Gynecologist for a teen (Flatbush)

amother

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 1:05 am

Please advise a gynecologist for a high schooler, in Flatbush. She started getting her period every 2 weeks, for 2 months already. It happened after being sick with Covid (not sure if there's a connection).

amother

Plum

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 2:19 am

Ask your pediatrician for a recommendation. Im sure your dd isn't the only teen that had to go to a gyno.

I once took my dd to my OBGYN. We met him in the OR of our local hospital. Dd got a bite in her private area (we didn't know that until the exam) and her pediatrician was out of town for the night. Dd thought her experience was very professional, my dr treated her with compassion.

rydys

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 7:41 am

I suggest you start with your pediatrician. They can evaluate and do a basic work up. If they can’t help, We generally send teens to endocrinologists for these issues, not gynecologists.

amother

Crimson

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 8:03 am

From reading everyone's threads, many women's cycles were disrupted by Covid and by the Covid shots. Teenagers are even more likely to have very irregular cycles. I'd just wait it out.

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 8:08 am

My daughter was also getting her period every 2 weeks. I started with her pediatrician who told me that it's normal. It has since stabilized

amother

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 1:08 pm

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

My daughter was also getting her period every 2 weeks. I started with her pediatrician who told me that it's normal. It has since stabilized

For how long? I'd think it's normal in the first year-two after getting the period, but she first got her period 4 y ago

amother

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 1:12 pm

rydys wrote:

I suggest you start with your pediatrician. They can evaluate and do a basic work up. If they can’t help, We generally send teens to endocrinologists for these issues, not gynecologists.

Can a pediatrician do a blood test for hormones?

yshmitty

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 2:27 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Can a pediatrician do a blood test for hormones?

Yes

amother

Lavender

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 3:02 pm

Please don’t take here to a GYN unless you have to!!

Start with pediatrician.....

amother

Sienna

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 3:46 pm

Dr heather appelbaum.
She's a frum pediatric gynecologist.

amother

Crimson

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 3:58 pm

Don't panic. It's happening to women who had their periods for 20 years already. You can call your pediatrician.

amother

Pink

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 4:05 pm

Dr. Rozenfeld
7189543809
She only sees gyn patients, not ob.
Very sweet and in tune to religious women - not relevant for your daughter but helps that she understands our lifestyle

amother

Rose

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 7:21 pm

OP, this seems to have happened to many people who had covid, from teens to older women. I wouldn't be so quick to run to a gyn. Wait another month or two.

amother

Linen

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 8:47 pm

amother [ Sienna ] wrote:

Dr heather appelbaum.
She's a frum pediatric gynecologist.

She’s amazing. I went to her as a teen and had a positive experience.

amother

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 9:21 pm

Thanks so much, ladies. You're all right, I'll take her to the pediatrician first.

amother

Sun, Apr 11 2021, 9:34 pm

amother [ Pink ] wrote:

Dr. Rozenfeld
7189543809
She only sees gyn patients, not ob.
Very sweet and in tune to religious women - not relevant for your daughter but helps that she understands our lifestyle

Is she in Flatbush? I myself also need one lol