachel's that last big hospital. So you should check that out. Great. Thanks so much. Have a baby thing. Yeah. Thanks for doing this.
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Okay, So if you want to listen to that webinar in its entirety with the 15 health experts, we talk about how to build up your immune system and handle the stress of the Corona virus. How to manage emotional situations. Homeschooling your kids, all of those pressures. It's a great listen. Just go to my you tube channel. Dr. Tabatha on. You can watch it on there. So thanks for joining me today. Stay home and have a safe, wonderful week and we're in this together. I'll see you soon
