By Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Dec. 17, 2020 Choosing between tampons and pads comes down to what your preferences are. "Differentiation between menstrual products is a personal choice as long as they are used as directed, either are efficacious," says Gaither. They each have pros and cons that could make them a great option for certain lifestyles and an [...]
By Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Dec. 17, 2020 "Most women have an increase in vaginal discharge a few days prior to their period," says Kecia Gaither, MD, a double board-certified OB/GYN and director of perinatal services at NYC Health. "This is due to hormonal effects which cause an increase in mucus production in the vagina." White discharge usually occurs at the beginning [...]
By Gabrielle Kassel, Dec. 16, 2020 When your provider first inserted the IUD, they likely left 1 to 2 inches of string hanging for the purposes of removal, explains Kecia Gaither, MD, who’s double board certified in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine, and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. You’re going to pull this [...]
By Gabrielle Kassel, Dec. 16, 2020 The copper IUD is a long lasting, nonhormonal birth control that gets placed into the uterus by a doctor, explains Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board certified in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Known by the name of the only [...]
Jessica Migala Dec. 15, 2020 For recurrent yeast infections that cause vaginal soreness throughout the year, Kecia Gaither, MD, double board-certified in ob-gyn and maternal fetal medicine, and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, recommends seeing your doctor—even if you assume you know how to treat them properly. “It’s best to determine if there’s [...]
By Sarah fielding, S. Adam Ramin, DEC 5, 2020 "Increased water intake has many benefits to the body - among them is the reduction of UTI[s]. It dilutes the urine and causes increased urination, flushing the urinary tract system [of] pathogens that may have collected there," says Kecia Gaither, MD, an OB/GYN and director of perinatal services [...]
Karla Walsh, Jo Yurcaba Dec 3, 2020 For some, ovulation pains like cramps may be "a unilateral twinge," while for others, they can be more severe. "Knowing your cycle well is very helpful — particularly as to medicating against these symptoms.," Dr. Kecia Gaither, double board-certified OB-GYN and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, [...]
by Lindsay E. Mack, Dec. 1, 2020 For the most part, it's difficult to say why some babies are born earlier than others. "Preterm labor and delivery appear to have multifactorial causes. No real single cause has been identified," Kecia Gaither, MD, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, tells Romper in an email. For [...]
December 1, 2020 by Melissa Willets Yay! You are past your first trimester and morning sickness is safely behind you — or not. For some lucky people, nausea and vomiting is left in the rear view mirror after the pregnancy hormone HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) peaks at around 10 weeks, and then begins to decline around 15 weeks, [...]
By K.M Langevin, Nov 30, 2020 One of the benefits of having orgasms is that they're known to help with cramping. According to Self, orgasms can relieve pain and tension. And Dr. Kecia Gaither, OB-GYN and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, told Health Digest, "If you're a woman who experiences cramping with [...]
