When most people think about women’s health, the first provider that comes to mind is usually a gynecologist in Reno. And while gynecologists play an essential role in routine and specialized care for women, they aren’t the only place to turn to when it comes to staying healthy and feeling your best.
At Alpine Wellness, we offer highly individualized and accessible women’s care that includes well-woman exams, hormone optimization therapy (HRT), sexual wellness treatment, and more.
Plus, with our integrative approach to wellness that combines the best of Western medicine with evidence-based alternative modalities, you get access to care that treats the root cause of symptoms.
Our Women’s Health Services
We view women’s health care as a partnership. That’s why our clinic offers compassionate, holistic women’s care that prioritizes listening, shared-decision making, and whole-body wellness. If you have a gynecologist in Reno, we’re also happy to work in partnership with them so you can get access to all the care you need.
From well-woman exams that go beyond reproductive health to sexual wellness treatments, our routine and preventative care prioritizes you.
Well-Woman Exams
The well-woman exam can include a review of medical history and vital signs, a full physical exam, and a conversation about your goals and concerns.
During your appointment, we take vitals and may conduct a pap smear, breast exam, examine the heart and lungs, and address any specific concerns you may have—just like you would get at an exam from a gynecologist in Reno. In addition, we offer lifestyle counseling for diet and exercise that takes your specific biology into consideration.
Your well-woman exam with us also gives you space and support to bring up concerns like fatigue, weight changes, low libido, anxiety, or any other unusual or subtle symptoms you might not have an explanation for yet.
Sometimes, seemingly unrelated symptoms can turn out to be connected. As an integrative medicine practice, we look at the whole picture and connect the dots other providers might miss.
With a well-woman exam at Alpine Wellness, you get personalized, thoughtful treatment that helps you take charge of your health, instead of feeling like you’re just another box for them to check.
Breast Exam
We also conduct clinical breast exams to screen for lumps or abnormalities. Recommended every 1 to 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s, and annually from age 40 onward, regular breast exams help diagnose breast cancer or other issues as soon as possible.
After reviewing family history, gene risk factors, and lifestyle contributions, we provide breast exams in a comfortable, serene environment. If we do detect abnormalities, we can refer patients for mammography, ultrasound, or MRI as appropriate to trusted partners.
Pap Smears & Cervical Cancer Screening
Unfortunately, about 4,000 women die from cervical cancer every year in the United States. But with regular screenings, we can reduce the risk that cancer goes undiagnosed and untreated.
During a pap smear, we collect cervical cells to screen for precancerous or cancerous indicators. We also always pair a pap smear with HPV testing, since HPV infection remains the leading cause of cervical cancer.
For women ages 21 to 29, the recommended schedule for a pap smear is every 3 years. For women ages 30 to 65, that schedule becomes a pap smear every 3 years or an HPV test every 5 years, or both together every 5 years. For women with a history of normal results, testing can be spaced out further as they age and may stop around age 65 if you meet certain criteria.
At Alpine Wellness, we prioritize shared decision-making. Depending on your needs, we can develop a testing schedule that works for you.
Hormone Health
Mood swings, unexplained weight loss or gain, fatigue, brain fog, hot flashes, low libido, anxiety, sleep problems—when hormones go out of whack, that affects your whole life.
An estimated 1.3 million women in the U.S. alone enter menopause every year, and it’s not always an easy transition. Pre-menopausal women can experience hormone changes too, often leading to confusing symptoms, especially when traditional doctors dismiss their experience.
With hormone replacement therapy, we bring women back into balance. HRT doesn’t reverse menopause, but it helps smooth the transition, so you can keep living with more energy, confidence, and joy. We also include pap smears and HPV testing in our HRT services and conduct those screenings as frequently as you’d like. That way, you stay on top of your hormone health.
HRT also reduces the risk of bone fractures, improves heart health, and helps with weight management and cognitive function for improved overall wellness.
Sexual Wellness
Even in spaces that promote women’s health, sexual wellness sometimes doesn’t get the attention it deserves. With our treatment options for intimacy, we help improve comfort, function, and confidence in the bedroom.
During your consultation with one of our providers, we hear about your specific concerns and help build a treatment plan that fits you, your lifestyle, and your needs.
Some of our options for improving sexual wellness include:
GAINSWave®
While initially developed to treat erectile dysfunction, GAINSWave® also supports women after childbirth or during perimenopause or menopause with improved sexual wellness. A noninvasive acoustic wave therapy, GAINSWave® increases sensitivity, natural lubrication, comfort, and tissue strength and elasticity.
