By Ally Sweeten, June 10, 2022 New York board-certified OB-GYN experts Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., and Samantha Dunham, M.D., explained the mechanism of douching: the insertion of a liquid-filled apparatus, typically resembling a nozzle attached to a squirt bottle or bag, into the given orifice. The area is then flushed out via contractions, a bowel movement or other processes, [...]
By Hedy Phillips, June 10, 2022 Bleeding that is heavier and prolonged is most likely a period, especially if you can't pinpoint a reason for why it might have happened. If you have periods fewer than 28 days apart, there's almost certainly an underlying condition that needs to be treated, Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, a board-certified [...]
By Rachel Crowe, June 7, 2022 "As reproductive technologies evolve, the number of congenital conditions that can be treated and potentially corrected will continue to increase," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB-GYN and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals in the Bronx in New York City. "Fetuses with more extensive congenital anomalies, particularly involving [...]
By Helen Massy, June 2022 "Prior to Roe v. Wade, women underwent unsafe medical alternatives often resulting in death, hemorrhage, infection, infertility and hysterectomies—all from botched abortions," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., who is board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine, and the director of perinatal services and maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, New York [...]
By Marlo Lee, Jun 6, 2022 Can a man's penis carry female eggs from one woman to another by having sex with two different women? No, that's not true: Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN and associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology with Cornell Weill Medicine, told Lead Stories that men cannot carry eggs from one woman [...]
By Jeanette L. Pinnace, June 1, 2022 Doctors may recommend one of three types of myomectomies: hysteroscopic, laparoscopic or abdominal, which is also called a laparotomy. “This depends on the size and location of the fibroids,” explains Bronx-based ob-gyn Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, the director of perinatal services at New York Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. “A [...]
By Charlotte Ivan, May 27, 2022 "There is no way to slow down diminishing ovarian reserve,” said Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., an OB-GYN in New York City. "However, some options exist to help those who wish to conceive. They include egg preservation via freezing [or] donor eggs/reproductive technologies like IVF." Click HERE for the full article.
by Frances Gatta, May 26, 2022 As to why both diagnosis and treatment for Black women with endometriosis is lagging behind that of white women, experts say there are potentially many contributing factors. “Diagnostic bias, lack of proper referrals, lack of access to specialists, inequities in treatment options, ignoring a patient’s description of pain, and ‘normalization’ of [...]
By Eileen Bailey, May 25, 2022 “Multiple challenges can exist with breastfeeding, such as sore nipples, plugged ducts, poor bonding, exhaustion, and low milk supply,” says Dr. Kecia Gaither, MPH, FACOG, the director of perinatal services and maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and an associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine [...]
By Sarah Bradley, May 20, 2022 You can use a combination of several factors to figure out what size cup is the best fit for you. According to Kecia Gaither, MD, director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, the size of the menstrual cup you need is based on physical features [...]
