Women’s Health & Gynecology

At Boone Memorial Health, we recommend that women schedule a Women’s Wellness Visit each year with their provider. Depending on stage of life, your Women’s Wellness Visit is an opportunity to discuss medical concerns, as well as receive and schedule important routine health screenings.

Women’s Health & Gynecology Services

Click each category for more information about the specific women’s health services and procedures that Boone Memorial Health provides. Boone Memorial Health has a board-certified Gynecologist on staff to provide a comprehensive scope of women’s health services, including surgical care. Boone Memorial Health’s Family Medicine team can also provide preventive screening services, prescribe contraceptives, and treat common women’s health medical concerns.

Preventive Care

Women’s well exams:

Reviewing medical history
Clinical breast exam
Pelvic exam
Pap smear (Pap test)

Mammogram referrals

HPV screening

HPV immunization

See more detailed information about Cervical Cancer screening and prevention (Pap smears, HPV screenings, an HPV immunization) in the Cervical Cancer Prevention section of the page.

Family Planning & Reproductive Health

Contraception
Infertility evaluation
Tubal ligation/sterilization

Treatment of Gynecological & Urinary Conditions

Menstrual disorders
Endometriosis
Ovarian cysts & fibroids
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Urinary tract infections
Yeast infections
More

Gynecologic Surgeries

Boone Memorial Health’s board-certified gynecologist, Dr. Lisa Skinner, performs the following surgical procedures at Boone Memorial Hospital.

Diagnostic laparoscopic procedures to assess pelvic pain
Dilation and Curettage of Uterus
Excision of vulvar lesions and skin conditions
Hysteroscopic procedures
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
Laparoscopic removal of tubes and ovaries for BRCA patients
Laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis, ovarian cysts, fibroids
Laparoscopic sterilizations
Prolapse surgeries
Uterine ablation
Vaginal and open hysterectomy

Perimenopausal & Menopausal Care

Boone Memorial Health’s board-certified gynecologist, Lisa Skinner, MD, is one of only a few physicians in West Virginia to be credentialed as a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).

Sexual Issues

Sexually transmitted infections
Pain during intercourse
Low libido or sexual dysfunction

Cervical Cancer Can Be Prevented

Click below to learn more about each of these important preventive measures.

Routine Cervical Cancer Screenings

At BMH, we recommend that women, ages 21 thru 65, schedule cervical cancer screenings regularly at the direction of their medical provider. Routine screenings support early detection of precancerous and cancerous conditions when they can be treated most effectively.

Pap Test – A Pap screening tests for precancers on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if not treated.
HPV Test – An HPV screening tests for evidence of the human papillomavirus that can cause cell changes on the cervix.

Protect Your Children with the HPV Vaccination

The HPV vaccine prevents most cases of cervical cancer if the vaccine is given before girls or women are exposed to the virus. The HPV vaccine can also help prevent various types of male cancers.

The CDC recommends the HPV vaccine be given in two doses, a year apart, to girls and boys aged 11-12 years. Teens and young adults who start the series later, at ages 15 through 26 years, need three doses of the HPV vaccine. Children aged 9 through 14 years who have received two doses of the HPV vaccine less than 5 months apart will need a third dose. Three doses are also recommended for people aged 9 through 26 years who have weakened immune systems.