Conditions Treated
Specialists at the Teen Health Center and the Division of Adolescent Medicine are trained to understand the special − and often complex − medical, social, emotional, sexual, educational and nutritional concerns of young people ages 12 to 21. The Teen Health Center staff is available to see patients under age 12 when they encounter problems related to puberty.
Following are typical reasons young people come to the Teen Health Center:
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal PAP smears
- Acne
- Anemia
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Breast discharge
- Breast masses
- Bulimia nervosa
- Colds
- Contraception
- Delayed onset of menses
- Depression
- Disordered eating
- Early onset of menses
- Eating disorders
- Endometriosis
- Excessive hair growth
- Fertility concerns
- Gynecomastia
- Headaches
- Hormonal problems
- Mental health counseling
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- Muscle strains and sprains
- Nutritional counseling
- Obesity
- Ovarian cysts
- Pelvic masses
- Pelvic pain
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Puberty questions
- Routine pelvic exams
- School problems
- Sexual risk behaviors
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Skin rashes
- Sleep problems
- Sore throats
- Sports injuries
- Sports physicals
- Urinary tract infection
- Vaginal discharge
- Weight loss
- Work physicals
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