Women’s Health

Having a home base for your women’s health needs can be reassuring. Candace Bentley, MSN, APNP, FNP-BC, provides expert, compassionate women’s health treatments and services at CB's NP Health Services in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The practice treats women of all ages seeking care. Whether you’re looking to have a preventive well-woman exam, seek birth control counseling, or address fertility concerns, the practice approaches your health holistically. To book an appointment for you or a family member, reach out online or call the office today. 

What is women’s health? 

Women’s health includes care for adolescents and adult women looking for preventive services or treatment for a particular health condition. 

Women’s health services include everything from cancer screenings and menopause guidance to birth control and fertility management. The practice also offers well-woman exams, which doctors recommend annually once you are sexually active or turn 21.  

What women’s health services are available? 

CB’s NP Health Services offers several services, including: 

• Well-woman annual exams 
• Urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment 
• Birth control counseling 
• Menopause management 
• STI testing 
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
• Fertility treatment 
• Family planning 
• Adolescent care 
• Endometriosis and fibroids care
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) care

Depending on your issues, your provider may recommend you to an outside physician if you need further specialized treatment. 

What happens during a women’s health exam? 

During the exam, your provider first takes your vitals and asks about your overall health, lifestyle, and family medical history. 

Your provider then conducts three main exams. 

Breast exam

During this exam, you sit on the exam table and place your arm up behind your head. Your provider uses two fingers to create circular motions around your breasts. This allows them to identify any abnormalities and detect any signs of breast cancer. 

They also educate you on how to do this at home — which your provider encourages you to do regularly. 

Pelvic exam 

For this exam, your provider has you change into a paper robe and lie on your back on the exam table. You place your feet in stirrups that rest on either side of the end of the table. Your provider then inserts a lubricated small metal tool, or speculum, into your vagina. This should be painless and a little cold.  

Your provider then checks your vagina, uterus, vulva, and cervix for any noticeable signs of cancer, cysts, or STDs.

Pap smear 

CB’s NP Health Services recommends a pap smear every three to five years, which allows your provider to test you for cancerous cells in your cervix. 

During the pap smear, your provider inserts a small, long swab into your vagina to collect cells in your cervix — a lab then tests them for cancer. 

If you’re interested in booking a women’s health appointment for a current condition or a preventive visit, reach out online or by phone to CB’s NP Health Services today.