Balance Medical Clinic | Bay Area Gynecologist

IBS

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Menopause

Hormonal Decline

UTI

Urinary Tract Infection

Meet the Doctor

Dr. LaShay is a board-certified practicing gynecologist with specific interests in the areas of hormone balancing, metabolism, nutrition, and functional medicine.

She has special training in laparoendoscopic surgery and the treatment of endometriosis by completing a fellowship at Stanford under the direction of Camran Nezhat.

She also has extensive experience in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain from working at Kaiser Permanente. She believes in approaching each patient as an individual.

Dr. Nanette LaShay, MD

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus grows outside the uterus.

Endometriosis Center

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is a symptombased diagnosis. Chronic symptoms such as abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and or alteration of bowel habits with either diarrhea or constipation dominating encompose this diagnosis. Symptoms of IBS are more likely to occur after an infection or a stressful life events. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract based on its microbiota.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Center

Menopause

Menopause is defined as occurring 12 months after your last menstrual period and marks the end of menstrual cycles. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States.

Menopause Center

Urinary Tract Infection

A urinary tract infection (UTI) (also known as acute cystitis or bladder infection) is an infection that affects any part of the urinary tract including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.