Women's Health at RCMSA women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP) is a nurse practitioner that specializes in continuing and comprehensive healthcare for women across the lifespan with emphasis on conditions unique to women. They deliver a range of acute, chronic, and preventive healthcare services. Below are a examples of some of the services and procedures that Carolyn Hand, WHNP is able to offer. To schedule an appointment with Carolyn, talk to your Primary Care provider or call 707-884-4005.
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Carolyn Hand, WHNP at RCMS
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Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Services
- Teen health care
- Well woman exams
- Breast cancer screening and problem evaluation
- Pap smears, HPV screening
- Sexual health and wellness counseling
- Contraceptive care
- STD screening, treatment, and follow-up
- Pregnancy testing
- Preconception health, prenatal visits, and after pregnancy care
- Problems with menstruation – too much, too little, too many, too few
- PMS
- Fertility evaluation and treatment
- PCOS
- Evaluation and treatment of common infections
- Urinary tract problems like incontinence or infections
- Menopause and premenopausal issues
- Screening for general health problems like heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes with referral when needed
Procedures
- Colposcopy
- Endometrial Biopsies
- IUD insertions/removals/ problems (Mirena/ParaGard/Skyla)
- Vulvar/vaginal Biopsies
- Bartholin Gland issues: I and D/treatment and F/U
- Skin tag removal
- I and D of inclusion cysts of the vulva and vaginal