Obstetrician
Dr. Laura K. Fortner is an Obstetrician in Ashland, WI
with special training and skill in medically managing pregnancy, then, both vaginal and surgical childbirth.
As an Obstetrician, Laura K. Fortner performs
pregnancy monitoring and birthing support. Obstetrics is
the surgical field that manages natural, medication-assisted, and/or high-risk childbirth. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Obstetricians include morning sickness, back and leg pain, high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, and infections.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetricians
include routine prenatal ultrasounds, measurements and tests, supervision of baby's delivery in cooperation with nurse-midwives, physician assistants, and other pregnancy care professionals.
Obstetricians in Ashland, WI
Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Dr. Laura K. Fortner is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Ashland, WI
with special training and skill in treating ailments of the reproductive system and related bowel, bladder, and urinary systems, as well as managing pregancy and child birthing.
As an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Laura K. Fortner performs
blood tests, pelvic exams, uterine and breast cancer screenings, birth control management, and reproductive system surgery. Obstetrics & Gynecology is
care of a woman's reproductive health from the onset of puberty through menopause and beyond. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Obstetricians & Gynecologists include yeast infections, bacterial infections, irregular menstruation, painful intercourse, discomfort of uterus, genitals, or breasts, infertility, and prolapse of the pelvic organs.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetricians & Gynecologists
include annual pap test and pelvic exam, mamogram prescription, infertility treatment, birth control management, tubal ligation (permanent form of birth control), hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), salpingectomy (removal of the fallopian tubes) or cone biopsy (removal of precancerous cells in the cervix identified during a pap test).
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.
Obstetricians Gynecologists in Ashland, WI
Other Service Specialist
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Other Service Specialists in Ashland, WI
