If you are female and looking for quality healthcare, a women’s specialty center is the solution. A women’s specialty center offers personalized healthcare services and diagnostic testing in a facility that focuses on the sensitive care needs of women.
Diagnostic testing, although an important necessity in many of our lives, can be a sensitive issue for women. Women’s specialty health services specialize in cutting-edge diagnostic testing with specialists that go the extra mile to meet the healthcare needs of their patients. Many radiologists and supporting staff at women’s specialty centers are compassionate about their work and do everything possible to keep patients comfortable during their visit.
Women’s Specialty Health Services
A women’s specialty center offers a range of services focusing on the specific healthcare needs of women. This includes:
Breast Care
Breast care is very important for women’s health. Regular breast exams and mammograms are an essential way to detect any changes or abnormalities in breasts. A 3D Mammogram (also known as breast tomosynthesis), is a highly effective imaging test that combines multiple breast X-rays to create three-dimensional pictures of the breast. Although it is similar to a traditional 2D mammogram, a 3D mammogram minimizes a patient’s radiation exposure and provides a more revealing analysis by producing more detailed and clearer images.
3D mammograms are particularly beneficial for women with dense breast tissue who may be experiencing warning signs of breast cancer, such as a mass, breast pain, or nipple discharge. On 2D mammograms, tumors appear dense and white – but dense breast tissue can also appear this way, making it more difficult to detect signs of unusual cellular growth. 3D mammograms create many images of various layers, which ensures more accurate results and makes it easier for physicians to identify a tumor. Research has also shown that staggering 3D mammography with standard two-dimensional mammograms can improve breast cancer detection and reduce the need for follow-up imaging due to false positive results.
Bone Related Problems
Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones by making them porous, fragile, and susceptible to fractures. It is a common bone disease that affects about 54 million Americans every year. The condition is much more common in women than men. Bone loss can be caused by a number of diseases and conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis or blood and bone marrow disorders, and the condition can develop slowly over several years. Often, people don’t know they have the condition. A bone fracture is often the first sign of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis and other bone-related problems can be detected and treated early with a noninvasive DEXA Bone Density Scan (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan), which is performed to evaluate bone fragility by measuring the mineral density of bones. It is an enhanced form of X-ray technology that uses a very low dose of ionizing radiation to create images that can help doctors assess a patient’s risk for developing osteoporosis-related fractures. A DEXA scan is used to both diagnose and track osteoporosis and other bone-related problems.
Obstetric Care
If you are pregnant, the monitoring of your unborn baby’s fetal health and development is imperative to ensure your overall health as well as your baby’s. An ultrasound is used to safely monitor the growth and development of a fetus and to examine the mother’s uterus and ovaries. It is a safe, harmless diagnostic test that works by transmitting sound waves into your body. There, the sound waves travel until they reach a boundary between different types of tissue, bone, or fluid and bounce back, producing an image.
Although ultrasound is most often associated with obstetric care, it can also be used for other medical purposes such as exploratory examinations, locating tumors and growths, detecting blocked arteries, diagnosing vascular problems, and identifying problems in the gallbladder, kidneys, liver, pancreas, prostate, kidneys, and other organs.
Women’s Specialty Health Center in the Bronx, New York
Starling Diagnostics provides cutting-edge diagnostic testing to serve the unique healthcare needs of women. Our dedicated providers, many of whom are women, take great care to make your experience at our clinic as comfortable and accommodating as possible.
To learn more about our women’s healthcare services or to schedule an appointment at our Bronx location, call us today at (718) 319-1610. You can also use our convenient, secure online request form.
