On average, women outlive men by seven years. The reasons behind this statistic remain a mystery. Some say it's because, in general, men are larger, therefore they have more cells in which things can go wrong. Another common explanation is that women have more conditions that require visits to their physicians, which gives them better access to preventive care and early detection. The answer, of course, is probably found in a combination of many factors. One things is sure, throughout their adult years, women's medical needs continually change. Each "season" brings new concerns or changes old ones. Led by Harold E. Fox, M.D., the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics provides a broad range of services for women, including high-risk obstetric care, prenatal testing, fetal assessment, routine obstetrics, reproductive endocrinology, gynecologic oncology, and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of all gynecologic disorders. Obstetricians are available for the management of normal pregnancies. For women with pregnancy problems such as diabetes, lupus, hypertension, cardiac or renal disease, neoplasia, or previous prematurity and stillbirth, the departmental faculty includes an experienced group of high-risk obstetric specialists. In addition, the Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center provides multidisciplinary consultation to parents at high risk for bearing children with birth defects, including chromosomal disorders, metabolic errors and abnormal maternal serum screening. Genetic counseling, high-resolution ultrasound, amniocentesis, CVS and fetal blood sampling are offered. Fetal assessment is also provided for the well-being of the fetus, with a staff skilled in performing non-stress testing and biophysical profiles. Recently ranked #1 in gynecology among top U.S. hospitals by U.S. News and World Report, Johns Hopkins gynecologists are available for adult, adolescent and pediatric gynecologic care as well as for identified problems in the areas of endocrinology and infertility, in vitro fertilization, pelvic pain, dyspareunia, vulvar pain, urinary incontinence, male infertility and sexually transmitted diseases. Faculty gynecologic oncologists evaluate and treat women with malignancies of the female reproductive tract by integrating the latest modalities of complex pelvic surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
The Johns Hopkins
Division of Gynecologic Specialties
Harvey 319
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
(410) 955-6700
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