Gynecologists are the traditional provider of many services for women, even though the primary care provider is qualified to help manage many women’s health issues. For the average busy woman, whether you work outside the home or are a stay at home mom, entrusting your health to a primary care provider (PCP) is a sensible approach.
What Is Women’s Health?
As a subspecialty within the medical field, women’s healthcare concentrates on maintaining the reproductive and sexual health of women. Women see an obstetrician and/or gynecologist for issues such as:
-Annual Pap test and breast exam
-Birth control
-Hormone therapy
-Infertility
-Menopausal symptoms
-Menstrual disorders
-Pre-conception counseling
-Vaginal infections
-Pregnancy and childbirth (Obstetricians only)
Many of these issues are well within the competency of a primary care clinic to handle and do not require specialized care. The providers and other staff are committed to providing you with a high level of care for women’s issues and other health concerns. For issues that require additional expertise, your primary care provider will quickly refer you to a competent colleague who can handle your condition.
Why Come To A Primary Care Provider?
Aside from the assurance that you will receive excellent care, there are many other good reasons to make a PCP your first stop for women’s healthcare:
It’s convenient. You may have picked a healthcare clinic for your family health needs because it offered a combination of proximity to your home and competent professionals on staff. You can receive the healthcare you need at the same place where you bring your family in for routine well visits, illnesses, and injuries.
It’s cost-effective. Specialists, even when they provide routine services, are more expensive. Some of your time there is spent testing to find out exactly what is wrong. The net result may be that you are sent to yet another pricey specialist once the first one discerns the real cause of the problem. By coming to your PCP first, you can obtain the basic tests and a referral to a specialist if necessary; your PCP will send you to in the right one the first time.
It’s comprehensive. Your PCP is concerned about your total health. If you have a pain in your pelvic area that you take to your gynecologist, you may have a round of unnecessary testing that is inconclusive if your problem is not related to your reproductive system. The source of the problem may be elsewhere, and your doctor at the primary care center might identify your problem as being neurological, abdominal, or musculoskeletal. If he cannot treat the problem, he will at least properly identify it and get you to the right specialist.
Choose Raintree Medical And Chiropractic Center For Women’s Health Services
Raintree Medical and Chiropractic Center offers even more advantages over other primary care clinics. With a background in chiropractic services, we see many patients whose general health and wellness will be furthered by our approach of treating the whole individual through chiropractic treatments that get to the source of pain and discomfort. We also offer sports rehabilitation, massage therapy, and other services that can improve your quality of life.
To schedule primary care or women’s health services, contact Raintree Medical and Chiropractic Center today at 816-623-3020. You can also request an appointment online.