Woman Care Clinic 4803 Kentucky Street, South Charleston, WV 25309                     Phone: (304) 766-9600       Fax: (304) 766-9606    
  Woman Care Clinic  4803 Kentucky Street, South Charleston, WV 25309     (304) 766-9600
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Patient Education (Gynecology)


To read  and learn more about your gynecological condition, we recommend the following trusted resources. However we highly recommend you to talk to your doctor about every symptom you may have, and don't ever replace your doctor's advice with what you read.

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Please click on any of the following articles and enjoy reading it

Contraception and Birth Control
* Fertility awareness, based methods of family planning - ACOG
* Natural family planning - HHS
* Barrier methods of birth control - ACOG

* Contraception - CDC
* Birth control - PP
* Birth control - FDA
* Birth control - HHS
* Birth control, combined hormone options - ACOG
* Birth control, progesterone only options - ACOG
* Depo-Provera (contraception injection) - HHS
* Vaginal ring (contraception ring) - HHS
* Long acting birth control (IUD, Implant and Depo shots) - ACOG
* IUD - HHS
* IUD Mirena - official site
* IUD ParaGard - official site
* Nexplanon (implant contraception) - official site
* Emergency contraception - ACOG
* Emergency contraception - HHS

* Tubal ligation (permanent sterilization) - HHS
* Sterilization by laparoscopy - ACOG

* Essure (permanent hysteroscopic sterilization) - ACOG
* Essure (permanent hysteroscopic sterilization) - official site

* Postpartum sterilization - ACOG

IUD Mirena (Progesterone IUD). Click for more info
IUD Paragard (Copper IUD). Click for more info
Nexplanon (Implant). Click for more info
Essure. Click for more info

Period Problem
* Amenorrhea (absence of menses) - HHS
* Abnormal uterine bleeding - ACOG
 
* Painful periods (dysmenorrhea) - ACOG
* PMS (premenstural syndrome) - ACOG

Abnormal Pap Smear
* HPV (Human Papillomavirus) - ACOG
* HPV (Human Papillomavirus) - HHS
* HPV Vaccines - ACOG
* HPV Vaccines - Merck
* Pap Smear - ACOG
* Abnormal Pap Smear - ACOG

* Colposcopy (procedure to detect cervical cancer) - ACOG
* LEEP (procedure to treat abnormal Pap Smear) - ACOG
* Cervical cancer - ACOG 

* Cervical cancer - HHS

Sexual Transmitted disease (STD)
* How to prevent STD - ACOG
* Sexual transmitted disease - CDC
* Sexual transmitted disease - PP
* Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis - ACOG
* Gonorrhea - HHS
* Chlamydia - HHS
* Syphilis - HHS
* Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - ACOG
* Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - HHS
* Genital herpes - ACOG
* Genital Herpes - HHS
* Testing for HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) - ACOG

HPV and Cervical Caner, Click to watch
STDs, Click to watch
Genital Herpes, Click to watch

Common Gynecological Complaints
* Painful sex - ACOG
* Chronic pelvic pain - ACOG
* Vaginal discharge (vaginitis) - ACOG
* Vaginal discharge - HHS
* Bacterial vaginosis - HHS
* Vulvar pain, common causes - ACOG
* Vulvar pain, vulvodynia - ACOG
* UTI (urinary tract infection) - ACOG
* UTI (urinary tract infection) - HHS

Common Gynecological Conditions
* Endometriosis - ACOG
* Endometriosis - NIH
* Endometriosis - Foundation of America
* Ovarian cysts - ACOG
* Uterine fibroids - ACOG
* Uterine fibroid - NIH
* PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) - ACOG
* PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome) - NIH 
* Endometrial hyperplasia - ACOG

Uterus, Bladder and/or Rectum Prolapse
* Pelvic support problems - ACOG
* Pelvic organ prolapse - ACOG 
* surgery for pelvic organ prolapse - ACOG

Incontinence
* Urinary incontinence - ACOG
* Urinary incontinence - NIH
* Urinary incontinence - Mayo Clinic
* Surgery for urinary stress incontinence - ACOG

Menopause Issues
* Menopause - NIH
* The menopause years - ACOG
* HRT (hormone replacement therapy) - ACOG
* Menopausal bleeding - ACOG
* Osteoporosis - ACOG
* Osteoporosis - National Osteoporosis Foundation
* Prolia for osteoporosis treatment - official site

Breast Conditions
* Screening for breast problem - ACOG
* Benign breast problems - ACOG
* Breast cancer, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations - ACOG

Women Cancers 
* Cervical Cancer - ACOG 
* Cervical cancer - HHS
* Uterus cancer (Endometrial Cancer) - ACOG
* Ovarian cancer - ACOG

Gynecological Surgeries
* Preparing for Surgery - ACOG
* Hysterectomy - ACOG
* Hysterectomy - NIH
* Hysteroscopy - ACOG
* Dilation and Curettage (D&C) - ACOG
* Laparoscopy - ACOG
* Endometrial ablation - ACOG
* Endometrial ablation, NovaSure - official site
* Endometrial ablation, ThermChoice - official site

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Women's health
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Reducing Your Risk of Cancer - ACOG
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It's Time to Quit Smoking - ACOG
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Your sexual health - ACOG
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Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C - ACOG 
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Vulvovaginal health - ACOG

Especially For Teens
* Puberty in girls,
body change - ACOG
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Your first period - ACOG 
* Teens
sexuality - ACOG 
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Birth control - ACOG
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Having a baby - ACOG 
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21 reasons to see a Gynecologist before age 21 - ACOG
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Your first gynecologic visit - ACOG

Infertility
* What is infertility - CDC

* Infertility fact sheet - HHS
* Evaluating infertility - ACOG
* Treating infertility - ACOG
* Hysterosalpingography - ACOG
* Sonohysterography  - ACOG


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Charleston location:       4803 Kentucky Street, South Charleston, WV 25309

Office hours:                     Monday - Thursday   9:00am - 4:00pm | Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm
Email:                                
WomanCareClinic@gmail.com
Facebook:                         Facebook.com/WomanCareClinic
Phone number:               (304) 766-9600
Fax Number:                    (304) 766-9606