Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Bustle by Carina Wolff. When that time of the month rolls around, many of us pray for the best. We hope to avoid painful menstrual cramps, mood swings, and a heavy period. Luckily, if you’re stuck with a particularly heavy menstrual …
I am an advocate of the birth control pill and believe it is easy to use and has relatively low side effects, but it only works if you remember to take it! If you can’t remember to take a pill daily and need something effective long- term contraception options such as an IUD or a …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Glamour Health by Korin Miller. When you wrap up a tough workout, you’re probably more tempted to sit and take a load off instead of booking it to the shower. And sometimes that leads to heading home, running errands, etc.—all in …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Women’s Health by Laura Lifshitz. For some lucky moms, breastfeeding initially means no period, no PMS, and tons of oxytocin-induced bonding with an incredibly cute, tiny human. But as you begin to feel more and more like a dairy cow and your nipples begin …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Bustle by Carina Wolff. Our body goes through changes constantly, whether it’s from our daily habits, what we eat, or even from the time of the month. But most of us don’t pay attention to the various things that happen to our …
You stand there. You feel timid. You’re either staring at the drug store floor or texting fervently in an effort to avoid eye contact with the pharmacist. You lift up the box and place it on the counter.
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Glamour Health by Telisha Bryan. In early December, Rachel, 32, was on day four of a work trip when she felt her body telling her something was seriously wrong. She’d started her period at the beginning of the trip, and everything …
You’re sitting in the waiting room looking at a clipboard full of invasive questions. You hunch over the paper, and write in tiny script hoping the 65 year-old grandmother of three doesn’t see you writing that you are both single AND sexually active.
Up to 15 percent of women do not experience orgasms. As a gynecologist, I have seen many patients with this complaint, and all of them ask me what’s wrong with them. The first thing I do is ask if their partners are aware they are not having orgasms. Almost every single time the answer is, “No.” I …
I’ve never been what one would describe as skinny. Well, except when a patient called and asked to make an appointment with me. She described me to the receptionist as, “I don’t know her name, the skinny one.” I still list this day as one of the best days of my life. Like many women, …