Author: Alyssa Quimby, MD
Dr. Quimby is the co-founder of FemEd - a female health education platform that educates females of all ages about their bodies.
She is also a former professor at USC Keck school of Medicine where she led the OBGYN clerkship. She is passionate about education and empowering her patients and her students through knowledge and shared decision making.
She is currently a full time OBGYN at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles.
Dr. Quimby has received accolades for teaching and leadership. She has been named Top Doctor by both Pasadena and Los Angeles Magazines. She is a regular speaker throughout the community giving talks to both the public and other physicians. She has contributed to LAist, SELF, and several other news media sources.
Her special interests include: preconception counseling and improving sexual health
When she's not educating the public on all things female health she can be found traveling with her 2 young daughters and ever supportive husband.
Period Problems – Understanding How Hormones Play a Role
What’s up with my period?? – Structural causes of abnormal bleeding
Finding the Right Lubricant for You
7 Ways to Talk about Consent with our Kids
4 Ways to empower our children with body positivity
My experience with Mammogram – and why you should get yours!
10 Factors That Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer – some that may surprise you!
5 Surprising things your discharge can tell you
Sex Ed – then and now, and what parents should know
How to talk about puberty and sex – Top 10 Tips Every Parent Should Know!
The Ring and it’s Longer Lasting Cousin
The History of the Female Condom and Some Surprising New Facts
Harnessing the Power of your Menstrual Cycle to Avoid Pregnancy (AKA “Natural Family Planning”)
