Your primary care doctor will review your personal and family health history to better suggest age-appropriate tests that track your gynecologic health. Health screenings are an important part of preventive care because they can check for conditions and diseases before any signs or symptoms surface.
Talk with your doctor to learn which of these health screenings or diagnostic procedures are right for you:
- Breast exams
- Cervical biopsies
- Colposcopy
- Cervical cancer pap tests
- Endometrial biopsy
- Laboratory services
- LEEPs/LEETZ
- Mammography
- Pap tests
- Physical exam
- Ultrasound
- Vulvoscopy
Depending on the results of these exams, your doctor may recommend additional testing.
Fertility testing
Infertility affects all people equally. That’s why it’s so important to be in tune with your health, as well as your partner’s. We provide initial fertility testing for all involved partners so we can understand the cause of infertility and how to navigate it. These tests include:
- Blood testing
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
- Semen analysis
- Sonohystogram
- Ultrasound
- X-ray
When you're ready to pursue fertility treatment, we'll be by your side. We can help connect you with a fertility specialist from Boston IVF, who'll create a customized plan suited to your body and its unique needs.
Genetic counseling
Preconception and prenatal counseling empowers people to better understand their genetics so they can make more informed family planning decisions. Standard prenatal screenings already look for Down syndrome.
Meanwhile, deciding to move forward with genetic testing can provide even more important information about your baby's health, like if it's a carrier for cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and more.
Your OBGYN may recommend additional testing if:
- You're having trouble getting pregnant or have had multiple miscarriages.
- You have a family history of a specific genetic condition.
- You have an ethnic background (e.g. Jewish, African American, French Canadian) in which some genetic diseases are more prevalent.
- Your OBGYN has determined the baby is at risk for a genetic syndrome.
High-risk pregnancy
We perform the following tests throughout a high-risk pregnancy to screen your health as well as the baby's health: