Women's Services and Gynecology Surgery at GW Hospital
Caring for Women of All Ages
No matter your age or healthcare needs, we provide comprehensive care for all women. At GW Hospital you can receive general gynecology services such as pap smears and pelvic exams, and advanced maternity and obstetrical care including a midwife program and care for high risk pregnancies.
We also provide breast imaging such as 3-D mammography and automated breast ultrasound, care for pelvic floor disorders like urinary incontinence, treatment for gynecological cancer, and minimally invasive surgery to treat endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and more. You’ll find it all at GW Hospital.
The Women’s Center
Women at all stages of life can find quality gynecological care at The Women’s Center at GW Hospital. We offer a comprehensive range of services, with an emphasis on preventive health and education.
In addition to well-woman exams, The Women’s Center can help you with:
- Pap smears
- Pelvic exams
- Birth control methods
- Family planning
- Breast exams
- Tubal ligation
- Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT)
- Gynecological oncology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Midwifery Services
Are you seeking a natural, unmedicated childbirth? Midwifery Services at GW Hospital offer the best of both worlds — natural childbirth with a certified nurse midwife (CNM) in a hospital environment. Midwives assist women in having a natural, vaginal birth without pain medication. A CNM is a specially trained advanced-practice nurse who holds a master’s degree.
Our midwifery services are recommended for women who are in excellent health, committed to natural birth and are willing to embrace the program’s model of care that includes strict nutritional and exercise guidelines.
Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery*
If you need to have surgery, we have an option that can result in less scarring, quicker recovery, and less pain. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Our surgeons use the latest surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery, which utilize existing entry points in the body or create small incisions no wider than the width of your finger, allowing for quicker healing of the surgical area.
These techniques and others are used in the treatment of conditions such as:
- Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Uterine fibroids
- Abnormal bleeding
- Hysterectomy
- Myomectomy
*Individual results may vary. There are risks associated with any surgical procedure. Talk with your doctor about these risks to find out if minimally invasive surgery or robotic surgery are right for you.
A Life-Changing Procedure
Arlene Bright is an accomplished nurse and mother who struggled for years with a problem that many women face but few talk about: urinary incontinence. She thought her symptoms were caused by an overactive bladder, but testing later showed that she also had pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
Arlene met with urogynecology specialist Charelle Carter-Brooks, MD, MSc, to talk about her condition. After considering her treatment options, she decided to move forward with a vaginal prolapse repair and a midurethral sling to address the structural issues disrupting her life.
The recovery took about three weeks, but Arlene remembers feeling the effects immediately, as her normal functioning returned. “It was truly life-changing,” she says.
The GW Pelvic Floor Center
If you’re experiencing urinary problems, or pressure or fullness in your pelvic area, the urologists, colorectal surgeons, gynecologists and urogynecologists at the Pelvic Floor Center are here to help you. We offer many treatment options for pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, rectocele and cystocele. These include pelvic floor muscle strengthening, pessary fitting and care, electrical impulse stimulation, bowel management program, laparoscopic pelvic floor repair, repair of muscle defect, artificial bowel sphincter and colostomy.
Keeping You Safe
You don’t have to put your healthcare needs on hold! GW Hospital is taking extensive measures during this uncertain time to help keep you safe during your visit. This includes screening all who enter the facility, social distancing, universal masking, isolation of COVID-19 patients, enhanced disinfection, limited visitation and more.
In addition to in-person visits, quality care is also offered through virtual health services. Use your phone, laptop or other device to access virtual care wherever you are.
For an in-person or virtual appointment, call 888-4GW-DOCS
Location
The George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Facility city, state, ZIP
888-4GW-DOCS
GW Hospital is located in the heart of Washington, DC and is accessible from the Foggy Bottom metro stop.