Saturday Appointments: Added Convenience to help you LIVE HEALTHY
 We all have busy schedules and we know there are times when fitting in a well-woman appointment is the last item on your to-do list. We also know that some problems start on Fridays and there are times when waiting until Monday just isn't an option.
Beginning October 3, Virginia Women's Center is making it easier for you to LIVE HEALTHY by offering convenient Saturday appointments. Gynecologic appointments will be offered on Saturdays between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at the following locations on a rotating basis: St. Francis Medical Pavilion, Henrico Doctors' Forest Medical Plaza and Mechanicsville.
To learn more about our Saturday appointments or to schedule a gynecologic appointment on or after Saturday, October 3, please call 804.288.4084 Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. As always, we look forward to helping you LIVE HEALTHY throughout the week - and now on Saturdays, too!
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Short Pump: The Future Home of Virginia Women's Center
We are thrilled to announce that Virginia Women's Center is expanding to Short Pump! We will be breaking ground for our new office on Graham Meadows Drive (close to the Strange's Garden Center at N. Gayton Road and W. Broad Street) in early 2016 and expect to open the office for patient care in March 2017. To those of you who supported our expansion to Short Pump by attending the Planning Commission meeting or by writing an email - thank you!
In addition to the compassionate OB-GYN care you have to come to expect from us, our new office will also offer urogynecology, high-risk obstetrics, mammography, bone health, ultrasound, psychology and clinical research. We are hopeful that this new location with convenient parking will be a benefit to our patients who live or work in the Far West End.
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Additions to our John Rolfe Commons Care Team
Beginning in September, Dr. Megan Cassidy will be joining the care team at our John Rolfe Commons location. Dr. Cassidy will provide OB-GYN care at our John Rolfe Commons office one day a week. She will continue to see patients at our St. Mary's location the remaining days. Also in September, Dr. Peter Wilbanks will be relocating his gynecologic practice to our John Rolfe Commons location on a full-time basis, five days a week. Our convenient John Rolfe Commons office is located in Richmond's Far West End, just minutes from Short Pump. Our
office is at the corner of John Rolfe Parkway and Ridgefield Parkway and is located under the John Rolfe YMCA and next to MARTIN'SŪ Food Markets. In addition to obstetric, gynecologic and urogynecologic care, our John Rolfe office offers the following services: mammography, bone health, ultrasound, psychology and clinical research. To schedule an appointment with one of these health care providers, log in to our secure patient portal or call our office at 804.288.4084.
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Birth Control Options While Breastfeeding
In between diaper changes and middle of the night feedings, one thing a new mom needs to consider is what method of birth control she will use. It is recommended that women wait at least a year after the birth of one baby before becoming pregnant with the next. Not only does this allow the body time to heal, but it also helps lower the risk of complications in the next pregnancy such as miscarriage, low birth weight and preterm birth.
A longtime abounding myth is that you can't get pregnant if you're breastfeeding. We're here to tell you that you can; breastfeeding is not an effective form of birth control! Women's periods return at different times after delivery. Some women may not have a period until they begin weaning their babies and/or introducing solid foods. Keep in mind that even if you have not had your period, you can still become pregnant. It's important to select an effective form of birth control before you have intercourse for the first time after delivery. This may or may not be the same form of birth control you used before you were pregnant and here's why.
When determining what medications are safe to use while breastfeeding, we always look at two factors. One, will the medication have an adverse effect on the baby if it passes through the breast milk? And two, could the medication hurt the mother's milk supply?
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