Teen Health and Wellness
Specialists at the Teen Health Center and the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 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.
This is an alphabetical list of typical reasons teenagers come to the Teen Health Center:
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal PAP smears
- Acne
- Anemia
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Breast discharge
- Breast masses
- Bulimia nervosa
- Colds
- Contraception
- Delayed onset of menses
- Depression
- Disordered eating
- Drug and alcohol use
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- Early onset of menses
- Endometriosis
- Excessive hair growth
- Fertility concerns
- Gynecomastia
- Headaches
- Hormonal problems
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- Mental health counseling
- Menstrual problems
- Muscle strains and sprains
- Nutritional counseling
- Obesity
- Ovarian cysts
- Pelvic masses
- Pelvic pain
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Puberty questions
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- Routine pelvic exams
- School problems
- Sexual risk behaviors
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Skin rashes
- Sleep problems
- Sore throats
- Sports injuries
- Sports physicals
- Substance use / abuse
- Urinary tract infection
- Vaginal discharge
- Weight loss
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For more information about the Teen Health Center, please call 513-636-4681, or e-mail teenhealth@chmcc.org.