Using low-intensity sound waves, GAINSWave® stimulates blood flow and tissue repair. These gentle acoustic pulses to the vaginal tissue stimulate production of collagen and elastin, two important proteins in the skin that affect firmness and elasticity.
The sound waves also trigger angiogenesis, or the process of new blood vessel growth. Through improved circulation and increased proteins, GAINSWave® repairs and rejuvenates the vaginal tissue.
O-Shot®
The O-Shot® injection uses your body’s own healing abilities to restore sensitivity, increase lubrication, and improve urinary incontinence.
During the in-office procedure, we draw the patient’s own blood and separate out the platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP contains growth factors that stimulate tissue repair.
We then inject that extracted PRP into targeted points of the treatment area to trigger new blood vessel formation, collagen production, and even nerve regeneration.
VTone
Another feminine rejuvenation treatment, VTone strengthens the pelvic floor for improved urinary incontinence, tissue laxity, and sexual sensation.
VTone uses electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, to deliver controlled contractions, creating an effect like performing many Kegel exercises at once. As the pelvic floor muscles strengthen, the vaginal wall tightens, control over urinary incontinence increases, and sexual function improves.
FormaV
FormaV also improves vaginal sensation, lubrication, and urinary control. This treatment delivers targeted RF energy to stimulate collagen and elastin production, increasing tightness and elasticity.
FormaV addresses vaginal laxity, dryness, discomfort, or urinary stress incontinence, in a painless and mildly warm treatment that has minimal-to-no downtime.
Morpheus8V
The Morpheus8V combines RF energy with microneedling for long-lasting results. This tissue remodeling treatment improves vaginal appearance, texture, laxity, scarring, and can even reduce recurrent infections or lichen sclerosus, a condition that causes patchy discolored skin on the genitals.
Referring Out: Connecting You With a Trusted Specialist
While we can perform much of the routine women’s care a gynecologist in Reno can, we have a few services that we refer out to trusted specialists.
Some of the procedures we refer patients out for include:
- Evaluation and treatment of abnormal cervical cells
- IUD insertion
- Pregnancy care, prenatal monitoring, labor, and delivery
- Gynecologic surgeries like hysterectomies, laparoscopic procedures, or cyst removals
- Complex gynecologic conditions like ovarian masses
Though we can’t insert IUDs, we can remove them if you are looking for a place to get yours removed!
Personalized, Holistic Care That Counts
While a gynecologist in Reno can successfully address many important women’s concerns, our approach to lifestyle medicine and preventative care means we focus on going beyond traditional health care.
Our concierge medicine model helps you get accessible, personalized care. No more waiting for hours at the doctor’s office or not being able to reach your doctor when you really need them. We stay available and spend more time with you to learn your story and your needs.
We also offer telehealth for those days you can’t make it into our office or for out-of-state patients. Some procedures and exams have to be done in-office, but for HRT, weightloss, and integrative medicine, we can provide online care.
Using integrative medicine, we also dig deep into all your symptoms to learn the root cause instead of patching issues with a surface-level Band-Aid.
If you’ve been dismissed before because “everything looks fine,” but you still feel like something is off, integrative medicine searches for the deeper connection between your symptoms.
The beauty of our approach to women’s care is that we often work with other health care providers to give you the best care available. Whether that’s partnering with a gynecologist in Reno, another primary care doctor, or other specialists, we want to help you reach your wellness potential.
Choosing the Right Path for You
Everyone’s health journey looks different. When choosing where to get your women’s health care, it’s important to consider your risk factors. Age, family history, prior abnormal results, symptoms, and pregnancy plans may all affect your choice.
The most important element, however, is choosing a provider you trust. At Alpine Wellness, our team prioritizes listening and giving you options that can work alongside a gynecologist in Reno. We’re committed to tailoring care to the individual, understanding your story, and making health care a productive, empowering experience.
Experience a New Kind of Women’s Health
For preventative and routine women’s care, we have you covered. Whether you need a wellness exam, HRT, sexual wellness treatments, or aren’t sure what you’re looking for yet—we are here to listen.
If you’re ready to book your first women’s health appointment, reach out to us at (775) 369-2106 to talk with one of our staff members.
Or request an appointment to get started.
Interested in learning more about our approach to concierge medicine in Reno? Find out more on our blog about how we’re doing health care differently.
