Dr. Collin B Smikle MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Reproductive Endocrinology
1700 California St Suite 570 San Francisco CA, 94109About
Dr. Collin Smikle is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Smikle specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Smikle can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Smikle 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
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1985
Yale School of Medicine 1985
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What if I miss a week straight of birth control pills?
You shouldn't take them all at once. Depending on which week was missed, you can simply restart the missing pills. Still, you could have conceived when off the pills so you should check a pregnancy test before restarting the pills. READ MORE
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- Infertility
- Pregnancy
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