Monica Peacocke, MD

I came to Dr. Monica Peacocke because I was suffering from vaginal pain. I saw various doctors, each assuring me I was fine and some even insisting the pain was in my head. I was referred to Dr. Peacocke. She listened, asked questions about my medical history, did a swab test and concluded that I had desquamative inflammatory vaginitis due to a severe vitamin D deficiency. She promised me results in 3 months. In 3 months my problem did not improve, after which she said it would take 6 months. Several years later and thousands of dollars spent (resigning myself to a life of vaginal pain and too busy to find another Dr.) I saw no improvement. I finally decided to explore pelvic floor physical therapy and found an amazing physical therapist who referred me to another vulvar specialist. Ultimately, I was misdiagnosed by Dr. Peacocke. I do not have desquamative inflammatory vaginitis and my pain is not due to a vitamin D deficiency. My pain is due to nerve inflammation/damage and worsened by the tightening of the surrounding pelvic muscles. I have FINALLY found relief in only a few weeks through my new specialist and pelvic floor therapy. I think Dr. Peacocke's intentions are good, but there is no data supporting her theories. Don't waste your money or time on this Vitamin D theory.

She is fantastic at what she does. She is not a general gynecologist. She is an expert on desquamative inflammatory vaginitis and while she does not accept insurance, her advice and care are well worth the money.

Has very pat diagonoses to all problems: either Vitamin A toxicity or Vitamin D toxicity. Demands follow-ups from you (which cost mucho dinero) every six weeks but she never follows up. Don't try to call during lunch hours -- her staff shut off the phone and don't take calls. Amazing. She is in cahoots with Dr. Pat Allen. It is quite a racket. One feeds the other. They are making quite a lot of money on unsuspecting patients.

She is an extremely intelligent and caring physician. She does not run you out of her office and allows you to ask as many questions as you need. Many reviews are correct -- she is NOT a gynecologist, but she does not say she is one. She is an academic who is an expert on certain vulvovaginal disorders. These disorders are not always best treated by your run-of-the-mill gynos. If you go to her for the appropriate problem, she will help.

charges $175. a visit and sells avitamin d for $40. -no evening tape to accept calls and never returned calls to questions-pre-scribed antibiotic over phone without exam- vitamin d3 washer treatment-as she could nit diagnose my problem-she isa money hungry fraud

Dr. Peacocke helped me stop getting really painful cramps, the only problem is.. this is not what I went to her to help cure. I would say she is more of an immunologist than a gyno because I told her that the previous gyno who had referred me to her had said I had an abnormal pap-- and I wanted her to check if I still did. To this she responded.. I dont do Pap smears. I genuinely feel like I have wasted many months of my time, and a lot of money (sometimes she wouldnt even do anything but still charge me like 200 bucks, which is not the case with the other gynos I have seen). I think her approach to a healthy immune system as a way of curing vaginal problems would be better if it were more well rounded ie also giving medicines to alleviate symptoms. I have also found that in the time I have been seeing her my symptoms for my original problem have gotten worse because I was prescribed nothing but vitamins and sunshine for it AND I feel like she sent me on a wild goose chase because she speculated that I may have some other disease because of my blood work and after doing some research of my own I found that the results are ambiguous at best and inconclusive at worst. I would be appalled if I were not so exhausted and still suffering the same ailment, and worse, that I had come to her to help with. My advice? Skip this gyno, do some research and have your current gyno refer you to a physician that is an expert in the field that you need help in. Her unorthodox methods have caused me to put my life on hold and to waste time and money that I dont have.

spent all that money for no improvement ... NEVER calls back ugh

She is not a gynocologist. She is an immuniologist. She caused me harm by overdosing me on Vit D. i got violently ill and when icalled her office for help an asst called instead. I paid her a fortune. She misdiagnosed my problem. charged me 2x for one visit and was completely inappropiate. She announced herself as the QUEEN OF VAGINAS when fist meeting me. She is a nut!

Dr Peacocke specializes in vula vaginal disorders, and was supposed to be my savior. She promised a cure, gave me vitamin D toxicity, outraged all my other Dr's and did not improve my symptoms at all. I wasted 2 years and thousands of dollars on this self proclaimed "vagina queen" only to wind up at a real Dr in Washington DC who diagnosed me with dysfunctional pelvic floor muscles...now I'm cured. I look back on her two swab tests, broken promises, and unanswered calls with disgust. Not only does she not do a thorough exam, she promises a cure to the hopeful, and treats everyone with the same methods. Avoid, avoid, avoid!!!!

don't waste your time or your money....

Dr Peacocke is incompetent. She promises cures,charges are outrageous, doesn't return calls and hasn't sent me my records. I think she prescribes D3 to all her patients. Her license should be revoked!!

I have to echo what others have said - she gave my a diagnosis before even examining me, and prescribed a large amount of vitamin D that I could only buy from her office. I went to her two times, and she doesn't even use a speculum. Stay far, far away. See Dr. Andrew Goldstein instead.

Dr. Peacocke does not complete a standard exam for vulva issues. She will take two swabs, blood work, prescribe vitamin D3 and send you on your way. If you have a medical emergency or an issue with one of her treatment methods, she will never return your calls. Also, if a test comes back showing an infection or issue, you will not know about it until your next appointment. This self proclaimed "Vagina Queen" has princess crowns and cat paraphernalia littering her office. Although she promises a cure (which is against NYS medical code of conduct), don't expect any miracles. I recommend Dr. Andrew Goldstein if you want a full exam and accurate diagnosis. The two years and thousands of dollars I gave to Dr. Peacocke will never be returned to me, but after seeing Dr Goldstein, I know there is an ACTUAL cure.

Extremely bad experience. She completely misdiagnosed me. When I saw her the first time she told me my condition could be resolved in 6 weeks. When I saw her the second time (no improvement) she said it would take 3 months, when I went back the 3rd (and last) time she said it would take 6 months. When I pointed out that I was getting worse rather than better, she became very annoyed with me. Also, she is out of system so you have to pay directly. When I asked to see the results of some lab work that, according to her bill, her office had performed, I was told the results would be sent to me. I never received them. Unfortunately, her office is also almost impossible to contact for a question or to have tests results. Since then, I have spoken with two other women who went to see her. Although we had different problems, she prescribed massive doses of vitamine D to all three of us and nothing else. We all ended up seeing other doctors. Overall, a very negative experience. I do not recommend her.

only call during office hours--which are less than 9-5.

Dr. Peacocke is an amazing doctor ! She finds out the cause of your health issues and cures you without prescriptions. I can't say enough about this extremely intelligent and kind doctor.