Dr. John Yancy Phelps M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Reproductive Endocrinology
301 University Blvd Galveston TX, 77555About
Dr. John Phelps is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Galveston, TX. Dr. Phelps specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Phelps can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Phelps can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prolactin gene expression in human ovarian follicular cells.
- Laparoscopic suburethral sling procedure.
- Laparoscopic vaginal vault suspension using uterosacral ligaments: a review of 133 cases.
- Prevalence of infraumbilical adhesions in women with previous laparoscopy.
- Restricting access of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive patients to infertility services: a legal analysis of the rights of reproductive endocrinologists and of HIV-seropositive patients.
- Spontaneously developed tail swellings (SDTS) influence the accuracy of the hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOS-test) in determining membrane integrity and viability of human spermatozoa.
- Use of vaginal mesh in the face of recent FDA warnings and litigation.
- Reproduction beyond menopause: how old is too old for assisted reproductive technology?
- The ethical challenges of providing fertility care to patients with chronic illness or terminal disease.
- Avoiding legal pitfalls in surrogacy arrangements.
- Medicolegal review of liability risks for gynecologists stemming from lack of training in robot-assisted surgery.
- A legal-ethical analysis of reproductive endocrinologists' right to refuse ovulation induction to patients with diminished ovarian reserve.
- Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Total Laparoscopic and Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy for Benign Pathology during Introduction of a Robotic Program.
- Liability exposure for surgical robotics instructors.
- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: a systematic review of litigation in the face of new technology.
Treatments
- Infertility
- Pregnancy
- Pain
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