You’ve started to notice you cry at the drop of a hat, your boyfriend is driving you insane, you can’t focus on your school work/work and you feel like screaming at every person who remotely rubs you the wrong way… you assume it has to be because of your birth control! Maybe not. Medical studies show …
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 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 was featured as a guest contributor in the article below, originally posted for Reader’s Digest` by Rachel Sokol. The truth about hysterectomy surgery For women, a hysterectomy—an operation in which a female’s uterus is removed—is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. According to the American College of Obstetricians …
At a very young age we are taught the evolution of a relationship. “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Pari with the baby carriage.” This conditioning creates a natural reflex well into adulthood. When your eyes see someone find love and marriage, your mouth immediately opens and out you blurt, “So…when are you …
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 …
Urinary Tract Infections or UTIs are an extremely common nuisance for the sexually active female. Notice I added sexually active. That is because the number one reason for obtaining a urinary tract infection, aka UTI, aka it feels like someone is sticking a ratchedy blade out of your pee hole, is sexual intercourse. Especially frequent …
As a single girl living in Los Angeles it seems as if my girlfriends are telling me about a new dating app monthly. Dating apps have completely changed the online dating game that was once dominated by website based companies such as, Match.com and EHarmony. Each app has its own gimmick modified a bit from …
One of the most popular questions I receive from my patients and friends regarding what you can and cannot do during pregnancy is, “Can I drink alcohol?…Even a little?” I emphatically say, “No.” I have always explained that we know that large amounts of alcohol can lead to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, a specific cluster of …
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 …