Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Ms. Mary E. Crecelius is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in Bloomsdale, MO
with special training and skill in the lifelong care of women, with a strong focus on gynecological and obstetric health.
As a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Mary E. Crecelius, WHNP performs
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of women. Women's Health Nurse Practice is
an advanced-practice that specializes in comprehensive primary care services for women of all ages. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Women's Health Nurse Practitioners include nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, menstrual irregularities, viral infections, injuries, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Women's Health Nurse Practitioners
include wellness check-up, contraceptive care, STD screening and follow up, pregnancy testing, common infection evaluation and treatment, as well as premenopause and postmenopause care.
Womens Health Nurse Practitioners in Bloomsdale, MO
Genetic Counselor
Ms. Mary E. Crecelius is a Genetic Counselor in Bloomsdale, MO
with special training and skill in counseling and medical genetics.
As a Genetic Counselor, Mary E. Crecelius, WHNP performs
preimplantation testing, predictive testing, carrier testing, prenatal testing, newborn screening, and diagnostic testing. Genetic Counseling is
the process used to determine the risk of inherited disorders in families. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Genetic Counselors include developmental delay, cleft lip or palate, autism, cystic fibrosis, achondroplasia, Down syndrome, and cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Genetic Counselors
include reviewing a patient's family history, explaining test results and treatment options, helping families to make decisions, providing emotional support, communicating with laboratories, writing consultation letters, collaborating with health care providers, and conducting research.
A masters trained health care provider who collects and interprets genetic family histories; assesses the risk of disease occurrence or recurrence; identifies interventions to manage or ameliorate disease risk; educates about inheritance, testing, management, prevention, ethical issues, resources, and research; and counsels to promote informed choices and adaptation. Certification was established in 1993 by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and prior to that by the American Board of Medical Genetics. Requirements for experience, licensure, and job responsibilities vary among the states.
Genetic Counselors in Bloomsdale, MO