Obstetrics

The Gynecology / Obstetrics Facility is dedicated to woman’s health, providing medical consultations and tests for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, as well as monitoring future mothers during pregnancy. 

This area of women's health encompasses aspects as vast as maternal and fetal health of  adolescents and women of all ages.

Midwifery deals with maternal and  fetal health, from conception to delivery, ensuring the welfare of the mother and fetus with the help of all the facilities and  means which  nowadays are available in this area of medicine, ultrasound and all the levels of  integrated chromosomal screening and open neural tube defects together with qualified periodic medical care.

Infertility Study

With the support of all the means of diagnosis available:

• Ultrasound;
• Hysterosalpingogram;
• Laparoscopy - diagnostic and surgical;
• hysteroscopy - diagnostic and surgical.

Pathology of the Cervix

• Screening for cervical cancer (Pap Smear);
• Typing of HPV;
• Colposcopy.

Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Defects

• Uro Dynamic  studies;
• Minimally invasive surgical procedures
• Other treatment such as physiotherapy therapy (manual therapy, electrostimulation and biofeedback), treatment with pessaries and other therapies.

Specific monitoring of menopausal women

OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS

• Gestational Diabetes
• Gestational HTA (hypertension)  
• Gestational Epilepsy
• Gestational Alterations in the Amniotic Fluid (increased amniotic fluid)  or (low amniotic fluid)
• Prenatal diagnosis (PND) - fetuses with malformations, spina bifida, etc.
• Urogynecology – Medical Specialty that treats problems associated with Urinary Incontinence (eg postpartum and menopause) as well as Genital Prolapse.  For more information

TESTS

• Obstetric Ultrasound with  flowmetry;
• Twin Obstetric Ultrasound  with flowmetry  (over 24 weeks);
• Obstetric Umbilical Ultrasound with flowmetry;
• Neurosonography (brain pathology);
• Genetic sonogram (trisomy 21 screening);
• Twin Biophysical Profile Ultrasound;
• Biophysical Profile Ultrasound;
• Twin Obstetric Ultrasound 1st Trimester;
• Twin Obstetric Ultrasound 2nd Trimester;
• Twin Obstetric Ultrasound 3rd Trimester;
• Obstetric Ultrasound 1st Trimester;
• Obstetric Ultrasound 2nd Trimester;
• Obstetric Ultrasound 3rd Trimester;
• Chromosomal Ultrasound Screening;
• Preterm Ultrasound Screening;
• Pre-eclampsia Ultrasound Screening;
• Intra Uterine Growth Restriction Ultrasound Screening (IUGR);
• Amniocentesis.

Midwife Consultation

Free of charge, specially dedicated to Maternal Health during pregnancy.

Other Services:

HPA Gambelas (Faro)