Dr. Kimberly Morse
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Columbia, MO
25 years experience female
Locations
Women's Health Associates
Columbia, MO
My office hours
Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
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Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri
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Coventry Health Care
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Great-West Healthcare
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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.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Doctor Q&A
40 Answers
8 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: If you have not had any periods in over a year, it is not normal to have one now. You should call you physician for evaluation.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: You can take Pepcid (famotidine) for heartburn safely during pregnancy.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Severely restricting your calories will decrease your breast milk supply. Try to get at least 1500 or more and increase your exercise rather than dec... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: If you have not missed any pills i would recommend taking the pill as directed for the rest of this month. If you have bleeding during the next cycle... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
13 Weeks: Based on your last period, you are about 12 weeks. It's impossible to tell which of the three days you conceived on because they were all so close to... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Spotting: You can have spotting on the birth control pill for many reasons- especially if you missed any pills. If spotting like this happens for several month... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Baths are not bad in pregnancy as long as they are not too hot. Hot baths can increase your core body temperature, which can cause problems early in ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Soon: Most of the time, breast tenderness improves after the first trimester.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: It's very common to have irregular periods while you are breast feeding.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
That can be normal: It's not unusual for it to take up to a year for a fertile couple to get pregnant. There are many factors that can affect your ability to conceive- i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Diet/medication: In women with pcos, decreasing your carbohydrate intake, especially simple carbohydrates, can improve your metabolism. There are some medications tha... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: The pain with thrush is usually noticible, but if you are having pain when nursing, you should see your provider.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: Many women with pcos will occasionally ovulate at unpredictable times. Congratulations!
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
See your doctor: The blood may be due to an infection or a lesion in your vagina. You should see your doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Not usually: The medication you are taking is to start your period, not help you get pregnant. However, if you are not using any contraception you could become pr... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Ginger, b-6: Try eating small, frequent meals and ginger. Vitamin b-6 can also help.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Clarify please: I'm not sure what you are asking, but the type of abnormality you described does not usually recur in the next pregnancy.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Ovarian cysts will not irritate fibroids.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
4 weeks: You should wait 4 weeks after a cervical procedure to have sex.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Where you feel your baby kick depends on the position the baby is in, and where your placenta is. It sounds like your maybe may have changed position... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: Mild back pain and bloating is normal early in pregnant.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: Women with fibroids will continue to ovulate. The fibroid only affects the uterus.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Took progesterone 200mg for 5 days (no pregnant, just a delay and pms). when should i get my period?
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Within a week: Usually you will get a period within ten days after stopping the progesterone.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Can be normal.: There are many reasons your breast may be sore- have you recently started or changed birth control? Could you be pregnant? Have you gained weight rec... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Too early: It's too early to take a pregnancy test. You need to wait until your next period is due before a test will likely be positive.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Take a test: Since your period is late, you should take a test to establish if you are pregnant, then you can decide what to do nest.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Birads 3 classification means the lesions is most likely benign (98% chance). A repeat imaging study should be done in 6 months.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Hmmmm: Usually the chug should rise at least 75%i in 3 d. Most of your levels have done this. At this point, your doctor should be able to do an ultrasound ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Metformin: Metformin improves your Insulin levels and glucose metabolism. Improving this often leads to spontaneous ovulation.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Pelvic structures.: Your pain could be due to your ovaries or other structures that are still present in your pelvis. You could be having pain from your bladder as well.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Labs: At the first visit your wife will labs drawn and a physical exam performed. There may also be an sonogram. A lot of the appointment will be focused ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Measurements: Depending on who big the fetus is, different parts are measured that show how many weeks pregnant you are.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: It is safe to get your hair highlighted during pregnancy.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: The ability to have a vaginal birth after surgery for a fibroid (myomectomy), depends on the size and location of the fibroid that is removed, discus... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Measurements: The measurements from your sonogram will determine how far along you are. Another ultrasound in a week should show a fetal pole that can be measured ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: Errin is a Progesterone only pill and often causes irregular bleeding.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Round ligament pain doesn't start until your uterus grows quite a bit. It's not unusual to have some mild cramping early in pregnancy. However, if y... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Not likely: If you are taking your pills and had a negative pregnancy test, you are not pregnant. Your period can be very light on birth control pills.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kimberly Morseanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
No: Lh stands for luteinizing hormone - it is produced normally by the ovaries during the menstrual cycle. Hcg is human chorionic gonadotropin. This is ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 25 years experience
Maybe too early: As a pregnancy develops the yolk sac develops before the fetal pole. It is not unusual to have an ultrasound at 6weeks and not see a fetal pole, you ... Read More
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Feb 4, 2014
Taught me everything I know! Highly recommend
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Morse is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Morse is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank u very much.. I couldn't remember from my last pregnancies
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks so much for the good suggestion.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO
Graduated 1998MD
Residency
PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Awards
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HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Missouri State Medical Association
American Board of OBGYN (ABOG)
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