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WELCOME TO THE DEPT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY!
Mission Statement
To provide our community of women with internally and externally recognized exemplary medical services that optimize their health and well being and maximize their satisfaction and commitment to Kaiser Permanente and Santa Teresa/San Jose,CA.
General Information
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology would like to ensure that you participate with your primary provider in health decisions you face. We highly recommend that you select a primary physician or nurse practitioner. Please review the following for assistance.
All of our department providers have home pages. We expect that each physician and nurse practitioner will have information on their home page that you, as their patient, will find educational and interesting. We utilize only Kaiser Permente - San Jose Medical Center for inpatient care.
COMMON URGENT PROBLEMS
The Call Center Advise Nurses have many tools to assist you. Telephone treatment protocols exist for women meeting specific criteria:
- Treat uncomplicated bladder infections and vaginal infections (yeast or bacterial changes)
- Treat colds and flu
- Provide birth control
- Provide emergency contraception
PRENATAL CARE
Take prenatal vitamins or folic acid 400 mcg daily if you are trying to get pregnant or if you are not using reliable birth control and might get pregnant.
You may print the attached Prenatal Questionnaire and fill it out at home. This will save time at your first prenatal intake appointment. A nurse practitioner reviews all of the forms and will clarify any issues with you at that time.
DEPARTMENT SPECIALTY CARE
- Gynecologic Urology
- Minimally invasive surgery (extensive hysteroscopy, laparoscopy and mini-laparotomy experience)
- Office Endometrial Ablation
- Office Sterilization Procedures
- Complete range of Family Planning methods
- Perinatal Consultation for complicated pregnancy
- Breast Care Center, a collaborative venture with the Departments of Surgery and Radiology
- Uterine Artery Embolization for treatment of large fibroids in collaboration with the Department of Radiology
- Prenatal Screening, Risk Assessment for Family History of Breast, Ovarian and other familial Cancers in collaboration with the Department of Genetics
- Prenatal Classes
- Prenatal Education: Mid-pregnancy and Late Pregnancy
- Labor Preparation
- Infant CPR
- Breastfeeding education before birth
- Breastfeeding support postpartum
11. Women’s Health Classes and Group Appointments:
- Women’s Health Classes: Midlife, Menopause and More
- Sterilization Information (Female and Male)
- Infertility
- Incontinence Workshop
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