OB/GYN – Cook County Health

Obstetrician and gynecologists or OB/GYNs specialize in women’s health and provide services in overall health and wellness.

OB/GYNs also focus on reproductive health, pregnancy and childbirth care.

Your needs for an OB/GYN might change with your age and health care needs.

To schedule an appointment with a obstetrician or gynecologist, please call 312-864-0200 or click to learn more about the location closest to you.

Obstetrics (OB)

Obstetrics (OB) includes complete care for pregnant women from early symptoms through postpartum.

Cook County Health specializes in general services, as well as maternal-fetal medicine, or high-risk health concerns for mom and baby. John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County is a Level III Regional Perinatal Center and provides the highest level of care to pregnant women and their newborns.

Stroger Hospital offers private Labor & Delivery rooms with modern technological advances. Our commitment to women’s health is long-standing, and our broad range of expertise allows us to provide care for patients at every stage of pregnancy and after. You can rely on us for care after your baby is born, so you recover quickly and feel confident in your new role as a mother.

Routine checks
Advanced diagnostic ultrasound evaluations
Chorionic villus sampling
Fetal cardiac ultrasound
Fetal heart rate monitoring
Genetic screening and testing
Labor & delivery
Medically complicated mothers or pregnancies
Ongoing care for mothers
Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
Pregnancy complications: morning sickness, heartburn, leg and back pain, gestational diabetes

Gynecology (GYN)

A gynecologist (GYN) provides the diagnosis and management of the reproductive system and disorders that may affect your reproductive health.

Many women begin seeing a gynecologist during their teenage years and are recommended to have annual check-ups. The Cook County Health team provides general gynecology services, including care for menstruation and menopause, reproductive endocrinology and hormone care, infertility services, gynecologic cancer treatment and family planning.

We treat the following conditions, including (but not limited to):

Advanced pelvic surgery
Benign pelvic and uterine fibroid tumors
Colposcopy
Cervical dysplasia
Cervical cancer
Endometriosis
Fallopian tube cancer
Galactorrhea
Gestational trophoblastic diseases
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disorders
HPV vaccination
Menstrual abnormalities
Menopause
Menstruation
Minimally invasive surgical techniques
Modern contraceptive care including:
- Birth control pills
- Intrauterine contraception (IUDs), long-acting contraceptive injections and implants
- Surgical female sterilization, including tubal ligation and tubal plugging
Incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
Ovarian cancer
Pelvic pain
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Primary and secondary amenorrhea
Reproductive health services providing surgical and medical termination of pregnancies
Reproductive system anatomical disorders
Sexually transmitted infections
Uterine cancer
Vaginal cancer
Vulvar cancer

Obstetrician and gynecologists or OB/GYNs specialize in women’s health and provide services in overall health and wellness.

OB/GYNs also focus on reproductive health, pregnancy and childbirth care.

Your needs for an OB/GYN might change with your age and health care needs.

To schedule an appointment with a obstetrician or gynecologist, please call 312-864-0200 or click to learn more about the location closest to you.

John H. Stroger, Hospital, Jr. of Cook County – General & Specialty Care

Obstetrics (OB)

Obstetrics (OB) includes complete care for pregnant women from early symptoms through postpartum.

Cook County Health specializes in general services, as well as maternal-fetal medicine, or high-risk health concerns for mom and baby. John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County is a Level III Regional Perinatal Center and provides the highest level of care to pregnant women and their newborns.

Routine checks

Advanced diagnostic ultrasound evaluations

Chorionic villus sampling

Fetal cardiac ultrasound

Fetal heart rate monitoring

Genetic screening and testing

Medically complicated mothers or pregnancies

Ongoing care for mothers

Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling

Pregnancy complications: morning sickness, heartburn, leg and back pain, gestational diabetes

Gynecology (GYN)

A gynecologist (GYN) provides the diagnosis and management of the reproductive system and disorders that may affect your reproductive health.

We treat the following conditions, including (but not limited to):

Advanced pelvic surgery

Benign pelvic and uterine fibroid tumors

Colposcopy

Cervical dysplasia

Cervical cancer

Endometriosis

Fallopian tube cancer

Galactorrhea

Gestational trophoblastic diseases

Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disorders

HPV vaccination

Menstrual abnormalities

Menopause

Menstruation

Minimally invasive surgical techniques

Modern contraceptive care including:

Birth control pills

Intrauterine contraception (IUDs), long-acting contraceptive injections and implants

Surgical female sterilization, including tubal ligation and tubal plugging

Incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

Ovarian cancer

Pelvic pain

Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Primary and secondary amenorrhea

Reproductive health services providing surgical and medical termination of pregnancies

Reproductive system anatomical disorders

Sexually transmitted infections

Uterine cancer

Vaginal cancer

Vulvar cancer