At Yale New Haven Hospital, we deliver gynecologic medical services that meet the unique health needs for women of all ages.
Urogynecology Services
Urogynecology services at Yale New Haven Hospital evaluates and treats urogynecology conditions such as:
- Urinary incontinence (accidental leakage of urine)
- Fecal incontinence (accidental leakage of gas or stool)
- Pelvic organ prolapse (dropped organs)
- Interstitial cystitis (bladder wall inflammation)
- Urinary tract disorders
- Recurrent or multiple urinary tract/bladder infections
- Difficulty emptying the bladder
- Difficulty evacuating stool
- Vulvar pain syndrome (vulvodynia)
Our urogynecologists use advanced diagnostic procedures to determine the cause of each patient's urogynecologic condition and work with the patient and her referring physician to map out the best course of treatment. We generally employ non-surgical treatments first; however, when surgery becomes necessary, our urogynecologists most often recommend minimally-invasive methods.
We offer non-surgical treatments, such as biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, behavioral modification therapy, and periurethral collagen injections; and surgical procedures such as suburethral sling, and Burch colposuspension for appropriate patients with incontinence and/or prolapse.
Learn more about physical therapy for urinary incontinence and pelvic pain in women
Breast Center Services
When a woman discovers breast health problems and symptoms such as a lump in her breast, discharge or pain; or finds out about an abnormality after receiving a mammogram, it is common and understandable for her to feel worried and anxious. It's important to note that only a small percentage of these symptoms turn out to be caused by cancer. No matter the diagnosis, the Breast Center provides multidisciplinary, patient-focused care to women diagnosed with breast cancer or other breast health problems.
Our Breast Center is focused on providing coordinated simultaneous appointments with all the appropriate specialties. And when the diagnosis is cancer, the Breast Cancer Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven provides convenient appointments, rapid diagnosis and breast cancer treatment and access to the most up-to-date technology and research protocols. Most importantly, patients receive personal, friendly, confidential care that is designed to meet the needs of the whole patient.
Learn more about the Breast Cancer Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital
Gynecologic Cancer Services
Gynecologic oncology services at Smilow Cancer Hospital unite a multidisciplinary team of clinicians. Our physicians are board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in the subspecialty of gynecologic oncology, which brings together surgery, chemotherapy and radiation oncology.
The team treats precancerous changes of the vulva, vagina and cervix, including dysplasia and carcinomas in these organs; premalignant changes of the endometrium, including adenomatous hyperplasias; vulvar cancer; vaginal cancer; cervical cancer; uterine cancer; fallopian tube cancer; ovarian cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease; and soft-tissue tumors of the pelvis.
Learn more about the Gynecologic Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital
