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Women’s Health

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  • Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
  • Exercise and Fitness
  • The Menopause Years
  • Osteoporosis
  • Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit
  • It’s Time to Quit Smoking
  • Alcohol and Women
  • Your Sexual Health
  • Domestic Violence
  • Cholesterol and Women’s Cardiovascular Health
  • Depression
  • Problems of the Digestive System
  • Heart Health for Women
  • Managing High Blood Pressure
  • Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
  • Thyroid Disease
  • Healthy Eating
  • Accidental Bowel Leakage
  • Diabetes and Women
  • Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Vulvovaginal Health
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination 
  • Contraception
    • Barrier Methods of Birth Control: Spermicide, Condom, Sponge, Diaphragm, and Cervical Cap
    • Combined Hormonal Birth Control: Pill, Patch, and Ring
    • Emergency Contraception
    • Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning
    • Hysteroscopic Sterilization
    • Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC): IUD and Implant
    • Postpartum Sterilization
    • Progestin-Only Hormonal Birth Control: Pill and Injection
    • Sterilization by Laparoscopy
    • Sterilization for Women and Men
  • Especially for Teens
    • 21 Reasons to See a Gynecologist Before Age 21
    • Birth Control
    • Having a Baby
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Teens
    • Media and Body Image
    • You and Your Sexuality
    • Your Changing Body: Puberty in Girls
    • Your First Gynecologic Visit
    • Your First Period
  • Gynecologic Problems
    • Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Test Results
    • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
    • Benign Breast Problems and Conditions
    • Cervical Cancer
    • Chronic Pelvic Pain
    • Disorders of the Vulva: Common Causes of Vulvar Pain, Burning, and Itching
    • Dysmenorrhea: Painful Periods
    • Endometrial Cancer
    • Endometrial Hyperplasia
    • Endometriosis
    • Evaluating Infertility
    • Genital Herpes
    • Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis
    • Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
    • How to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Mammography and Other Screening Tests for Breast Problems
    • Ovarian Cancer
    • Ovarian Cysts
    • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
    • Pelvic Support Problems
    • Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause
    • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
    • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
    • Preparing for Surgery
    • Treating Infertility
    • Urinary Incontinence
    • Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
    • Uterine Fibroids
    • Vaginitis
    • Vulvodynia
    • When Sex Is Painful
  • Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care
    • Assisted Vaginal Delivery
    • Breastfeeding Your Baby
    • Cesarean Birth (C – Section)
    • Elective Delivery Before 39 Weeks
    • Exercise After Pregnancy
    • Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
    • How to Tell When Labor Begins
    • Labor Induction
    • Medications for Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery
    • Newborn Circumcision
    • Postpartum Depression
    • Preterm (Premature) Labor and Birth
    • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
  • Pregnancy
    • A Healthy Pregnancy for Women with Diabetes
    • A Partner’s Guide to Pregnancy
    • Back Pain During Pregnancy
    • Bleeding During Pregnancy
    • Car Safety for Pregnant Women, Babies, and Children
    • Cord Blood Banking
    • Cystic Fibrosis: Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
    • Diagnostic Tests for Birth Defects
    • Early Pregnancy Loss
    • Ectopic Pregnancy
    • Exercise During Pregnancy
    • Extremely Preterm Birth
    • Genetic Disorders
    • Gestational Diabetes
    • Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconception Care
    • Group B Strep and Pregnancy
    • Having a Baby After Age 35
    • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Pregnancy
    • HIV and Pregnancy
    • If Your Baby Is Breech
    • Morning Sickness: Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy
    • Multiple Pregnancy
    • Nutrition During Pregnancy
    • Obesity and Pregnancy
    • Preconception Carrier Screening
    • Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy Choices: Raising the Baby, Adoption, and Abortion
    • Prenatal Development: How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy
    • Reducing Risks of Birth Defects
    • Repeated Miscarriages
    • Routine Tests During Pregnancy
    • Screening Tests for Birth Defects
    • Seizure Disorders in Pregnancy
    • Skin Conditions During Pregnancy
    • Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health
    • The Flu Vaccine and Pregnancy
    • The Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy
    • Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Pregnancy
    • Travel During Pregnancy
    • What to Expect After Your Due Date
  • Special Procedures
    • Cervical Cancer Screening
    • Colposcopy
    • Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
    • Endometrial Ablation
    • Hysterectomy
    • Hysterosalpingography
    • Hysteroscopy
    • Induced Abortion
    • Laparoscopy
    • Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
    • Sonohysterography
    • Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
    • Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
  • Ultrasound
    • In Office Ultrasound
    • Transvaginal Ultrasound
    • Ultrasound Exams
  • Women’s Health
    • Accidental Bowel Leakage
    • Alcohol and Women
    • Cholesterol and Women’s Cardiovascular Health
    • Depression
    • Diabetes and Women
    • Domestic Violence
    • Exercise and Fitness
    • Healthy Eating
    • Heart Health for Women
    • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
    • It’s Time to Quit Smoking
    • Managing High Blood Pressure
    • Osteoporosis
    • Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis
    • Problems of the Digestive System
    • Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
    • Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
    • The Menopause Years
    • Thyroid Disease
    • Vulvovaginal Health
    • Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit
    • Your Sexual Health

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Phone: 301.279.9400

 

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Monday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Saturday: Closed

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COVID-19 Update/Re-Opening Announcement:

Practice protocols are being adjusted to protect our patients, staff, and loved ones. Please reference below information for guidance.
    • Per Governor Hogan, our practice is now able to schedule Well Woman / Routine visits, please call the office to schedule.
    • Telemedicine is now offered to patients for qualified appointment types, please call our office to schedule.
    • Have an appointment and concerned about COVID-19: All necessary precautions are being taken for the safety of our patients. Enhanced sanitation and cleaning protocols before and after each patient
    • Staying prepared for COVID-19: Our office is up to date with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations. We are closely monitoring this evolving situation and our leadership and clinicians are in constant communication to strategize proactively in order to maintain readiness.
    • Wear a mask: All providers, staff, and patients are required
    • Screening of staff and patients for symptoms of COVID-19 (Temperature check upon entering office)
    • Visitor restrictions no visitors in office
    • Resources: The CDC has resourceful information regarding: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, prevention, symptoms, and much more! Click on the link for additional information:
    • https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html Please contact the office with any questions or concerns. On behalf of your providers and staff, we look forward to seeing you stay healthy!