Services

Baptist Obstetrics and Gynecology provides a broad range of services for women, including routine gynecologic wellness programs, low and high-risk obstetric care, prenatal testing, fetal assessment, routine obstetrics and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of all gynecologic disorders.

Reproductive health services such as family-planning counseling and fertility-control procedures also are available.

To better understand specific procedures, please review the list below.

Colposcopy
A microscopic exam of the cervix for abnormalities.

Cryosurgery
Cervical cryosurgery or cryotherapy is a gynecological treatment that freezes a section of the cervix. Cryosurgery of the cervix is most often done to destroy abnormal cervical cells that show changes that may lead to cancer. These changes are called precancerous cells. Cryosurgery is done only after a colposcopy confirms the presence of abnormal cervical cells.

Endometrial biopsy
An endometrial biopsy is a procedure performed to obtain a small tissue sample from the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. After the biopsy, the endometrial tissue is examined under a microscope to identify the presence of abnormal cells, or the effects of hormones on the endometrium.

Gynecologic ultrasound
An exam that uses high-frequency sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, that are transmitted through the abdomen via a device called a transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen at the internal reproductive organs.

Fetal non-stress testing
The Fetal Non-Stress test is a simple, non-invasive test performed in pregnancies over 28 weeks gestation. The test is named “non-stress” because no stress is placed on the fetus during the test. The test involves attaching one belt to the mother’s abdomen to measure fetal heart rate and another belt to measure contractions. Movement, heart rate and “reactivity” of heart rate to movement are measured for 20-30 minutes.

IUD insertion and removal
Insertion of an intrauterine device is a quick in-office procedure that provides a convenient five to ten year method of birth control.

Obstetric ultrasound
An exam that uses high-frequency sound waves, inaudible to the human ear, that are transmitted through the abdomen via a device called a transducer to look at the inside of the abdomen to examine a new baby.

Pap Smear
A Pap smear (Pap test) is a test of a sample of cells taken from a woman's cervix. The test is used to look for changes in the cells of the cervix that show cervical cancer or conditions that may develop into cancer.