Whether you require prenatal care, treatment of a reproductive cancer or breast cancer, or ongoing therapy for infertility, staff members at Mission Women's Health Center provide you with information and support from your initial diagnosis to the completion of your treatment plan. Our Women's Health Center offers you access to a large number of physicians in private practice who specialize in women's health care.
Our physician specialists work in the fields of:
- obstetrics and gynecology
- maternal-fetal medicine
- gynecologic oncology
- reproductive endocrinology and infertility
- minimally invasive surgery
- pelvic floor dysfunction
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Board certified physicians in obstetrics and gynecology diagnose, treat and counsel women from adolescence through reproductive years and menopause. Using the latest techniques as well as traditional methods, physicians on staff at Mission Hospitals are able to meet a woman's health needs whether she's having her first gynecological exam, her first baby or her first mammogram.
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine-High-risk Pregnancy
Maternal-fetal medicine physicians on staff at Mission Hospitals specialize in high-risk pregnancies and will accept any pregnant woman in western North Carolina who is deemed high-risk. Physicians travel throughout the region to see women who are unable to travel or who have been prescribed bed rest.
Gynecologic Oncology
HOPE-A Women's Cancer Center, is a full-scope oncology practice specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of women's reproductive cancers as well as breast disorders and breast cancer. While most gynecologic oncologists treat only reproductive cancers, HOPE offers comprehensive treatment for breast cancer patients and draws on other specialties including physical rehabilitation practitioners and reconstructive surgeons to help provide support to women before, during and after their treatment.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
The Center for Applied Reproductive Science (CARS) has offices in Asheville and in Johnson City, Tennessee. Both offices are open for treatment of male and female infertility as well as disorders of the endocrine system. Services include:
- Seven day a week reproductive technologies for women at any point in their menstrual cycle
- Full in-vitro fertilization center that includes treatment of male infertility
- Assisted reproductive technology
- Treatment for repeated miscarriages
- Artificial insemination or ovulation
- Surgery to preserve reproductive organs
- Reconstruction of damaged reproductive organs that may be preventing pregnancy
- Ultrasound monitoring during a woman's menstrual cycle
- Diagnosis and treatment of hormonal imbalances and estrogen/progesterone problems
Minimally Invasive Surgery
At Mission Hospitals, a group of medical professionals is specifically trained for and dedicated to minimally invasive surgery. The Minimally Invasive Surgical Team (MIST) utilizes both laparascopic technology, in which the surgeon enters through the patient's belly button, and hysteroscopic surgeries, in which the surgeon enters through the patient's vagina. Smaller incisions or even no incision generally result in reduced pain, reduced time lost from work and family, and offers an alternative to the traditional six-week recovery from surgery. MIST handles the following:
- One day surgeries that take between 2-6 hours
- Vaginal hysterectomies requiring no incision or laparoscopic hysterectomy in which there are only small incisions
- Removal of fibroid tumors, ovarian cysts, endometriosis and surgical adhesions or scar tissue with laparascopic techniques
- Hysteroscopic surgery to remove polyps and/or fibroids
