Let the Sparks Fly with our July Newsletter

We’re passionate about helping you feel your best at every stage of life. Our goal is to keep our patients in tune with the best of modern health care. As a member of our VIP newsletter, you can look forward to insightful articles, tips, office events, and healthy recipes. Don’t forget to forward it to a friend!

This month’s newsletter topics include: 

• Why we recommend an annual Well-Woman Exam
• July’s Firework Specials
• July is Cord Blood Banking Awareness Month
• Perfect Summer Fruit Salad

Ten Reasons Why You Should Have an Annual Well-Woman Examination

• Birth Control: Learn about choosing the right birth control method for you if you need birth control.
• Cancer Screening: Learn more about breast cancer, colon cancer, and other types of cancer.
• Vaccinations: Talk with your provider about vaccines against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and other pertinent vaccines for the prevention of diseases.
• Health Screening: Discuss screening for high blood pressure, diabetes, bone density for osteoporosis, and more.
• Depression Screening: Depression is a common but serious illness. The yearly visit is a time to talk with your health care provider about any concerns you may have about depression, anxiety, and situational stresses in your life.
• STI Screening: Screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, and herpes can be performed during the appointment.
• Weight Control: Learn about ways to control your weight, prevent obesity, exercise, and prevent problems associated with being overweight.
• Issues With your Menstrual Period: Discuss PMS, painful periods, your first period, heavy bleeding, or irregular periods.
• Preconception Counseling: If you are planning a pregnancy, talk with your provider about ways to have a healthy pregnancy or plans for conception. Topics may include healthy eating, exercise, avoiding cigarette smoking/alcohol/drugs, past pregnancies, and prenatal vitamins.

Other Reasons: Get help with hormones, menopause issues, urinary incontinence, vaginal dryness, (our MonaLisa Touch™ laser for vaginal health).

The next time someone says, “you don’t need your yearly pap smear any longer,” please remember the value of a yearly well-woman exam. The annual visit is significant. We look forward to seeing you.

Have a happy, healthy summer!

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As an expectant parent, you have many options when donating cord blood. Cord blood options include donating to a public cord blood bank, storing cord blood in a family cord blood bank, or saving cord blood for a sibling who has a medical need.

Cord blood is defined as the blood collected from the umbilical cord and placenta (after birth) when a healthy baby is born. It is rich in blood-forming cells that can be used in transplants for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and many other life-threatening diseases. 

Your baby’s umbilical cord blood contains young, powerful stem cells that can renew themselves and become specialized. What does this mean? When saved, your baby’s cord blood can provide a potentially healing resource for your family’s future. Transplant medicine has used cord blood stem cells for nearly thirty years. More recently, cord blood use has expanded into a new area known as regenerative medicine.

To learn more about ViaCord’s service offerings, you can sign up to receive a free info kit here below. 

It’s time to get ready for those summer picnics! Here’s a great recipe for the fruit salad you’ll need. There’s nothing like homemade fruit salad. It tastes a lot better than the ones in stores, and you know exactly what’s included.

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