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Women’s Comprehensive Primary Care

Women Veterans are schedule to see specially trained primary care providers who also provide gender specific primary care.

Services include:

  • Care for acute and chronic illness
  • Prevention services
  • Coordination of care including referrals to:
    • Specialty clinics
    • Mammography
    • Bone density
    • Ultrasound
    • Menopause treatment
  • Gender-specific primary care (based on your stage of life):
    • Birth control counseling and prescriptions
    • Routine breast exams
    • Routine Pap smears
    • Menopause management and counseling

 

Katie Welch, MD – Gynecologist

  • Gynecology offers specialized evaluation and care, including:
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Abnormal pap
  • Pelvic pain
  • Contraceptive options
  • Fertility concerns and questions
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Urinary leakage
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Surgical issues
    • Hysterectomy
    • Sterilization
    • Irregular bleeding

All that is needed is a referral from a physician.


 

Pelvic Floor Therapy

Truman VA provides a variety of comprehensive diagnostic tests to determine the cause of pelvic health problems. Once a diagnosis is made, a variety of treatment options can be tailored for each woman’s pelvic health needs. All that is needed is a referral from a physician.

Pelvic Floor Therapy can assist with the following issues:

  • Urinary or fecal incontinence
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Diastasis recti (abdominal muscle separation)
  • Painful intercourse
  • Urinary urgency/frequency
  • Constipation
  • Low back pain/hip pain
  • Painful cramping/periods
  • Pelvic pain
  • Pain during pregnancy

Maternity Care

VA covers full maternity care from the time of the first positive pregnancy test through delivery and follow-up appointments with your OB provider. Benefits include:

  • Full physical exams and lab tests
  • Prenatal education and screenings
  • Obstetrical ultrasounds
  • Genetic tests and specialty consultations
  • Prescription drugs
  • First seven days of newborn’s care
  • Support for breast feeding
  • Support and services in case of miscarriage or stillbirth
  • Social work and mental health services

What is NOT covered by VA?

VA maternity benefits do not cover:

  • Home deliveries
  • Services by doulas
  • Deliveries by a lay midwife (a midwife who is not a medical nurse)
  • Experimental procedures and procedures outside the standard of care
  • Termination of pregnancy

For more information, visit the national Women Veterans Health Care webpage here or contact your PACT team.