Women's Health
Unique Care for Women in Frederick County
Women have unique healthcare needs that are important to overall health and well-being. Everyday stressors like work or childcare can take their toll on physical and mental health. Frederick Health is committed to identifying and addressing the health and wellness needs of all women. Our services help women of any age and health status promote, maintain, and restore their health.
How Are Women’s Health Needs Unique?
There are many medical conditions that exist only in women, and some common illnesses affect women differently. For example, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in America—but the warning signs in women are often subtle and misdiagnosed. These conditions require specialized care.
Some of the medical conditions uniquely affecting women are:
- Pregnancy
- Postpartum depression
- Ovarian cancer
- Menopause
- Endometriosis
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Menstruation / menstrual irregularities
- Vaginitis
- Uterine fibroids
- Vulvodynia
- Breastfeeding
- Turner syndrome
- Rett syndrome
Preventive Healthcare
We have screenings and tests are available for different stages of a woman’s life to detect severe and chronic conditions early. You can receive immunizations and preventive medical treatments at your yearly checkups. That’s also a good time to bring up issues you may be experiencing or have concerns about. Your doctor can answer your questions and provide you with necessary care.
Women’s Health Department
We provide specialty services so you can stay close to home and have your healthcare needs met in the community where you live.
Contact our women’s health navigator at 240-215-1447 or preggio@frederick.health.
All Frederick Health Services
- Anticoagulation Clinic
- Behavioral Health
- Birth Place
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Care
- Cancer Care - Conditions & Treatments
- Cancer Care - Prevention & Screenings
- Cardiac Catheterization & Electrophysiology Lab
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Care Clinic
- Colorectal Cancer
- CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System
- Dental Clinic
- Diabetes
- Ear, Nose & Throat
- Emergency Services
- Employer Solutions
- Endocrine & Thyroid
- Forensic Nursing
- General Surgery
- Heart Care
- Home Care
- Hospice
- Hospitalists
- Imaging
- Infusion Therapy
- Interventional Cardiology
- Laboratory
- Leukemia Lymphoma
- Lung Cancer
- Medical Group
- Medical Oncology
- Neurosciences
- Nutrition & Weight Management
- Oncology & Hematology
- Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pediatric Care
- Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab
- Prenatal Clinic
- Primary Care
- ProMotion Fitness
- Prostate & Urological Cancer
- Pulmonary Rehab
- Radiation Oncology
- Skin Cancer
- Sleep Medicine
- Smoking Cessation Program
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Program
- Substance Use
- Supportive & Geriatric Care
- Surgical Care
- Surgical Oncology
- Urgent Care
- Urology
- Vascular
- Virtual Visit
- Women's Health
- Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
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