We ensure you get all the health screenings you need at the appropriate times, including mammography, pap smears, osteoporosis screenings and more.
Our expert gynecologists provide comprehensive surgical care from hysterectomies and endometriosis treatment to sling surgeries and fibroid removals.
We help you find the contraception that works for you so you can choose motherhood when and if you choose.
Comprehensive Birth Control Counseling
The caring physicians at Bristol Health help you determine if contraception is right for you and help you develop a plan to prevent unplanned pregnancy.
More choices for Your Reproductive Health
At Bristol Health, we offer comprehensive options for pregnancy prevention, from birth control pills to surgical sterilization. Based on your health and lifestyle, we’ll help you choose which type of contraception will be safe and effective for you, whether you’ve already had children or are deciding whether motherhood is right for you.
Services We Offer
- Oral contraception — or the birth control pill — uses hormones to help prevent pregnancy and treat many women’s health conditions.
- Long-acting reversible contraception: Intrauterine devices (IUDs) provide safe and effective birth control that can last between three and 10 years. These devices may or may not use hormones to prevent pregnancy.
- Birth control patches and rings: If you don’t like taking a daily pill, birth control patches or rings use hormones to prevent pregnancy, too, and only need to be replaced once per month.
- Nonreversible birth control: Surgical techniques to prevent pregnancy, including tubal ligation or hysterectomy, are nonreversible. These techniques are most often used in women who are done having children.
Many women experience painful or irregular periods. We can help you manage and correct these issues so they don’t interfere with your daily life.
At Bristol Health, expert gynecologists help you improve your menstrual cycle so you can do the things you love all month long.
Comprehensive Solutions for Menstrual Problems
Menstrual problems can disrupt your life — whether you experience painful periods, heavy bleeding, uncontrollable mood swings, or your period is missing or irregular. Our caring gynecologists work with you to discover the cause of your menstrual problems and help you improve your period. We offer comprehensive treatment options to ensure your monthly cycle doesn’t interfere with your activities.
What are Menstrual Problems?
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Bloating
- Irritability
- Breast soreness
- Acne
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Stomach cramps
- Constipation
- Heavy periods
- Vaginal infection
- Inflammation of the cervix
- Hypothyroidism
- Fibroids
- Puberty
- Absent periods
- Hyperthyroidism
- Ovarian cysts
- Pregnancy
- Premature ovarian failure
- menopause
- Painful periods
- Fibroids
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Endometriosis
Services We Offer
- Diagnostic testing: Many conditions can be the underlying cause of menstrual problems. Your doctor may be able to identify these conditions with blood tests, ultrasounds or other testing.
- Birth control: Hormonal birth control may help lighten or shorten your periods as well as improve your emotional health during your period. Some forms of birth control are approved for treatment of specific menstrual problems, such as heavy bleeding or premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Your doctor may recommend skipping periods altogether by taking hormonal birth control continuously.
- Uterine fibroid removal: Fibroids (noncancerous growths in your uterus) can cause heavy bleeding and pain. Our physicians can remove these fibroids with minimally invasive techniques.
- Endometrial ablation: If you experience heavy bleeding, endometrial ablation can help reduce bleeding during your periods. This surgery destroys the uterine lining, so you should not use this treatment option if you plan to have children in the future.
- Antidepressants: If you have severe premenstrual dysphoric disorder, antidepressants may help you better control feelings of depression that occur late in your cycle.
We can help you manage the symptoms of menopause so you can stay comfortable and energetic as you age.
As menopause changes your body, Bristol Health gynecology experts work with you to ensure great health and quality of life.
Providing Support for Healthy Aging
Almost all women experience some symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, such as hot flashes or vaginal dryness. Our gynecologists work with you to manage these symptoms so they don’t disrupt your daily life. We also provide long-term preventive care, such as osteoporosis and cancer screenings, to help you stay healthy as you age.
Common Signs & Symptoms of Menopause
Perimenopause can last for months or even years. During this time you may experience some of these common symptoms.
- Irregular periods
- Vaginal dryness
- Hot flashes
- Chills
- Night sweats
- Difficulty sleeping
- Weight gain
- Mood changes
- Dry skin
- Thinning hair
Diagnosis of Menopause
Your gynecologist may be able to diagnose you with perimenopause or menopause based on your symptoms alone. They can also perform blood tests to help diagnose menopause.
Treatment
- Hormone replacement therapy: Taking small doses of hormones may help manage menopause symptoms like hot flashes or lack of energy.
- Menopause education: Our doctors take the time to talk to you about menopause and lifestyle changes you can make to manage symptoms and stay healthy as you age.
- Non-hormone therapy: Some non-hormone medications can help manage menopause symptoms. Your physician can work with you to determine if these medicines are right for you.
- Preventive care: After menopause, you have increased risk for osteoporosis and heart disease. Your doctor can help you make a plan to prevent these conditions. This might include lifestyle changes or medications.
The caring teams at Bristol Health help you navigate the challenges of infertility and provide treatments that may help you conceive.
Support on the Path to Parenthood
Infertility affects one out of every eight couples in the United States, causing heartbreak and frustration. Our compassionate physicians provide care for infertility, including diagnosis and treatment options, so you can move forward in your journey to parenthood. Thanks to advances in reproductive medicine, many couples can become parents even after years of infertility struggles.
The Services You Need to Help Produce the Outcome You Want
Our infertility specialist works tirelessly with you to diagnose, treat and overcome your infertility issues. When you're in our care, you're treated like family as you take the steps needed to add to your family.
We work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan for infertility, determining what tests, medicines or reproductive technologies are right for your family.
Our services include:
- Diagnostic testing: The first step to treating infertility is uncovering the cause, if possible. We provide diagnostic testing, including blood tests, hysteroscopy, semen analysis and more to determine what may be affecting your ability to conceive or carry a pregnancy.
- Ovulation induction: Certain medicines, including pills and injections, may help you ovulate if you can’t ovulate on your own. These medicines have helped millions of women conceive.
- Surgical management: We provide conservative surgical management of fibroids, endometriosis and uterine septa, which may contribute to infertility or recurrent miscarriage.
- Advanced surgical techniques: Our physicians use the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat conditions that may affect fertility.
- Management of gynecologic conditions: Some conditions, like polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis, can affect your ability to become pregnant. We work with you to manage these conditions to reduce your risk for infertility.
