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Dr. Usha Mukhytar

Gynecology
bronx, NY
28 years experience female

Locations

Office

bronx

Address

1521 benson st, bronx
Directions

My office hours

Thursday: Closed
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About

Bio

Usha Mukhtyar MD, FACOG, FRCS, MRCOG board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologis 1521 Benson Street Bronx NY 10461 718 863 273 Fax 718 823 3926

Specialties
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.

Gynecology

Licenses

United States: New York

Languages spoken

Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi

Doctor Q&A

432 Answers
52 Agrees
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Slight cramping: Slight cramping could be normal too much cramping may mean infection.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Bartholin's abscess: Most likely you may take siz baths and antibiotics it may require minr surgery to drain abscess and marsupalize it.
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Pap smear and others: Pap smear mammogram blood cbc, glucose , a1c, thyroid screening, cholesterol, uea n, uric acid urine nalysis blood pressure, ekg.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes sometimes: Sometimes it gets expelled if it is out of cervix it has to be removed must not stay in that situation.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Vaginal itch: Discharge itch, thick yougurt like discharge
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: xrays and manual exams donot open cervix D&C opens cervix but closed immediately
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A member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Sonogram: sonogram will show if any tissue is retained in vagina needing D&C or no D&C if uterine cavity is clean and empty
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A member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Investigate: get exam, sonogram for fibroids adenomyosis endometriosis ovary tumor etc try strong painkillers like Motrin 800 , birth control pills
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Need surgery: dermoid should be removed slight ovulation bleeding is not of significance endometrium is showing excess hormonal activity
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Possible: depends if blood supply is severed or not
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Eating: did you eat much less did your pain prevent intake of food
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Vaginitis: need discharge treated as vaginitis No specific cause for PMS like symptoms If it is not PMS then do a test to rule out Diabetes, thyroid function
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A male asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes definitely: codein for 4 months is habit forming that too twice a day is too too much
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A female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: keep doing sonograms every 6 months if size increases to 5 cms then consider surgery
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Infection: any itch if yes monilia if none bacterial infection
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Bed rest: could be threatened abortion complete bed rest for 72 hours except tp bathroom B hcg daily or weekly to see rising levels Serum progesteron value
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A female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
MAKE SURE URINARY: GET URINE TEST FOR INFECTION GET RID OF CONSTIPATION IF PAIN PERSISTS GET A SONOGRAM PELVIS AND TRANSVAGINAL TO RULE OUT CYST ANY MISSED PERIOD
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Dysmenorrhea: Pain is in uterus dysmenorrhea could be from many causes, fibroids, ovarean tumor, endometriosis or idiopathic need investigation.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes possible: Near menopause periods get irregular, infrequent hot flashes may accompany i.e. Night sweats.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Push from bf: He may be pushing in wrong direction hittting ovaries tell him to be gentle.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes cramping: Sore breast is not common but slight cramping can be from ovulation.
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A 63-year-old male asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Occasionaly yes: Uncommon but possible by all means.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Strong kissing: Kissing deeply and teeth toching lips, biting could be the rason.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Not important: functional vagina is all that is important color not important
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
5PER CENT: Average population has 5% chance of having gonrrhea.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: No it does not affect mental state.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Not neccessarily: Menstrual bleeding does not change after delivery bleeding after delivery immediately can be heavy though.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
3 months: Though you donot always have to wait but it is good idea to let body recover for 3 months.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Pain. bleeding: Pelvic pain, bleeding. Cramps, passing of clots and tissue from vagina.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Culture: Vaginal culture cervix culture pap smear urine exam.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Need tests: Most common cause for bumps these days is herpes please get a culture from bumps done for herpes also a blood test for herpes antibodies in blood you ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Different kinds: every body gets different kind od discharges could be white, thick like yogurt, clear, yellowish, pinkish depends on cause
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: implantation bleeding is like normal bleeding
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A female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Take sonogram: make sure no pregnancy possible fibroids try medical urethane with provera or surgical curettage also can try birth control pills 4 a day for 3 days ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: Progestin only pills will not regulate periods pills are not neccessary to regulate periods.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes: You may get pain after maturating.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: Weight gain is not from pills it is lac of exercise and over eating gain of a pound or so from water retention can happen from pills more than tha... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Incomplete miscarria: May need dilatation and curettage to complete miscarriage.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Culture: Culture is only way vaginal e coli not common urinary e coli are common.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
3 months: Usually 3 months is appropriate time.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Change pill: Amount of hormone in pill may be too low for you try it for couple of months if problem persists change pills to higher dose pill.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Premenstrual spottin: If you are on birth control pills , you may change pills to higher hormone dose pills or there is most of the time no problem make sure there is no c... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Bleeding: If no bleeding and h/o miscarriages do blood test for pogesteron.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Meditation: Meditation, prayers beleif in god , spiritual beliefs believe in karma theory making yourself strong.
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Warts: Possible warts need to be treated with Aldara (imiquimod) cream, or cryo therapy or cauterization or excision.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Infection possible: Need check up possible pelvic infection called pid need proper check up and treatment.
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A member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: Clitoris size is not of any importance.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
Yes often not always: Many times bleeding gets heavy after iud though not always iud causes at times irritation in endometrium increasing blood flow and more blood loss.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Usha Mukhytar
Gynecology 28 years experience
No: No Metronidazole does not affect your period.
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Testimonials
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Jan 31, 2014
I was looking for anwsers, and he was the onlyone willing to help me, right away. I really appreciated soo much his accour and quick email. I recommend him deeply. Thanks soo much Dr. Usha
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Mukhytar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower9
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Mukhytar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you. The oil suppository is made of essential oils to help with adenomyosis it gets absorbed via the membranes . I just wanted to know if a bit would travel up the...Read More
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Thanks for your reply. I had a miscarriage this year during August. Dr couldn't see where my baby was growing and apparently my hcg didn't raise. I lost my baby in 52 days. What can be done ?
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This was very helpful. Thanks! No lump that I can feel. Does breast cancer present itself like this? Dots look like dots you see in a bruise,, but there is no bruise or pain

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

University of Mumbai, Seth G. S. Medical College, India
Graduated 1964MD

Awards

Gold medal in Obst and Gyne Bombay Univ
silver medal in internal medicine Bombay univ
Most Influential, Third Place, Bronx, NY - Winter
2013

Affiliations

Montefiore medical center
Bronx County Medical Association
New York State Medical society
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