Thefibroiddoc. Cheruba Prabakar, MD

Thefibroiddoc. Cheruba Prabakar, MD 👩‍⚕️ A Board Certified OB/GYN
I Help Women With Fibroids Live A Life With Reduced Bleeding & Pain. Dr. Prabakar is a board certified OBGYN.

In addition to a 4-year OBGYN residency, she completed a 2-year fellowship in minimally invasive surgery in Brooklyn, NY. While she cares for women of all ages and practices the full breadth of her specialty, she focuses on gynecologic surgery--mostly laparoscopic and robotic. She performs most of her surgeries at Summit hospital in Oakland, and delivers babies at Alta bates hospital in Berkeley.

Should you be taking hormone therapy? 🤔This is one of the most important questions women ask me during menopause consult...
03/31/2026

Should you be taking hormone therapy? 🤔

This is one of the most important questions women ask me during menopause consults.

Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) isn’t about “replacing everything.” It’s about carefully tailored estrogen—sometimes progesterone, and in select cases testosterone—to help ease symptoms like:
• Hot flashes & night sweats
• Brain fog & fatigue
• Mood changes
• Vaginal dryness & painful in*******se
• Urinary symptoms
• Bone loss risk

If your quality of life is suffering, hormone therapy may be worth discussing.

It’s not for everyone. Certain medical histories require caution—like blood clots, stroke, breast cancer, active heart disease, or uncontrolled chronic conditions. But medicine is nuanced. Individual risk matters more than internet headlines.

If you’re waking up drenched in sweat, struggling to focus at work, or feeling unlike yourself, you’re not being dramatic.

You deserve to feel well in this season of life.
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You don’t have to figure it out alone. Schedule a consult and let’s have a real conversation.

🩺 Cheruba Prabakar, MD FACOG
Board certified OBGYN
Fibroid Specialist | Robotic Surgeon | Certified in Menopause and Sexual Medicine

Lamorinda Gynecology and Surgery
📞 (925) 744-7473
📠 (925) 307-5749
📩 info@lamorindagyn.com
📍 911 Moraga Road, Suite 201, Lafayette, CA, 94549
🌐 www.lamorindagyn.com

03/30/2026

“If you’re young, it’s probably nothing.” 🫣

That’s what many patients hear when they go to the doctor with stomach pain or bloating. But sometimes, it’s not nothing.

A 20-year-old woman recently went to the ER for recurring abdominal cramps. At first, it was dismissed as something gynecologic — possibly an ovarian cyst. But when her symptoms worsened, further testing revealed something unexpected: stage 2 colon cancer.

Thankfully, she received treatment and is now cancer-free.

But her story highlights something important: colon cancer is rising in young adults.

Symptoms can easily be mistaken for other conditions like IBS, food sensitivities, PMS, or ovarian cysts because all these organs live close together.

Some warning signs to watch for include:
• Persistent abdominal pain or cramping
• Blood in your stool
• Unexplained weight loss
• Feeling like you can’t fully empty your bowels
• Constant bloating that doesn’t go away

Many of these symptoms overlap with gynecologic issues — which is why it’s so important to keep asking questions if something doesn’t feel right.

You know your body best.
If something feels off, keep advocating for yourself. 🧡

🩺 Cheruba Prabakar, MD FACOG
Board certified OBGYN
Fibroid Specialist | Robotic Surgeon | Certified in Menopause and Sexual Medicine

Lamorinda Gynecology and Surgery
📞 (925) 744-7473
📠 (925) 307-5749
📩 info@lamorindagyn.com
📍 911 Moraga Road, Suite 201, Lafayette, CA, 94549
🌐 www.lamorindagyn.com

03/24/2026

Fibroids don’t just affect your uterus—they can impact your energy, mood, work, relationships, and overall quality of life.

Join Dr. Prabakar for a live educational webinar where she explains how fibroids influence so many aspects of women’s health and why understanding them is the first step toward feeling better.

ďż˝ March 24 (Tuesday)
ďż˝ 12:15 PM PST
ďż˝ Free Live Stream on Instagram & YouTube

Come learn, ask questions, and gain clarity about a condition that affects millions of women.

ďż˝ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! ďż˝

03/24/2026

If you’ve been diagnosed with fibroids and feel like you’re navigating this alone…

I need you to hear this.

Most OB-GYN visits are 15 minutes.
In that time, you’re expected to understand your diagnosis, ask the right questions, and make decisions about your body — sometimes even surgery.

And too often, you leave with more confusion than clarity.

If you’re tired of Googling, searching for answers, and wondering if you’re making the right decisions…

You don’t have to do this alone anymore. 🧡

I created The Fibroid Circle — a space where women come together to learn, ask questions, and feel supported through every step of this journey.

✨ Live Q&As
✨ Hot seat coaching
✨ Real conversations about your MRI, treatment options, and next steps

This is deeper than social media.
This is where clarity happens.

It’s free for a limited time.

Comment CIRCLE and I’ll send you the link to join.

03/22/2026

My mother had a hysterectomy.

No questions.
No explanation.
No conversation.

Just… “this is what we do.”

And that’s how it’s been for generations of women.

Suffering quietly.
Decisions made for them.
Bodies handled behind closed doors.

But here’s the part no one talks about:

Fibroids are the #1 reason women lose their uterus.
And many were never told they had options.

The silence wasn’t strength.
It was lack of information.

And we inherited it. 🧡

But we don’t have to pass it on.

