UofL Physicians – General Obstetrics and Gynecology provides care to women of all ages and in all phases of life. Our physicians provide annual preventive exams and screenings, contraceptive counseling and management, pre-conception and obstetric care, management of gynecologic problems and menopause care. If surgery is needed, our physicians are trained in a wide range of minimally invasive surgical techniques, including advanced laparoscopy and in-office procedures.

Our gynecologists in Louisville offer the highest standards of clinical practice, patient education and patient satisfaction. By ensuring patient understanding, we believe that you as our patient can better participate in your medical care and therefore maintain wellness. In doing so, we partner with you and our team of medical experts to remain your primary health care providers throughout life, thus making the commitment to put your well-being first.

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Diseases and Conditions

  • Absence of periods (amenorrhea)
  • Infrequent periods (oligomenorrhea)
  • Too frequent periods (metrorrhagia)
  • Heavy periods (menorrhagia)
  • Painful periods (dysmenorrhea)
  • Endometriosis
  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)

Uterine Problems

  • Uterine fibroids (leiomyomata)
  • Polyps of the lining of the uterus (endometrial polyps)
  • Prolapse of the uterus, bladder, or rectum

Infections and Irritation

  • Vaginitis
  • Yeast infection (candidiasis)
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
  • Vaginal dryness
  • Vaginal and vulvar irritation and skin changes, such as sores, lumps, itching, stinging or burning

Family Planning

  • Contraceptive counseling and management (all forms)
  • Placement of long-acting reversible contraception
  • Intrauterine device (IUD)
  • Implanon/Nexplanon
  • Surgical sterilizations
  • Preconception counseling

Perimenopause and Menopause Issues

  • Mid-life health care and menopause management
  • Hormone replacement counseling and management
  • Osteoporosis prevention and management

Breast Pain, Infections or Changes

  • Breast pain
  • Breast infection, such as mastitis
  • Galactorrhea (flow of milk from breast unassociated with childbirth or nursing)
  • Changes in the breasts:
    • Growths or thickening of the breast or armpit
    • Puckering, dimpling or other changes in the skin of the breast
    • Newly retracted nipples, or bleeding or discharge from the nipple
    • Changes in the size or shape of the breast

Obstetrics

  • Family planning
  • Prenatal counseling
  • Infertility
  • Full range of pregnancy, delivery and postnatal care, including vaginal birth and cesarean deliveries
  • Management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage
  • Obstetrical emergencies, such as heavy bleeding
  • Gynecologic concerns which may affect or arise during pregnancy

Treatments and Services

Gynecology Services

  • Annual well-woman examinations and comprehensive preventive screenings

Office Procedures

  • Diagnostic ultrasonography
  • Pessary fitting
  • Biopsies of the vulva, vagina, cervix and uterus
  • Colposcopy
  • Hysteroscopy, including hysteroscopic tubal occlusion for permanent sterilization (Essure)
  • Placement of long-acting reversible contraception
  • Intrauterine device (IUD)
  • Implanon/Nexplanon

Surgical Procedures

  • Laparoscopic surgeries
  • Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
  • Removal of the tubes and or ovaries (salpingo-oophorectomy)
  • Removal of uterine fibroids (myomectomy)
  • Removal of endometriosis
  • Tubal ligation
  • Hysteroscopic surgeries
  • Diagnostic hysteroscopy
  • Removal of endometrial polyp
  • Removal of fibroid
  • Endometrial ablation
  • Tubal occlusion
  • Vaginal surgeries
  • Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
  • Repair of prolapse of the bladder (cystocele)
  • Repair of prolapse of the rectum (rectocele)
  • Treatment of vulvar, Bartholin’s abscess
  • Abdominal surgeries
  • Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)
  • Removal of the tubes and or ovaries (salpingo-oophorectomy)
  • Removal of uterine fibroids (myomectomy)
  • Removal of endometriosis

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