Dr. Kecia Gaither | Source | OBGYN at NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln
Dr. Kecia Gaither
Bio: Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, MS/MBA, FACOG, is a double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Gaither is Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Dr. Gaither is also Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She received her BA in biology from Barnard College and her MD from SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center, a subsidiary of The Medical College of Virginia and completed her maternal fetal medicine fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, N.J. Dr. Gaither earned her MPH in health policy and management at Columbia University and an MS/MBA from Cornell University SC Johnson Business School, Healthcare Policy and Research/ Healthcare Leadership. Dr. Gaither has particular expertise in caring for women with diabetes, HIV and obesity in pregnancy. www.keciagaither.com
-
Monophasic. These have the same amount of estrogen and progestin in each active pill in the pack. Biphasic. These change the level of hormones once within the pill pack. The first half of the cycle, the progestin/estrogen ratio is lower. During the second half of the cycle, the progestin/estrogen ratio is higher. Triphasic. Three different doses of hormones are used in triphasic birth control pills, with the dose changing every 7 days.
2 May 2021
-
15 November 2022articleBreastfeeding May Benefit Maternal Heart HealthMothers may be able to lower their risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, research finds.
-
2 May 2021article
8 Best Birth Control Pill Services of 2021Birth control pills are a safe way to prevent pregnancy and manage certain conditions. Here are some of the best birth control pill services.