Melanie E. Watkins, MD

Melanie E. Watkins, MD Delivering babies and women's healthcare.

Board-Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellow: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
MD: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
BSc: Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Just a moment here to break the monotony of my alphabet series for perimenopause.🤪HH is for HOT TUBLadies we are all due...
04/08/2026

Just a moment here to break the monotony of my alphabet series for perimenopause.
🤪
H
H is for HOT TUB

Ladies we are all due for a hot tub night, with your dog or heck your cat or heck no one.

Here is to spring break..and you all getting some me time because we work hard and we love hard and we deserve it. ❤️

And Heat and hot tubs can relax those sore perimenopausal muscles. 💪🏼

Let’s goooooo!

Maybe throw in a little wine here and there too and a little Bob Dylan radio.🩷

On my way to round on all the Easter Bunny babies. 🩷💙Happy Easter everyone! He is Risen.Sweet babes even got their first...
04/05/2026

On my way to round on all the Easter Bunny babies. 🩷💙
Happy Easter everyone!
He is Risen.

Sweet babes even got their first bunny ears. 🐰

✝️🐣

💙Also while we are talking about G!!!Don’t forget to do your screening colonoscopy or cologuard!💙Colon cancer screening ...
04/03/2026

💙Also while we are talking about G!!!
Don’t forget to do your screening colonoscopy or cologuard!💙

Colon cancer screening starts at age 45 or SOONER if you have a family history.

Patients without risk factors can qualify for Cologuard at home testing…just ask your doctor to order. Simply p**p in a cup in the privacy of your home and give to your friendly mail carrier. 🐒🫣🤪
Stool is tested for 🧬 DNA that has been released by frank malignant lesion or precancerous polyps!

G is for Gut Health… because when your gut is off, EVERYTHING is off. Bloating, mood swings, cravings—welcome to the men...
04/03/2026

G is for Gut Health… because when your gut is off, EVERYTHING is off. Bloating, mood swings, cravings—welcome to the menopause rollercoaster no one warned you about. 🎢

Did you know that perimenopause and estrogen decline ALSO can wreak havok on your belly? Craziness.
Perimenopause can:
🙈Increase constipation and or diarrhea 💩
💨Increase bloating and gas ⛽️
🧫Mess with your gut microbiome 🦠
🔥 Increase gut inflammation and impact other hormones contributing to weight gain scale🙉

What can you do to help?
-estrogen can help

🚫- Avoid these foods: 🚫
High-FODMAP Foods to Avoid (or Limit)
🍄 Vegetables: Garlic, onions, artichokes, asparagus, mushrooms, cauliflower, sugar snap peas.🫛
🍎 Fruits: Apples, pears, watermelon, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, mangoes, dried fruit.🍉
🐮 Dairy: Cow's milk, custard, ice cream, soft cheeses, yogurt. 🧀
🌾 Grains: Wheat, rye, and barley products.
🫘 Legumes: Most beans, lentils, chickpeas.
🍭 Sweeteners: High-fructose corn syrup, honey, sorbitol (in sugar-free gum). 🍯

-exercise 🏋🏼
-hydration 💧
- probiotics
-collagen

❤️💪🏼

Ladies !! Get yourself a workout buddy!! I was exhausted today post call from delivering what felt like every baby in Gw...
03/27/2026

Ladies !! Get yourself a workout buddy!! I was exhausted today post call from delivering what felt like every baby in Gwinnett. 🤪🩷💙

But ..knowing I could see one of my best buds motivated me to get my b***y to the gym!

Also group fitness works!! Find someone and somewhere that makes you accountable for showing up. BURN 🔥 Bootcamp is my go to. 👊🏻💪🏼 Let’s gooooo!

Dang! Nothing like coming back to work from a 2 day Disney vacation and delivering EIGHT babies in 36 hrs. Insane I tell...
03/26/2026

Dang! Nothing like coming back to work from a 2 day Disney vacation and delivering EIGHT babies in 36 hrs. Insane I tell you . But still had my Disney magic so I was ready. 6 boys 💙💙💙💙💙💙 and 2 girls 🩷🩷 and all sweet as pie.

