Obstetric and Gynelogical Care
Obstetric care includes:
- Uncomplicated (low risk) prenatal care
- Delivery
- Post partum (after childbirth) care
- Complicated (high risk) care:
- Diabetis
- High blood pressure
- Pre-eclampsia
- Poor fetal growth
- Aminiotic fluid problems (too much or too little)
- Placenta previa (placenta covering cervix)
- Abruption (placenta separating prematurely)
- Hyperemesis (excessive nausea and vomiting)
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Multiple gestation (twins or more)
- As well as a variety of other medical problems that can occur during a pregnancy
Gynecology care includes:
- Annual exams
- Preventative gynecologic care:
- Pap smears
- Breast exams
- STD screening
- Office gynecology:
- Abnormal bleeding
- Pelvic pain
- Vaginitis
- Contraception
- Diagnosis and treatment of abnormal pap smears
- Colposcopy
- Infertility diagnosis and treatment
- Gynecologic surgery:
- Miscarriage
- Some aspects of infertility
- Endometriosis
- Diagnostic and operative laparoscopy
- Hysterectomy
- Endometrial (uterine lining) ablation
- Uterine lining freezing (HER Option™ endometrial ablation)
- Urinary and fecal incontinence surgery
- Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse:
- Fallen uterus
- Fallen bladder
- Fallen rectum
- Many aspects of gynecologic cancer surgery
- Abortion services are not offered