Dr. Gaither was a guest on the Tom Joyner Radio Show
Get Well Wednesday: April Is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month Get Well Wednesday, Dr . Kecia Gaither | 04.10.19 Click HERE to listen to the program.
What To Do If You Leave A Tampon In Too Long, According To An OB-GYN
By Jacqueline Burt Cote, 4/5/19 The answer is simple, as Kecia Gaither, M.D., MPH, FACOG, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, told Romper. "Remove it," she said, adding that if you can't remove it, you should "go to your ob/gyn for "retained tampon removal." Click HERE for the full article on Romper.com.
This Is the Most Effective Way to Ease the Pain of Period Cramps, According to Doctors
April 5, 2019 by Caitlin Flynn First, let's back up a minute to discuss the cause of period cramps. "The endometrium (tissue that lines the uterus) produces chemicals known as prostaglandins," Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, a board-certified ob-gyn, told POPSUGAR. "These substances cause the uterine muscle to contract and expel the uterine lining each month during menstruation, [...]
15 Common STD Symptoms You Should Know About
By Nicol Natale, Apr 3, 2019 PID, or pelvic inflammatory disease, is an infection of the female reproductive organs, usually as a result of sexually transmitted bacteria spreading to the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries. According to Dr. Kecia Gaither, M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G., double board-certified in OB-GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, [...]
How Much Is Zulresso? The FDA-Approved Drug Treatment For Postpartum Depression Has Limitations
By Karen Veazey, 4/2/19 Dr. Kecia Gaither, director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, tells Romper that "while these drugs appear to be novel remedies, more research needs to be done with them concerning if there will be any significant long term neurological effects, and what effect if any will occur with subsequent pregnancies." Gaither [...]
This All-In-One Women’s Health Clinic Is Changing the Doctor’s Office Game
Mara Santilli · Apr 2, 2019 Kecia Gaither, MD, an OB/GYN and the Director of Perinatal Services at New York City Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, adds that an integrative clinic helps medical professionals analyze all possible angles and causes of a medical condition, like the patient’s environment. “Understanding the connection between environmental stressors, the production of cortisol, the stress [...]
Things movies always get wrong about pregnancy and childbirth
By Joey Keogh, April 1, 2019 Birth may be loudly painful in movies, but it's a remarkably extradited process too. As Kecia Gaither — MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, and director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln — explained, in films, "As soon as the woman's water breaks, [she] begins hooting [...]
Meghan Markle is ‘Nervous’ About Her Third Trimester — But You Don’t Have to Be
by Madison Medeiros, Mar 29, 2019 Communicating your feelings and concerns is one of the best ways to address your fears, says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG. “Every woman has fears as she nears her due date,” Gaither, a double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, tells SheKnows. “The best advice I can give is to communicate. [...]
6 things that could be making your period worse
By Lauren Schumacker, March 26, 2019 Dr. Kecia Gaither, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, told INSIDER that drinking an excessive amount of alcohol can lower your magnesium levels and raise your prostaglandins, which can cause cramping. Click HERE for the full article on INSIDER.
Dyspareunia Might Be the Mysterious Reason Sex Is Painful for You
By Dominique Astorino | Mar 26, 2019 Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., who's double board-certified in ob-gyn and maternal-fetal medicine, agrees that scarring from C-section incisions could be a potential contributing factor to dyspareunia. "A mucocele—a small defect in the healing of the scar, containing mucus—within a very low transverse uterine incision can cause pain, bladder urgency, and dyspareunia," she [...]
