By Clara Wang, Mar 23, 2023 For Kecia Gaither, M.D., a board-certified OB-GYN in New York City who looks at various vulvas every day during childbirth and Pap smears, a healthy vulva is a beautiful vulva. As far as she's concerned, as long as your vulva serves its physical functions, there isn't a need for alteration. These functions [...]
By Reniel Anca, Mar 21, 2023 "In many cases, these women have experienced some type of past emotional trauma, like sexual abuse, or have experienced extreme poverty," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., who is board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. 'In [...]
By Sara Yongblood Gregory, Mar 17, 2023 While it sounds like a pain, it's thought that pregnancy brain is actually your body's way of focusing on the needs of a future child, and letting the rest fall to the background. "There has been research relegated to looking specifically and directly at cognitive [function] — as well as [...]
By Alisa Williams, Mar 17, 2023 "Estrogen and progesterone increase prior to menses, increasing blood flow to the gums, thus, making them more sensitive to bacteria and plaque buildup," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services/maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York [...]
By Nicole Fabian-Weber, Mar 17, 2023 “This is also the time period that mothers are physically recovering while contending with emotional stresses of a fragile, dependent newborn,” says Dr. Kecia Gaither, who’s double board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services/maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. Click HERE for the full [...]
By Leandra Beabout, Mar 14, 2023 Getting an endometriosis diagnosis can take a long time—an average of 8.6 years, according to one study—because the disease's symptoms can also indicate many other conditions, according to Kecia Gaither, M.D., board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New [...]
By Grace Gallagher, Mar 13, 2023 "Endometrial cancer is essentially cancer of the uterus," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. Uterine cancer is different from cervical cancer, which affects the cervix, a canal connecting the uterus and [...]
By Chantelle Pattemore, Mar 13, 2023 Despite both being early forms of labor, preterm birth and miscarriage aren’t the same. “The difference technically revolves around the gestational age at the time of occurrence,” said Dr. Kecia Gaither, board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. “Miscarriage [...]
By Jennifer Sizeland, Mar 10, 2023 Kecia Gaither, M.D., a board-certified OB-GYN based in New York City, suggested these tips to awaken your sex life: Great sexual encounters begin in the mind, so connecting emotionally first can enhance physical engagement later on. Suggest new positions to increase the novelty of your sexual experiences. Give each other tantric massages. [...]
By Blair Sharp, Mar 9, 2023 Kecia Gaither, MD, director of perinatal services and maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals in the Bronx, says that the benefits of a support person are evident and measurable: A laboring parent with an active support person may have a reduced need for pain-relieving medication, a shortened labor length [...]