Currently recovering sitting and breathing on my couch eating Nutter Butters..my fave.

❤️Hi ladies!!!❤️Working hard to be more available for our Buford North Georgia patients!Sooo excited to announce that To...
03/18/2026

❤️Hi ladies!!!❤️
Working hard to be more available for our Buford North Georgia patients!

Sooo excited to announce that Tonya will now be seeing patients every Wednesday at the Buford location starting next Wednesday!!!

She will be open for annuals, weight loss consults, fertility consults, PCOS consults and contraception visits. She also is able to accept new obs that don’t want to drive to Lawrenceville for their OB visits but want to deliver at Northside Gwinnett.

Please let me know if you need anything or help scheduling! She is the bomb! 💣 ❤️
Let’s gooooo!!

❤️Do you have hypertension and have no risk factors? ❤️Does your family have a strong history of kidney disease? ❤️Did y...
03/18/2026

❤️Do you have hypertension and have no risk factors?

❤️Does your family have a strong history of kidney disease?

❤️Did you have preeclampsia?

❤️Does your family have a strong family of heart disease?

❤️Do you have a history of kidney stones?

❤️Unexplained blood in your urine?

I have learned of a new genetic screen ladies and let me tell you it is a game changer!!! Looks like we finally have a genetic test that can tell you if you are a carrier for genes that can predispose you to kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes, preeclampsia, kidney stones.

❤️This test will change lives and save lives !!! I have already seen it change TWO and I have only ordered it 10 times. ❤️🧬

🧬RENASIGHT! Look it up!!🧬

Kidney disease often goes undetected… until it doesn’t.

🧬 That’s where Renasight comes in.

Renasight is a genetic test that looks for inherited causes of kidney disease—helping us catch risks earlier, personalize care, and even guide family members who may be affected.

Who should consider it?
✔️ Chronic kidney disease with unclear cause
✔️ Family history of kidney issues
✔️ Early-onset hypertension or kidney problems, history of preeclampsia
✔️ Abnormal labs without clear explanation

🧬 Renasight helps identify inherited kidney conditions so we can:
✔️ Get answers
✔️ Guide treatment
✔️ Help families understand their risk

Ask for it!!! More docs need to know about this test and provide it!!

Blessed!! Just was able to watch my daughter play 5 games and now headed into the hospital to wait on a baby. ❤️ Thankfu...
03/15/2026

Blessed!! Just was able to watch my daughter play 5 games and now headed into the hospital to wait on a baby. ❤️ Thankful the babies behaved!!

03/12/2026

F is for Flash! Treat your heat!

F is flash… 🔥 🥵 🔥 HOT Flash 🔥 🥵Had one myself on Tuesday when I was doing a csection! Absolute craziness. 🤓🫣Think I had ...
03/12/2026

F is flash… 🔥

🥵 🔥 HOT Flash 🔥 🥵

Had one myself on Tuesday when I was doing a csection! Absolute craziness. 🤓🫣Think I had sweat rolling down every part of my being. 😳

♨️ Up to 80% of women experience hot flashes during the perimenopausal and menopausal transition.

🧯While most women experience hot flashes for a median duration of 7.4 years, approximately one-third of women continue to have moderate-to-severe symptoms for more than 10 years after menopause.

💥DON’T be miserable !! Up to 75% of women say hot flashes negatively affect their quality of life.💥

🔥 Estrogen is first line therapy for management and reduces severity by 85-90%. Patches and gel are first line options!

❤️‍🔥 If estrogen is not your thing or you have reasons you can’t be on then we have other AMAZING options. VEOZAH and LYNKUET are two NONHORMONAL options. Newer medications such as Veozah (fezolinetant) and Lynkuet (elinzanetant) are non-hormonal neurokinin receptor antagonists that help regulate the hypothalamic temperature center and reduce vasomotor symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. These meds can reduce hot flashes and night sweats by 55-75%.❤️‍🔥

Let’s Goooooooooo be HOT ladies but in a much different way. 🔥👯‍♀️💋

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