At PACE Community Medical Women’s Health Clinic, we are pleased to offer preventative screening visits, education, diagnostics, and treatment for women of all ages.
The uterus is the organ where a baby grows when you are pregnant. The uterus is also called the womb. The opening of the womb is called the cervix. The Pap Smear test looks at your Cervix for changes in the cell and for harmful infections that can be fatal.
Pap test begins at the age of 21.
It is done every 3 to 5 years.
Talk to your doctor about how often you need to have it done.
If your uterus or womb is taken out, you may not need to have Pap tests.
We encourage monthly self-breast examination, because women can have different kinds of breast problems that might go unnoticed and is important to do monthly self-breast checks. Remember that not all breast problems are cancerous. However, report change in your breast to your doctor for examination.
Some common breast problems you might notice include:
Single breast lump
Breast pain
Nipple discharge
Nipple pointing inward
Changes in the skin of the breast and nipples
Why Yearly breast exams
Yearly breast screening is a way to check the breasts for early signs of cancer in women who have no symptoms of breast cancer. The main test used to screen for breast cancer is a special kind of X-ray called a mammogram.
Detect early breast cancer in women with no signs
Find changes in breast tissue before a lump can be felt.
Find a lump’s location before a biopsy or surgery
*Please, report all breast changes in your to your doctor for assessment and evaluation*
Birth control is a way for men and women to avoid pregnancy. There is only one way to fully avoid pregnancy. That is by not having sex. It also protects you from STDs. There are many kinds of birth control. It is important to learn about them to decide the best one for you to use.
Recommended Initial test
A pregnancy test.
Consider testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia prior to IUD insertion.
Pap smear if indicated.
Screen for hypertension and Contraindications
Nonhormonal Contraceptives:
Copper IUD: ParaGard
Condoms give you the most protection from STDs.
Spermicide − A foam, cream, jelly, film, or tablet that kills sperm
Diaphragm with spermicide
Combined Hormonal Contraceptives
Combined Oral Contraceptives:
Weekly hormonal patch: Ortho Evra, Xulane, and Twirla
Vaginal Ring: NuvaRing and Annovera.
Progesterone Only Contraceptives:
Oral Pill: Norethindrone
Injectables: Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
IUDs and implantable devices; Kyleena, Liletta, Mirena, Skyla, Nexplanon
Generally, It is important to think and discuss sexual health with your doctor: Topics to discuss can include:
Your health
Protection and testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
How often you have sex.
If you have more than one sex partner
Your wish to have children in the future.
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment
Why Pap Smear?
The uterus is the organ where a baby grows when you are pregnant. The uterus is also called the womb. The opening of the womb is called the cervix. The Pap Smear test looks at your Cervix for changes in the cell and for harmful infections that can be fatal.
Pap test begins at the age of 21.
It is done every 3 to 5 years.
Talk to your doctor about how often you need to have it done.
If your uterus or womb is taken out, you may not need to have Pap tests.
Breast Health and Mammogram
Why Month breast exams
We encourage monthly self-breast examination, because women can have different kinds of breast problems that might go unnoticed and is important to do monthly self-breast checks. Remember that not all breast problems are cancerous. However, report change in your breast to your doctor for examination.
Some common breast problems you might notice include:
Single breast lump
Breast pain
Nipple discharge
Nipple pointing inward
Changes in the skin of the breast and nipples
Why Yearly breast exams
Yearly breast screening is a way to check the breasts for early signs of cancer in women who have no symptoms of breast cancer. The main test used to screen for breast cancer is a special kind of X-ray called a mammogram.
Detect early breast cancer in women with no signs
Find changes in breast tissue before a lump can be felt.
Find a lump’s location before a biopsy or surgery
*Please, report all breast changes in your to your doctor for assessment and evaluation*
Contraception
Contraceptives are Birth control use to avoid pregnancy. Method of choice is usually base on patient preference, effectiveness and prevention of STDs
Barrier Types:
Condoms give you the most protection from STDs.
Spermicide − A foam, cream, jelly, film, or tablet that kills sperm
Diaphragm with spermicide
Sponge with spermicide
Hormonal methods:
These drugs give you hormones that keep the ovary from releasing eggs to be fertilized.
This method does not protect you from STDs.
Oral contraceptive pill
Weekly Hormonal Patch
Monthly vaginal ring
Injection every 3 months.
Emergency contraceptive:
This may be used if you did not use birth control before sex, it failed or forced to have sex.
It does not protect you from Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Morning after pill − One or two pills with hormone
Copper IUD (ParaGard): up to 5 days after intercourse
Ulipristal acetate (Ella): up to 5 days after intercourse
Levonorgestrel: Plan B or Plan B One-Step.
“Yuzpe regimen: 2 tablets q12h (4 tablets total)
Implanted devices:
These are devices that are placed into the body for a few years to prevent pregnancy.
It does not protect you from Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Intrauterine device (IUD) put into your uterus (womb) by the doctor.
Implantable rod is a matchstick-sized rod that is placed under the skin of the upper arm.
STD/STI Testing
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea
HIV/HBV/HCV Testing
Sexual Health Education
Bladder leakage is the involuntary loss of urine that may be the result of aging, childbirth, surgery, or other related health issues.
Stress incontinence, Urge incontinence.
Complete loss of bladder.
The good news is that incontinence is treatable or manageable and it doesn’t have to interrupt your life.
Birth Control
Birth control is a way for men and women to avoid pregnancy. There is only one way to fully avoid pregnancy. That is by not having sex. It also protects you from STDs. There are many kinds of birth control. It is important to learn about them to decide the best one for you to use.
Recommended Initial test
A pregnancy test.
Consider testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia prior to IUD insertion.
Pap smear if indicated.
Screen for hypertension and Contraindications
Nonhormonal Contraceptives:
Copper IUD: ParaGard
Condoms give you the most protection from STDs.
Spermicide − A foam, cream, jelly, film, or tablet that kills sperm
Diaphragm with spermicide
Combined Hormonal Contraceptives
Combined Oral Contraceptives:
Weekly hormonal patch: Ortho Evra, Xulane, and Twirla
Vaginal Ring: NuvaRing and Annovera.
Progesterone Only Contraceptives:
Oral Pill: Norethindrone
Injectables: Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
IUDs and implantable devices; Kyleena, Liletta, Mirena, Skyla, Nexplanon
Sexual Health
Generally, It is important to think and discuss sexual health with your doctor: Topics to discuss can include:
Your health
Protection and testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
