Gynecology
Women are more likely to visit a gynecologist more often than any other physician. Northwestern Medicine gynecologists and urogynecologists provide comprehensive care by using a multidisciplinary approach for complex conditions and for the spectrum of your reproductive, menopausal and postmenopausal life. You will find personalized care with the respect, compassion and responsiveness you deserve at Northwestern Medicine.
Gynecology Services
Our medical and surgical gynecology subspecialty covers the detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women’s health care concerns. Our services include:
- Routine care: Annual pap tests, birth control and menstrual cycle conditions
- Treatment of complex conditions, including:
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Endometriosis
- Infertility
- Pelvic pain
- Incontinence
- Menopause
- Prolapse of pelvic organ
- Gynecologic inflammations and infections
- Sexually transmitted disease
Northwestern Medicine offers standard drug therapies, such as antibiotics, diuretics and antihypertensives, as well as hormone-modulating therapies. If surgery is called for, minimally invasive techniques are available, including laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and myomectomy.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
The Obstetrics and Gynecology medical practice is staffed by highly trained and caring physicians and advanced practice nurses who specialize in all phases of women’s health care and offer state-of-the-art evaluations and treatments.
Our location is amidst world class subspecialists in infertility, ultrasound, prenatal genetics, high-risk obstetrics and oncology. This provides our patients convenient and prompt referral for services tailored to meet their needs.
- To be recognized as a premier leader in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health at the local, national and international levels
- To provide the highest quality patient care and patient satisfaction
- To maintain excellence in education for medical students, residents and fellows
- To conduct the highest quality clinical research in obstetrics and gynecology
- To serve as consultants to the medical community and patients for the care of complex women’s health issues
Care Areas
Conditions
- Abnormal Pap Smears
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Breast Masses
- Cervical Cancer
- Ectopic Pregnancies
- Endometrial Cancer
- Endometriosis
- Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Irregular Periods
- Menopause And Aging
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pelvic Pain
- Post Menopausal Bleeding
- Preconception Counseling
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- Uterine Cancer
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vaginal Discharge
- Vulvar and Vaginal Disorders
- Vulvar Cancer
Treatments
- Abdominal Hysterectomy
- Birth Control
- Bone Mineral Densities
- Cesarean Sections
- Colposcopy
- Contraception for Women with Medical Problems
- Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
- Endometrial Ablation
- HPV Testing
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
- IUD Insertion and Removal
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
- Pessary Fitting
- Removal of Ovarian Cysts
- Tubal Ligation
- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Sections
- Vaginal Deliveries
- Vaginal Hysterectomy
- Vaginal Repairs