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We no longer provide Depo-Provera in our office. For all patients who are scheduled to receive an injection of that birth control, we will send a prescription script to your pharmacy and you will have to pick it up. Call your pharmacy when you are ready to pick up the...
Submitted by Jeffery Cherney, MD — Breast cancer consistently tops the list of health concerns for many women and fear of developing the disease can be a tremendous source of anxiety. Fortunately, preventive measures can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each year -- especially people who are at high risk of developing serious complications like pneumonia if they get sick with the flu, including Pregnant...
Thanks for voting us Best of the Valley three years in a row! And if you voted for us in the Post-Crescent's Reader's Choice Award -- a thousand thanks!
When we recently updated our website, we added an option for our patients to pay their bills online. It has gotten great response and we are pleased to be able to offer this convenient option for patients to settle their accounts. If you haven't yet used our Online...
Women's Health Specialists is pleased to announce that Stephanie Russell has joined the practice as Patient Financial Counselor. Before joining Women's Health Specialists, Stephanie worked for Remley & Sensenbrenner, S.C. where she was a legal assistant /...
The big question for me is why people who want a baby so badly can’t, when everyone around them seems to be getting pregnant? When a couple calls the Family Fertility Program, they want to know what their chances are of getting pregnant quickly. If people had concrete...
An Important Message from Our Team Captain, Mary: Team Women’s Health Specialists did it again! 21 employees, friends, and family members walked, ran and collected donations for the Sole Burner on Saturday, May 12. We sold candy bars and Circles of Hope. Our team’s...
Amy Schmidt, MD from Women's Health Specialists talks about colon cancer and addresses a number of important questions. When do you need a colonoscopy? What are some of the warning signs? What is the age for screening? Is there a magic number? Does it have to do with...
Can you guess the Broadway musicals that made these songs famous? ACT ONE “I Enjoy Being a Girl” -- Flower Drum Song, 1958 “The Music of the Night” -- Phantom of the Opera, 1986 “Impossible Dream” -- Man of La Mancha, 1965 “The Circle of Life” -- Lion King, 1994 ACT...