Women's Health
Caring for the Women of Frederick County
Frederick Health is committed to identifying and addressing the unique health and wellness needs of all women. Our services help women of every age and health status promote, maintain, and restore their health.
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
Annual appointments with your Primary Care provider are the best way to maintain good health and wellness. We have screenings and tests available for the different stages of a woman’s life. You can also receive immunizations and preventive medical treatments at your yearly checkups. These checkups are also a good time to bring up issues or concerns that you may be experiencing.
Contact our women’s health navigator at 240-215-1447.
Women's Health Education: Free Online Resource Library
We invite you to explore our recommended learning playlists and libraries for trusted, easy-to-understand women's health and wellness education centered around such topics as:
- Hormone Health
- Uterine Health
- Mental and Emotional Health
- Cervical Health
- Healthy Aging
- and much more!
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
- Precision Medicine & Genetics
- 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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