By Taayoo Murray, March 21, 2022 There’s a lot of talk about menopause. But menopause doesn’t happen overnight. There’s a transitional period before the start of menopause that many women don’t know much about. It’s called perimenopause, and it’s “characterized by gradual decline in ovarian function,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in [...]
By Emilia Paluszek, Mar 18, 2022 "Menopause is a natural process which occurs in every woman. It is defined by 12 months without menses and reflected by decline in women's reproductive hormones. It marks the end of a woman's reproductive years. It typically occurs by the mid 50's," says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN [...]
By Leah Emily Minoza, Mar 17, 2022 For the most part, oophorectomies are done to remove cancer-stricken ovaries to prevent the spread of the disease to other organs. Doctors can prescribe the procedure for the following cases, according to Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. [...]
By Grace Gallagher, Mar 16, 2022 “Prenatal vitamins are specifically formulated for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, or for women who are trying to conceive,” Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine tells Romper. She says the three main nutrients a prenatal usually has is folic acid, calcium, and iron (some skip iron because [...]
By Risa Kerslake, Mar 15, 2022 "BV infection is associated with odor and foul-smelling discharge," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., who is double board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine, and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. Click HERE for the full article.
By Rachel MacPherson, CPT, Mar 14, 2022 "There is a common finding that when mother isn't around, and a baby becomes fussy, simply placing an article of mother's clothing next to baby often results in the infant calming down," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New [...]
By Rachel MacPherson, CPT, Mar 11, 2022 "The patch contains the same hormones, estrogen and progesterone, as in a combined oral contraceptive pill," confirmed Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB-GYN at NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. Click HERE for the full article.
By Coralle Skye, Mar 10, 2022 Postmenopausal bleeding affects approximately 10 percent of women older than age 55, and it can be a frightening experience when the cause is unknown. The main causes are usually polyps, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer, according to Kecia Gaither,M.D., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, New York [...]
By Megan Deak, Mar 8, 2022 "The 'average' menstrual cycle for an adult not on birth control is between 24 and 28 days, with five to seven days of bleeding," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., a physician double board-certified in OB-GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. [...]
By Julia Ries on Mar 8, 2022 “Early implementation of diet and lifestyle changes would be paramount for this subset of women as, to my knowledge, no medication exists to treat the resultant liver damage,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board certified OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine physician and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln [...]