If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t told the full story…
you’re not alone.

Comment FIBROIDS and I’ll send you a free guide to help you understand your options.

03/19/2026

Join Dr. Lee Christianson, MD, FACOG, DipABLM — Board Certified OB-GYN, Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine, Endometriosis Specialist, and Robotic Surgeon — for a live conversation about what really happens during endometriosis surgery and what patients often want to understand before treatment.

This live session will explore common questions about surgical approaches, recovery, and patient expectations when treating endometriosis.

ďż˝ March 19 (Thursday)
ďż˝ 12:15 PM PST
ďż˝ Streaming LIVE on Instagram & YouTube

This is a free educational session designed to help patients better understand their options and feel more informed about endometriosis care.

ďż˝ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! ďż˝

03/18/2026

She was in her early 30s, newly married, and dealing with severe, life-altering bleeding. 😥

She was soaking through multiple tampons an hour, requiring iron therapy and blood transfusions, and canceling major parts of her life just to manage her symptoms.

She knew what she wanted: a hysterectomy.

But doctor after doctor told her to wait — to try medications, to reconsider, to have children first.

Her voice was not being heard.

When she came to my office, we had a different kind of conversation. We discussed her goals, her symptoms, and her options — and ultimately moved forward with the treatment she had been asking for.

After surgery, she experienced something she hadn’t felt in years: relief.

Stories like this highlight an important issue in women’s health — the need to truly listen to patients and respect their autonomy.

If you’ve been navigating fibroids or heavy bleeding and feel unheard, know that there are providers who will take the time to understand your goals. 🧡

Fibroids are often talked about as just a “uterine problem.”But the truth is… they can affect almost every part of your ...
03/18/2026

Fibroids are often talked about as just a “uterine problem.”
But the truth is… they can affect almost every part of your life.

Heavy periods.
Constant fatigue.
Pelvic pressure.
Brain fog.
Disrupted work, travel, exercise—even intimacy.

If you’ve ever felt like fibroids are quietly controlling your day-to-day life, you’re not imagining it.

Join me for a free live webinar where we’ll talk about why fibroids affect so much more than just your uterus and what every woman should understand about them.

🗓 March 24 (Tuesday)
⏰ 12:15 PM PST
📍 Streaming LIVE on Instagram & YouTube

Bring your questions and invite a friend—because fibroids affect millions of women, yet many still feel like they’re dealing with it alone.

03/17/2026

Have you ever been told “it’s just weight gain”… when you knew something else was wrong? 😖

She came in for a routine annual exam.
But what we found was a massive fibroid growing all the way up to her belly button.

For years she told doctors her stomach was getting bigger.
She felt like something was growing inside her.

And every time she was told the same thing:
“It's just weight gain.”

She wasn’t wrong.
Her body was telling the truth the entire time.

Stories like hers happen every single week in my office. Women who knew something wasn’t right… but weren’t listened to.

If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling dismissed or unheard, this is exactly why I created something for you.

✨ Join my email list for tools, education, and a community that makes sure you are never ignored again.

And if you want my FREE guide: “5 Things Your Doctor Never Told You About Fibroids,” comment FIBROIDS below and we’ll send it to you.

You deserve answers. And you deserve to be heard.

03/14/2026

Not all fibroids are created equal.

In fact, there’s one type of fibroid that almost always causes abnormal or heavy bleeding — and that’s a submucosal fibroid.

This type of fibroid grows inside the uterine cavity, right where the lining sheds during your period. Because of its location, even a small one can cause:

• Very heavy bleeding
• Spotting before your period
• Bleeding between cycles

Other fibroids — those in the uterine wall or on the outside of the uterus — usually only cause bleeding when they become very large.

Location matters. A lot. 🧡

If you’re dealing with heavy bleeding, this is often the number one suspect — and removing it can make a huge difference.

If you have fibroids and aren’t sure what type you have, reviewing your imaging with a gynecologist is an important first step.
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🩺 Cheruba Prabakar, MD FACOG
Board certified OBGYN
Fibroid Specialist | Robotic Surgeon | Certified in Menopause and Sexual Medicine

Lamorinda Gynecology and Surgery
📞 (925) 744-7473
📠 (925) 307-5749
📩 info@lamorindagyn.com
📍 911 Moraga Road, Suite 201, Lafayette, CA, 94549
🌐 www.lamorindagyn.com

Because when women support women, amazing things happen.The world gets better every time women lift each other higher.🧡
03/12/2026

Because when women support women, amazing things happen.
The world gets better every time women lift each other higher.🧡

For years, she was told to just live with it.At 54, menopause had taken over her life.Hot flashes every night. Night swe...
03/12/2026

For years, she was told to just live with it.

At 54, menopause had taken over her life.
Hot flashes every night. Night sweats that ruined her sleep. Brain fog that made her question her own memory. Exhaustion that followed her everywhere.

And every doctor she saw told her the same thing:
“You can’t have hormone therapy. Your blood pressure makes it too risky.”

So she was expected to just endure it.

When she came to my office, we did something simple but powerful — we listened. We reviewed her options together and found a highly effective non-hormonal treatment that could relieve her symptoms safely.

The change was almost immediate.
The hot flashes eased.
Her energy returned.
The brain fog lifted. 🧡

Through tears she asked, “Where were you all my life?”

Menopause should not mean suffering in silence.
And one treatment approach does not fit every woman.

There are options. There is help. And you deserve to feel like yourself again.

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