Regular preventive care is an important part of staying well and identifying potential concerns early. During your visit, we review your medical and family history, medications, health habits, and recommended screenings.

Women’s wellness and preventive care may include:

• Annual wellness exams and primary care
• Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and other health screenings
• Breast and cervical cancer screening guidance
• Clinical breast exams and cervical cancer screening when appropriate
• Immunizations and age-appropriate preventive care
• Support for sleep, stress, nutrition, movement, and mental wellbeing

We can also help you understand your personal risk factors and make a plan for staying healthy over time.

A Pap smear is an important part of cervical cancer screening. It looks for abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix that may develop into cervical cancer if left untreated.

Your primary care provider can help determine when screening is recommended based on your age, health history, and previous results. If your results are abnormal, we’ll explain what they mean and guide you through any recommended next steps or follow-up care.

Routine breast care is an important part of your overall health. Your primary care provider can perform a clinical breast exam to check for lumps, changes, or other concerns that may need further evaluation.

We can also help you understand when breast cancer screening may be appropriate and refer you to convenient outpatient imaging centers for screening or diagnostic mammograms, including locations that accept your insurance.

Perimenopause and menopause can bring changes to your periods, sleep, mood, energy, sexual health, and overall well-being. Our primary care providers can help you understand what you’re experiencing and explore treatment options based on your symptoms, health history, and goals.

Treatment may include hormone replacement therapy (HRT), non-hormonal options, and additional support to help you feel your best through this stage of life.

Changes in your period can happen for many reasons. Our primary care providers can evaluate concerns such as irregular or missed periods, heavy bleeding, painful periods, spotting between periods, or other changes in your menstrual cycle.

We’ll talk with you about your symptoms and health history, determine whether additional evaluation or testing may be appropriate, and discuss treatment or next steps based on your needs.

Choosing a birth control method can feel overwhelming with so many options available. Our primary care providers can talk with you about your preferences, health history, lifestyle, and reproductive goals to help you understand which options may be right for you.

Depending on your needs, options may include birth control pills, patches, injections, and long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). We’ll discuss the benefits, potential risks, and considerations of your options so you can make an informed choice.

Most Avance Care Primary Care locations offer Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs).

Long-acting reversible contraceptives, or LARCs, provide birth control without having to remember a pill or other method every day. Depending on the method, they can provide contraception for an extended period of time and can be discontinued when you decide you no longer want to use them.

LARC options may include intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants. Your provider can discuss available options, how they work, and what to expect to help you decide whether a LARC is right for you.

Vaginal and urinary symptoms are common and can have many different causes. Our primary care providers can evaluate concerns such as vaginal itching, irritation, unusual discharge, discomfort with urination, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and other changes you may be experiencing.

We’ll help identify what may be causing your symptoms and recommend appropriate treatment or additional evaluation when needed.

Sexual health is an important part of your overall health, and you should feel comfortable asking questions or discussing concerns with your primary care provider. We offer confidential care for sexual health concerns, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and screening.

Whether you have symptoms, have questions about STI exposure or prevention, or simply want routine screening, your provider can help you understand which testing and care may be appropriate for you.