Latest Health News and Reports

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet on Genital HPV Infection.  It answers your most frequently asked questions.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer - signs & symptoms, screening, diagnosis and treatment.

VPFW is featured as one of WRIC, Channel 8's health experts.  Other experts include local denists, plastic surgeons, CJW Medical center and a Pediatric ENT.  This site also offers Health Quizzes and Tools.  Test your health IQ!  

Visiting a gynecologist once a year makes good health sense, especially if you are sexually active. Regular exams help ensure your long-term reproductive health.

Your first exam can be intimidating, and not knowing what the doctor will do can seem frightening. To help guide you through this experience and make you feel more comfortable, this animated slide show provides an overview of the entire process. You’ll be better prepared and more confident at your first appointment.

Check out the latest health news and reports on ABC News. There is an extensive selection of new reports, for every health concern or topic.

No Hormones. No Hysterectomy.

One in five women suffer from heavy periods.

You're suffering from excessive menstrual bleeding; your doctor calls it menorrhagia. You don't care what it is called, as long as it can be resolved.

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The Novasure Procedure can be performed at our Ambulatory Surgery Center located at our Midlothian office.