Women's health in San Antonio
To help you achieve a healthy life, we provide personalized labor and delivery care and gynecological services.
At Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, you and your family can access the only stand-alone birthing center in San Antonio. Additionally, our board-certified gynecology doctors deliver a full range of services, including well-woman exams.
Related specialties
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Women's conditions we treat
We treat numerous pregnancy-related and gynecological conditions, including:
- Abnormal Pap smears
- Abnormal periods
- Cervical cancer
- Diabetes
- Endometrial cancer
- Endometriosis
- Gestational trophoblastic disease
- HIV and AIDS
- Hepatitis B
- Human papilloma virus (HPV)
- Hypertension
- Incompetent or weakened cervix
- Infertility
- Menopause symptoms
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian cancer
- Pelvic pain
- Preeclampsia
- Premature rupture of membrane
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Preterm labor
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Urinary incontinence
- Uterine cancer
- Vaginal cancer
- Vulvar cancer
Our women's health services
Available 24/7, our obstetrics and gynecology hospitalists craft personalized treatment plans.
Gynecological care
Your gynecological health is an important part of your overall well-being. Our experienced and compassionate team members treat women of all ages, including seniors and adolescents. In addition to specialty care, like gynecological oncology services, we offer:
- Birth control counseling
- Bone densitometry screenings
- Breast exams
- Cancer staging
- Colposcopy
- Contraception
- Dilation and curettage (D&C)
- Endometrial ablation
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP)
- Minor in-office surgical procedures
- Nutritional counseling
- Pelvic exams
- Robotic surgery
- Routine mammograms
- STI testing
- Tubal ligation
- Tumor biopsy
Labor and delivery center
Our Suzell Waller Women’s Pavilion is the city’s only standalone birthing facility dedicated to women’s services. We provide care for low- and high-risk labors and deliveries, including multiple births.
Some of the maternity support services we offer include:
- Neonatology
- Postpartum care
- Prenatal care
- Safe Sleep education
Neonatal intensive care and maternal care
Our birthing center is designed to ensure you and your baby receive exceptional care throughout the delivery and recovery journey. We have been designated as a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Maternal Care facility. We are also a leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality and have received top scores for patient safety for 10 consecutive rating periods. Features of our facility include:
- 16-bed Level III NICU staffed 24/7 with a nurse practitioner
- 24/7 anesthesia coverage
- 24/7 physician coverage by our OB hospitalist group
- 58 licensed beds:
- 7 antepartum beds for high-risk prenatal care
- 16 private labor-and-delivery suites
- 35 private, spacious postpartum rooms, designed to encourage quality time between you and your baby (and private suites available for an additional charge)
- Advanced infant security system
- Certified Texas 10 Step lactation support on-site
- Partnered with South Texas blood and tissue center for cord blood collection and placenta tissue donation
- Quiet hours between 2:00pm and 4:00pm