Attention Patients: Due to high flu activity, please note that the mask policy for all Piedmont Hospitals has changed, requiring a medical grade mask for all that are on campus. This includes patients and visitors.
Read our practice’s acetaminophen statement on its safety and use during pregnancy here: CLICK HERE.
Difficulties with Infertility? You Are Not Alone
If you’ve been trying to become pregnant for some time without success, you may be wondering whether infertility is a factor. Infertility can affect both women and men and is defined by the failure to achieve […]
What’s the Deal with Adult Acne?
Though raging teen hormones often come paired with raging teen skin problems, acne isn’t only for adolescents. In actuality, it’s the most common skin condition in the United States, and impacts as many as 50 […]
Trans Healthcare: What Your Gynecologist Wants You to Know
At Covington Women’s Health Specialists, we pride ourselves on being a practice for and by women in our community. We also serve a demographic who needs gynecological healthcare just as much as everyone else: Transgender […]
What Happens If You Have an STD While Pregnant?
Discovering you have an STD can be upsetting under any circumstances. If you’re diagnosed while you’re pregnant, it can be especially concerning. You may have questions about how the condition will affect your pregnancy, your […]
Postpartum Hair? How to Cope with the Loss
Most women expect their bodies to change in significant ways during pregnancy and after birth. (Growing and birthing a human are remarkable feats, after all!) But it can be surprising to discover just how pronounced […]
Signs of Menopause (Regardless of Your Age)
Sometimes referred to as “The Change” in pop culture, menopause is more formally defined as “the time when your menstrual periods stop permanently and you can no longer get pregnant.” When, exactly, does the transition […]
Covington Women’s Health Specialists Sponsors 39th Annual Fuzz Run
On Sep 11, 2022, Covington Women’s Health Specialists had the honor of being a diamond-level sponsor for the Fuzz Run. Taking place every September, the Fuzz Run is organized by Police Who Care, Inc. The […]
Midwife in the Making: What’s a Catheter Cervical Ripening Balloon?
The Midwife in the Making was a blog written by Jennifer Walker, CNM while she was a Nurse Midwife graduate student at Frontier Nursing University, completing her clinical rotation with Covington Women’s Health Specialists and Piedmont Newton Women’s […]
Stop the Doomscroll: How to Take Care of Your Online Mental Health
If you’ve lately found yourself experiencing a “tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing,” (as Health magazine describes), likely you’re participating in some […]
Four Ways Alcohol Can Affect Your Long-Term Health
It wasn’t just a plot point for the character Miranda in the recent HBO series, “And Just Like That”: Women now drink the same amount of alcohol as men, if not more, to cope with […]