Caring. Committed. OB/GYN Associates We Are with Women During Some of the Most Important Moments of Their Lives
Kerr County OB/GYN Associates is the only local practice that delivers babies at Peterson Regional Medical Center. Certified Nurse Midwives encourage and promote healthy lifestyle choices that will help women through all the natural and normal phases of womanhood, from wellness visits to pregnancy. Rather than the old thinking that a midwife worked only in isolated, rural settings to help a woman give birth at home, the new, modern model is that Nurse Midwives are involved in all stages of a woman’s health. Working closely with the physicians, the Nurse Midwives accompany a woman in her pregnancy all the way through the birth of her baby in a safe hospital setting. OB/GYN Associates are skilled in handling low- and high-risk pregnancies, prenatal testing, breastfeeding, and so much more. This very personal care focuses on the healthy, natural progression through one of life’s greatest events.
What’s New? Surgical Advances: Robotics
Always seeking to make OB/GYN testing and surgical procedures less invasive, Dr. Wampler says her associates will be training in new robotic surgical methods so they will be prepared to use the new surgical robotic system that will be acquired by Peterson Regional Medical Center. The system, called daVinci, is guided by the physician, and will be capable of making very precise, delicate incisions that will be less invasive and speed the patient’s recovery time. If considered appropriate, many surgical procedures are now performed at the OB/ GYN Associates clinic under conscious sedation. This allows a woman to have a procedure and return home without a hospital stay.
Vitality from Within: A Gentle Way to Manage Menopause
Dr. Wampler and her husband David, the current mayor of Kerrville, moved to our community seventeen years ago from Dallas. They were seeking the intimacy of a small town where they could be involved in community activities and raise their children Blake and Ava in a safe, friendly setting, really getting to know their neighbors.
The use of bioidentical hormones that can aid in the comfortable transition through menopause is another welcome advance for women. These are natural hormones specifically compounded or mixed for the needs of each individual woman. OB/GYN Associates’ goal is to help women enjoy the benefits of life’s natural changes without the extreme mood swings, hot and cold flashes, and sleeplessness that may happen as our bodies adjust to a new rhythm. Bioidentical hormone therapy and other traditional menopause Dr Wampler with LaNek Sides. therapies are carefully considered and tailored to the unique needs of each patient. A woman You can learn more about the professionals doesn’t have to suffer as she moves into at Kerr County OB/GYN Associates and this new phase of freedom and vitality in their training and services by visiting their her life. website: kerrvilleobgyn.com. Or, call them
Big City Expertise, Small Town Friendliness
What Dr. Wampler, managing associate, enjoys most about her practice is “being part of a small, caring community. There is nothing like seeing children I helped bring into the world grow and develop. When they come up to me and say, ‘Do you remember when you delivered me?’ it is the best feeling in the world. Because our community is small, I get to participate in and enjoy the lives of my patients. In fact, they are friends more than patients. This wouldn’t be possible in a bigger city environment.”
at 830-895-7755. Each issue of Kerr County People Magazine features an informative article written by OB/GYN Associates that addresses specific women’s health issues. If you’ve missed past articles, you can read them at kerrcountypeople.com. Kathleen Cook is a professional artist who also enjoys writing. She has an art studio/ gallery on the Old Ingram Loop in Ingram.
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