Women's Health

Women’s health services monitor and maintain your wellness as you age. At Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc. in Palm Desert, California, preventive medicine specialist Asma Kazi, MD, provides well woman exams and other essential women’s health services and treatments. Schedule your next appointment over the phone or online at Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc. today.

What is women’s health?

Women’s health is the category of medicine dedicated to the sexual, hormonal, breast, and reproductive health of women. These aspects of your health change over your life as you go through phases like puberty, pregnancy, and menopause.

Maintaining your sexual and reproductive health with women’s wellness services is important for your long-term and overall health. Your provider at Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc. educates you on your age-specific needs and invites you in for yearly well-woman exams, including pelvic exams, Pap smears, and breast exams.

Which services do women’s health include?

Plenty of beneficial health services are available to women at Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc.. Your provider makes sure you stay on track with the diagnostic services, screenings, and treatments you need according to your age and health risks.

Women’s health care includes medical services like:

• Pelvic examinations
• Pap smears
• Breast exams
• Mammograms
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment 
• Birth control management and family planning
• Prenatal care
• Minimally invasive procedures
• Therapies for sexual dysfunction

While you may feel awkward or hesitant about bringing up concerns with your sexual health, your provider at Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc. offers care in a safe environment and keeps your concerns confidential.

Why is women’s health important?

Engaging in women’s health care and keeping up with the tests and services you need gives you answers and valuable information about your sexual and reproductive health. 

During your visits, your provider explores any symptoms you experience in relation to your menstrual cycle, sexual wellness, menopause, and various other relevant details to your health.

Women’s health services can diagnose, treat, or manage health conditions like:

• Endometriosis
• Uterine fibroids
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Heavy periods
• Reproductive cancers
• Breast cancer
• Bacterial vaginosis
• STDs
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

There are many other conditions relevant to women’s health that your provider can discuss with you during your visits. Consider scheduling an appointment in addition to your annual well-woman exams if you experience pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, missed periods, and other symptoms of a women’s health condition.  

Find out more about women’s health or schedule your next exam by calling Asma M. Kazi, MD Inc. or booking an appointment online today.