Find a Women's Health NP in your area! NPs are great providers of care and can act as your pimary care provider or can provide more specialized care.
What is a Nurse Practitioner? A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) with advanced education and clinical training who can provide a wide range of healthcare services, including the diagnosis and management of common as well as complex medical conditions. NPs work autonomously and in conjunction with other professionals, including physicians, to provide coordinated, comprehensive, quality health care. What specific Women’s Health Services do Nurse Practitioners provide? Nurse practitioners provide ambulatory women’s health services that embrace most of a woman’s health needs throughout her life including: Adolescent health care Well woman exams Breast cancer screening and problem evaluation Pap smears, HPV screening Health and wellness counseling Contraceptive care STD screening, treatment, and follow-up Pregnancy testing Health management during the childbearing year including Optimizing preconception health, prenatal visits, and after pregnancy care Problems with menstruation – too much, too little, too many, too few Fertility evaluation Evaluation and treatment of common infections Urinary tract problems like incontinence or infections Menopause health promotion and problem management Screening for general health problems like heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes with referral when needed For more information about nurse practitioners, click here
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