Summit Women’s Health: We have a new name! Why?
We love treating our neighbors and friends ourselves, but we know that there are always more patients who need care than available appointments on our calendar. We have always hoped that this practice would be larger than just “the Lingenfelters.” That’s why we recently chose a new name: Summit Women’s Health.
Easing Morning Sickness
Any kind of nausea or vomiting while pregnant is generally referred to as “morning sickness.” Around 80% of all expecting moms will feel this kind of discomfort during their pregnancy.
Why In-House Ultrasound Is Key to Women’s Health Care
When you need an ultrasound as part of your care, the last thing you want to do is make another appointment and drive to another place on a different day. That’s why we have in-house ultrasound — so you have one less thing to squeeze into your schedule.
When Is a Period Not a Period?
What happens when a period just doesn’t seem right? What if the flow is particularly heavy, comes in between periods, or lasts longer than usual? What about bleeding after sex or after menopause?
What Is Included in Prenatal Care?
Think of prenatal care as a series of regular doctor’s appointments with the ultimate purpose of guiding you through the entire pregnancy process – from the time you first discover you’re pregnant up until you deliver your baby. The goal is a simple one: maintaining your health and delivering a healthy baby.
Most Common Causes of Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain may be caused by a variety of things. If you’re having pelvic pain, you want to get to the root of the problem to gain relief. Pain in the pelvic area has numerous causes, so it’s important to see a specialist to diagnose the problem.
Get That Summertime Glow With Facial Rejuvenation
With the summer season fast approaching, it’s time to turn your thoughts to beach weather and the glorious days of summer that lay ahead.
Dealing With Stress Incontinence Post-Birth
As a new mom, you have plenty going on. The inconvenience of postpartum urinary incontinence may be something unexpected. This involuntary bladder leakage hits when you laugh, cough, sneeze, or do something strenuous. Fully one-third of new moms experience urinary incontinence, so you’re not alone.
Is Urinary Incontinence Normal (And What Can I Do About It)?
Urinary incontinence can be an embarrassing and uncomfortable problem to talk about. But if you’re suffering from an overactive bladder, know that you’re not alone.
Hormonal Therapy: Is it Right For Me?
Hormone therapy is a very common treatment for all kinds of discomforts that women may experience.
Follow These STD Testing Recommendations
In the mind of a high school student, the knee jerk reaction was, “Do I really need to know this stuff? It’ll never happen to me.” Unfortunately that same initial denial about STDs is probably all too familiar to the one in five Americans who have an STD or the estimated 68 million Americans who were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in 2018 alone.
Let’s Talk About Menopause
Something funny has been coming out of recent research about menopause: the more you talk about it, the more comfortable you’ll be during it.
That’s a simplified version of the idea. Of course, uncomfortable symptoms—like hot flashes, joint pain, or night sweats—can’t just be “thought” away. But when women are given information about menopause ahead of time, they experience “more positive attitudes, less discomfort, and greater engagement in healthy habits” during menopause.
Beyond Hot Flashes: What Menopause Can Do to Your Vagina
Menopausal symptoms, like hot flashes, are often fodder for jokes about women getting older. But for an estimated 80% of menopausal women who experience hot flashes this highly uncomfortable symptom is anything but funny.
What You Need to Know About Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
The pelvis area—situated between your thighs and your stomach—has twenty six muscles that help keep organs like the bladder, uterus, and intestines in place. Those muscles make up an area near the bottom of your pelvis that doctors call the “pelvic floor.”
The Risks and Benefits of Endometrial Ablation
So what exactly is endometrial ablation? It’s a procedure that eliminates the source of the problem with heavy bleeding – the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium.
Choosing a Gynecologist: How to Find the Right Fit For You
Choosing a gynecologist can be a bit of a process. Some women have had bad experiences with previous gynecologists, which makes it harder to imagine liking a new one. Others may not know exactly what they’re looking for in a gynecologist.
What Is the Rhesus (Rh) Factor and What Could It Mean for My Pregnancy?
The Rhesus factor is a protein that people either do or don’t have in their blood. Depending on whether you and your partner are Rh-positive or Rh-negative, your pregnancy will be treated slightly differently.
Suffering From Heavy Periods? Consider Endometrial Ablation
Among all the incredible feats a woman’s body bears — like carrying and birthing a child — it also bears uncomfortable and seemingly downright unfair conditions. One of those conditions that plagues millions of women? Heavy periods.
No-Hassle Birth Control Options, Brandon M. Lingenfelter
With the plethora of birth control options available today, the catch to some of them is the same as it’s always been – they only work if you remember to use them. The traditional birth control go-tos like birth control pills, condoms, and barrier methods like diaphragms are still going strong, but many of the 72 million women in the United States who use contraception are turning to longer-acting birth control methods.
Six Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal uterine bleeding can have a variety of causes, and our expert OB/GYN, Dr. Brandon Lingenfelter, outlines some of them here.