All right, this next
segment is for the ladies.
When was the last time you sat down
and really talked to your gynecologist?
Well, you should check in because
there are so many new technologies
out there that are improving
Women's Health as we learn from our
chat with Evergreen health. What
services does the Evergreen Health
women's specialty care gynecology
provide to the women our community?
So our department is a very specialized
department that focuses on a few conditions
that women deal with in terms of their
gynecological reproductive organs.
We look at conditions like
abnormal uterine bleeding,
endometriosis, painful periods,
pelvic prolapse and fibroids, and we can.
These both with medications,
but also with surgical interventions.
So things like hysterectomy, myomectomy,
which is removal of the fibroids
from the uterus prolapse repair,
which is to help elevate the uterus.
The main focus of my practice is what is
called as an excision of endometriosis,
which is where we can go in and remove
endometriosis from patients who are
suffering from this horrible disease.
The advantage of the approach that
we use is we use something called
minimally invasive surgery which is.
Basically surgery that is done
through tiny incisions,
which means a much faster recovery,
less pain and then less bleeding.
It's just great. Can you define
it's for some who may not know the
term endometriosis? What it is?
Yeah, absolutely.
So endometriosis is this chronic
condition that actually one in ten
women deal with in the United States.
It is a condition whereby you can
have very very painful periods.
It can have a huge impact
on your quality of life,
your ability to go to work,
your ability to go to school.
Your relationships, in fact,
a lot of women suffer with this silently
because they're told for years that you
know painful periods are normal. Yeah,
it's something you just have to deal with.
Most women have a delay of
diagnosis for about 8 to 12 years.
Painful periods are not normal
and we can help.
We can help resolve these.
Yeah, now I do have a question.
I want you to clarify.
For me the difference
between Evergreen healthcare,
women's specialty care gynecology
versus evergreenhealth,
other women's care practices, or.
Such as in OBGYN
this practice the Evergreenhealth
woman specialty care gynecology focuses
primarily on patients that have
these conditions and the high volume.
Surgical interventions we can use
to help these patients recover
and improve their quality of life.
Now we don't do any obstetrical care,
and so while I previously did
deliver babies in the past,
and I I certainly love delivering babies,
that's something that I'm going
to leave in the qualified hands.
My wonderful colleagues in the other.
Evergreen health practices.
Our focus is really going to be on
taking care of the complex surgeries to
manage these complex public conditions.
Will you do me a favor and walk me
through the process a little bit just
so me and other women know so first?
Maybe first stop is the OBGYN and then
comes to you like when do we know
it's time to come to specialty care?
Specialty Care is going to be for
patients that have painful periods,
heavy periods, irregular periods,
prolapse, and so if.
At any point you feel like you
have one of these conditions,
you can certainly schedule an
appointment either through our website
or by calling our office directly.
You can talk to your primary
care provider and say, hey,
I think that I have these
gynaecologic conditions that I
need to see a specialist for.
Or you can talk to your OB GYN.
What
is like the first step? Their
patients can either self refer through
our website or by calling our clinic,
or they can ask for referral through their
primary care provider or through their
their regular OB GYN once they come to me.
The first thing we do is we
essentially have a consultation visit
and we sit there and we just talk.
I listen, I want to hear about what is the
condition that has been bothering you?
How long has been bothering you?
Tell me about all the other symptoms that
you've been experiencing because it's really,
really important.
A lot of these women deal with these
conditions for years before they
can finally actually see somebody
who will just listen to them.
And so once we do that,
then we move forward with OK.
What are the different treatment
options that are available?
Is surgery the right thing for you?
It's not.
Always the right thing for everybody,
but if it is the right thing for you,
how can we do that expeditiously
and safely so that you can return
to your quality of life?
Yeah,
the specialty care is
really really a blessing.
My sister dealt with in
Dimitriou SIS for 10 years
before it was finally diagnosed,
and so I'm really glad we're
talking about this with you.
Is there anything else that I have missed?
You need to share about
the specialty clinic?
I think the big important message
that I'm trying to send is this
is a a new clinic that we're
establishing because there is.
Really isn't need.
There's a lot of women in our
community who suffer from these
conditions on a daily basis,
and there just isn't enough
education out there for these
women to be able to get access to.
And so my goal is come to the clinic,
talk to us, and by the time
that you leave the appointment,
my goal is all of your questions
are either answered or we have
a plan in place to be able to
get you on the right path.
Alright, so if you want to learn more
about what we discussed today or
get in contact with evergreenhealth,
maybe get some questions answered,
please visit the website on your screen.
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It's important to talk about,
especially with your doctor.
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