This post has been created in partnership with AZO Complete Feminine Balance® but all opinions are my own. Please consult your health care professional for medical advice. So many women mess with perfection. I’m talking about the vagina. As a gynecologist, I have seen women do all kinds of things in an attempt to keep …
There are a ton of apps out these days that offer to track your cycle, but studies show that the majority of these apps are inaccurate. Dr. Pari goes through the math for you to calculate the days that you are ovulating.
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for YSB now. When should I plan my first trip to the gynecologist? What’s it like and what should I expect? – Rachel, 16 Going to the gyno at any age isn’t exactly a trip to Baskin Robbins, but the first visit …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for YSB now. Dear Dr. Pari, I’m scared to use tampons because I’ve heard that they’re dangerous, and cause things like Toxic Shock Syndrome. Is it true that tampons are unsafe? If so, are there alternatives to pads that are safer? And what exactly …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Glamour by Amy Schlinger. When you hop into the shower, do you clean your vagina first or last? Do you use soap or a body wash? A loofa, washcloth, or just your hand? And which of these options are actually, you know, …
Dr. Pari was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Self Magazine by Korin Miller. This whole unicorn trend has officially gotten out of hand. Case in point: One company is hawking rainbow-colored, “magically delicious” glitter that you put up your vagina for unnecessarily sparkly vaginal discharge. The company, which goes by …
Dr. Pari discusses the signs, symptoms and facts about gonorrhea and chlamydia that you need to know.
One of my biggest questions for society these days is, “Why is there only one standard of beauty?” It seems that with the help of my plastic surgeon colleagues, young women everywhere are morphing into doll-like clones of each other, complete with arched eyebrows, a ski jump nose and plump Kylie Jenner lips from the …
It is Sunday morning and the euphoria of Saturday night’s escapades starts to wear off as the reality of the new dawn sets in. You Had Unprotected Sex. You then begin to frantically look around the room for your clothes so that you can make a run for it and go call your girlfriends to …
I remember the first time I was really conscious of my breasts. I was in sixth grade and was crossing the lunchroom in my Marithe Francois and Girbaud lime green shorts and a white tee with a matching lime green logo, when a group of boys asked me to come over. They explained that they …