GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

The American Medical Center department of obstetrics and gynecology offers the opportunity to benefit from long-term preventive and therapeutic medical services. The routine gynecological examinations, HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer and annual PAP's Smear examinations being carried out in our center are preventive medicine practices. Consultation and selection of birth control method, intrauterine devices applications, as well as pregnancy follow-up examinations and screening tests, separation of fetus DNA from maternal blood, screening of possible abnormalities of the baby in the womb with second-level ultrasound examination, invasive diagnostic methods such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus biopsy are performed.

In addition to our Medical Center's traditional approach of providing high-quality, needs-based services, our department creates a unique and positive examination experience with its integrated consultation room -examination room- and restroom layout, which takes into consideration patient privacy and comfort. During the examination, ultrasonography performed vaginally or from the abdomen is routinely used depending on the need. In this way, diagnostic precision and sharpness are enhanced, treatment success is ensured.

In addition to gynecological problems, infertility diagnosis and IVF application are performed within our center; IVF treatments are performed with the highest opportunities brought by today's medical and technological knowledge in cooperation with Assisted Reproductive Techniques and IVF Unit of American Hospital.

Thanks to our operating room containing 2 fully equipped operating rooms in our new building that opened in June 2015, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic same-day surgeries and biopsy procedures related to cervical and endometrial diagnosis are performed at our center.

The American Medical Center department of obstetrics and gynecology offers the opportunity to benefit from long-term preventive and therapeutic medical services. The routine gynecological examinations, HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer and annual PAP's Smear examinations being carried out in our center are preventive medicine practices. Consultation and selection of birth control method, intrauterine devices applications, as well as pregnancy follow-up examinations and screening tests, separation of fetus DNA from maternal blood, screening of possible abnormalities of the baby in the womb with second-level ultrasound examination, invasive diagnostic methods such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus biopsy are performed.

In addition to our Medical Center's traditional approach of providing high-quality, needs-based services, our department creates a unique and positive examination experience with its integrated consultation room -examination room- and restroom layout, which takes into consideration patient privacy and comfort. During the examination, ultrasonography performed vaginally or from the abdomen is routinely used depending on the need. In this way, diagnostic precision and sharpness are enhanced, treatment success is ensured.

In addition to gynecological problems, infertility diagnosis and IVF application are performed within our center; IVF treatments are performed with the highest opportunities brought by today's medical and technological knowledge in cooperation with Assisted Reproductive Techniques and IVF Unit of American Hospital.

Thanks to our operating room containing 2 fully equipped operating rooms in our new building that opened in June 2015, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic same-day surgeries and biopsy procedures related to cervical and endometrial diagnosis are performed at our center.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Our fields of specialization are:

  • Obstetric (delivery)
  • General and preventive gynecology
  • Endoscopic surgery (laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, and robotic surgery)
  • High-risk pregnancies and prenatal diagnosis, counseling, and treatment
  • Reproductive endocrinology and assisted reproductive technology (IVF)
  • Gynecologic oncology
  • Urogynecology
  • Adolescent gynecology
  • Endometriosis-adenomyosis, myomas
  • Congenital anomalies of uterus and ovaries
  • Aesthetic and cosmetic gynecology
  • Laser department
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the American Outpatient Medical Center is a distinguished clinic in terms of service quality and range, as it can respond to all complaints concerning female health and it has already gained the trust of many patients with its rich history of expert diagnosis and treatment as well as long-term follow-ups.

Gynecologic complaints consist of menstrual irregularity or absence of menstruation, inguinal and abdominal pain, polycystic ovary syndrome, excessive hair growth, acne, hair loss, ovarian cysts, myomas, polyps, vaginal discharge, sexually transmitted diseases, vaginal cysts, abscesses or wounds as well as genital warts, sexual dysfunctions, vaginismus, hot flushes, vaginal dryness and menopause. Moreover, other common reasons for admission include uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse, and urinary incontinence.

Severe inguinal pain during periods, pain during sexual intercourse, painful bowel movements, obstructed defecation, rectal bleeding, blood in urine, sharp pains while breathing during periods, fatigue, irregular menstrual cycles and heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), as well as endometriosis and adenomyosis form the conditions that lead to admission at our clinic.

Patients are admitted to the Assisted Reproductive Technology Unit with certain conditions, including but not limited to the inability to achieve pregnancy despite no use of contraception, inability to achieve pregnancy despite multiple in vitro fertilization attempts, recurrent miscarriages, failure of embryo implantation, lack or absence of eggs/sperm, polycystic ovary syndrome, varicocele, erectile dysfunction or ejaculatory problems, vaginismus, hereditary genetic disorders, uterine malformation, and intrauterine adhesions.
 
Ovarian cysts and tumors, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer, precancerous lesions in the vagina, precancerous cervical lesion, abnormal Pap smear result, and are genital warts form the gynecological oncology conditions that lead to admission at our clinic.

Prepregnancy counseling, supervision of pregnancy, prenatal yoga, nutrition and awareness education, vaginal delivery or C-sections, supervision of puerperal and psychological counseling are regarded as areas that fall into the field of obstetrics. Antenatal diagnosis, diagnosis, and supervision of high-risk pregnancies and genetic counseling services are available at the Perinatology Unit.
  • General and Preventive Gynecology:
  • Smears
  • HPV typing, HPV vaccination
  • Abnormal Pap smear tests and follow-ups
  • Treatment of warts
  • Cryotherapy
  • Colposcopy
  • Vaginal laser treatments
  • Two- and three-dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of endometriosis and adenomyosis,
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery (recurrence of myoma, lumps and deep endometriosis, hysterectomy -removal of the uterus-, reproductive organs prolapse),
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Obstetrics:
  • Advanced level ultrasound
  • Fetal DNA test in maternal blood
  • Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
  • Amniocentesis
  • Cordocentesis
  • Multifetal pregnancy reduction
  • Counseling and termination, if required, based on the decision of council for abnormal pregnancies
  • Inpatient and outpatient supervision of high-risk pregnancies
  • Counseling and follow-up at the neonatal intensive care unit
  • Prenatal yoga, nutrition, psychological counseling, puerperal support,
  • Endoscopic Surgery:
  • Laparoscopy (hysterectomy, myomas, ovarian cysts, endometriosis surgery, oncological surgery)
  • Hysteroscopy (polyps, myomas, intrauterine adhesions, congenital uterine anomalies, T-uterus, and isthmocele surgery)
  • Robotic surgery (hysterectomy, myomas, ovarian cysts, endometriosis surgery, oncological surgery)
  • Gynecologic Oncology:
  • Smears
  • HPV typing, HPV vaccination
  • Management and follow-up of precancerous pathologies of the cervix
  • Surgical treatment and management of gynecological cancers
  • Fertility saving surgery in cancer treatment
  • Cytoreductive surgery (reducing the number of tumor cells)
  • Medical oncology councils
  • Treatment counseling to conserve fertility before anticancer treatments.
  • Urogynecology:
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Aesthetic and Cosmetic Gynecology:
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Vaginal rejuvenation
  • Labiaplasty (vulval surgery)
  • Vaginal laser