Below are links to patient education topics from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). These are frequently asked questions and answers for a wide variety of topics relating to both obstetrics and gynecology. Additional information regarding services provided by our four board certified OB/GYN physicians can be found in the services tab at the top of our website. We encourage you to educate yourself regarding whichever topics apply to you and your health journey! Bring any questions you may have to your next appointment for us to address together. Contact Associated Women’s Healthcare today to schedule an appointment
Information for Pregnant Patients
Women’s Health
- Menopause
- Osteoporosis
- Weight Control: Eating Right and Keeping Fit
- It’s Time to Quit Smoking
- Alcohol and Women
- Your Sexual Health
- Domestic Violence to Intimate Partner Violence
- Depression
- Problems of the Digestive System
- Heart Health for Women
- Managing High Blood Pressure
- Protecting Yourself Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
- Thyroid Disease
- Healthy Eating
- Diabetes and Women
- Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis
Special Procedures
- Hysterectomy
- Ultrasound Exams
- Laparoscopy
- Dilation and Curettage (D & C)
- Hysteroscopy
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
- Endometrial Ablation
- Colposcopy
- Hysterosalpingography
- Sonohysterography
- da Vinci® Hysterectomy
- da Vinci® Myomectomy
- da Vinci® Endometriosis Resection
Gynecologic Problems
- How to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Endometriosis
- When Sex Is Painful
- Benign Breast Conditions
- Vaginitis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Genital Herpes
- Premenstrual Syndrome – PMS
- Uterine Fibroids
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Preparing for Surgery
- Urinary Incontinence
- Disorders of the Vulvar: Common Causes of Pain, Burning and Itching
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Ovarian Cancer
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Vulvodynia
- Evaluating Infertility
- Treating Infertility
- Endometrial Hyperplasia
- Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause
- Cervical Cancer
- Screening for Breast Problems
Contraception
- Sterilization for Women and Men
- Fertility Awareness: Rhythm Method, Basal Body Temperature Method, and More
- Sterilization by Laparoscopy
- Postpartum Sterilization
- Emergency Contraception
- Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC): IUD and Implant
- Combined Hormonal Birth Control: Pill, Patch and Ring
- Progestin-Only Hormonal Birth Control: Pill and Injection
Pregnancy
- Nutrition During Pregnancy
- The Rh Factor: How It Can Affect Your Pregnancy
- Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
- Bleeding During Pregnancy
- Travel During Pregnancy
- Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconceptional Care
- Having a Baby After 35
- If Your Baby is Breech
- Genetic Disorders
- Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health
- Repeated Miscarriage
- Group B Streptococcus and Pregnancy
- Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy
- Exercise During Pregnancy
- Routine Tests in Pregnancy
- Reducing Your Risk of Birth Defects
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy
- Screening Tests for Birth Defects
- Skin Conditions During Pregnancy
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy
- Cystic Fibrosis: Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
- Cord Blood Banking
- A Healthy Pregnancy for Women with Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Obesity and Pregnancy
Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care
- How to Tell When Labor Begins
- Cesarean Birth
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor
- Breastfeeding Your Baby
- Medications for Pain Relief During Labor and Delivery
- Preterm (Premature) Labor and Birth
- Postpartum Depression
- Labor Induction