Women's Health and Menopause Center encourages our patients to schedule a 3-D mammography appointment. A preventative 3-D mammogram is one of the best tools we currently have to screen for changes. A baseline mammogram is recommended around the age … [Read more...] about National Mammography Day
Testing for Gestational Diabetes
If you are pregnant and at average risk of gestational diabetes, you will receive a screening for the common disease between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. At your appointment, you will be given a syrupy glucose solution to drink. One hour after you … [Read more...] about Testing for Gestational Diabetes
The Holiday Blues
During normal circumstances even if you don’t have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it is common to feel a bit of the blues during and after the holidays, especially in Michigan where the skies are gray and the temperatures make outings a chore. … [Read more...] about The Holiday Blues
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
We remember and honor the babies who have passed away due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and due to other causes. 1 in 4 lives are forever changed by the death of a child during pregnancy, at birth and in infancy. Today, we want to honor … [Read more...] about Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Approximately 1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer. 15% of ovarian cancer diagnoses are linked to hereditary factors passed down through families, usually caused by mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. If ovarian cancer runs in your family, … [Read more...] about Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month helps to increase awareness of the disease. Please take a moment and contact Women's Health in West Bloomfield, Michigan today to schedule your 3-D mammography appointment. Do not put it off. 3-D mammograms are one … [Read more...] about Breast Cancer Awareness Month