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Women's Health

Comprehensive Health Services for Women in Edgar County, IL

Horizon Health offers comprehensive healthcare services for all stages and aspects of a woman’s life. Because women’s healthcare extends far beyond obstetrics and gynecology, we offer both general and advanced care in the areas of gynecology, urogynecology, breast health, and much more.

Contact our team today at (217) 466-4475.

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Our team offers annual well woman exams. During this appointment, patients receive preventative screenings for anxiety and depression, contraceptive counseling, STD testing, and more. We’re committed to providing the healthcare experience you deserve. We listen carefully, treat patients with respect, and are mindful of your privacy. We work hard to cultivate an environment where patients can feel comfortable speaking freely.

Our services include:

  • Well Woman exams: pap smears and screening tests
  • Compassionate first-time exams for young women
  • Contraception: oral contraceptive pills, IUDs, arm implants, Depo-Provera®, natural family planning counseling
  • Family planning: fertility testing, genetic risk assessment
  • Menopause management: hormone replacement therapy, vaginal dryness treatment, osteoporosis screening. Susan Arp, APRN, FNP, NCMP, is a certified menopause practitioner through the North American Menopause Society.
  • Gynecologic surgery: minimally invasive surgery, diagnostic laparoscopy, tubal ligation, endometrial ablations, hysterectomy, dilation and curettage, LEEP of cervix
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding: evaluation and treatment
  • Abnormal pap smear: colposcopy, evaluation and treatment
  • Vulvar disorder: evaluation and treatment for new or chronic systems

Prenatal care

  • Prenatal care through 28 weeks
  • Management of early pregnancy loss and ectopic pregnancy
  • Evaluation and testing for recurrent pregnancy loss
  • Preconceptual counseling
  • Post-partum visits
  • Post-partum depression

Other featured services

Comprehensive Annual Wellness Exams

  • Immunizations
  • Health screening (HTN, bone density, diabetes)
  • Depression screening
  • Pelvic exam*
  • Pap smear
  • Sexually transmitted disease discussion/testing
  • Contraceptive counseling/family planning
  • Clinical breast exam*
  • 3D Mammography
  • Menopause discussion/management
  • Stereotactic breast biopsy
  • Bone density scan (CT)
  • Pelvic rehabilitation (physical therapy)
  • Weight management
  • Cholesterol management

*Most insurances will pay for an annual pelvic and clinical breast exam. However, Medicare will only pay for these services biannually.

Breast Exams

Breast exams are an important aspect of women’s health care and breast cancer prevention. You should perform self-breast exams in front of the mirror every month so that you can grow familiar with how your breasts look and feel. This way, if anything should change, you will be able to discuss it with your doctor promptly.

We provide multiple services to ensure continued breast health. Our exams test for conditions such as breast cancer, mastitis, and fibroadenoma.

These services include:

  • Clinical breast exams
  • Digital mammographies
  • Breast ultrasounds
  • Biopsies
  • Lumpectomies

It is recommended that women receive 1 mammogram a year from age 40 and up. Women over the age of 55 who have normal risk factors can reduce screenings to once every 2 years.

Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery

Minimally invasive procedures require less recovery time than traditional surgeries and patients generally experience less post-operation pain.

Surgeries we provide include:

  • Infertility treatment
  • Fibroids
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Pelvic masses
  • Tubal Ligation Reversal
  • Hysterectomy
  • Myomectomy
  • Endometrial ablation
  • Trachelectomy
  • Colposcopy

Podcasts

Perimenopause

Nurse practitioner Susan Arp, explains perimenopause – who it affects and its symptoms. Susan specializes in Women's Health and is a certified menopause practitioner.

Menopause & Hormone Therapy

Nurse practitioner Susan Arp, explains all things menopause, including symptoms and treatment options. Susan specializes in Women's Health and is a certified menopause practitioner.

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