The Experts in Women's Health Naples, FL Loves

Evaluating Healthcare for Women

At Lorna Fedelem, MD and Associates, we offer women's health consultations for women who are not current members of our practice. We're committed to women's health in Naples, FL and the surrounding areas.

Lorna Fedelem, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician and trained women’s health specialist. Dr. Fedelem believes it’s important to care for the whole woman through a comprehensive approach that is based on lifestyle, medicine, and prevention.

Dr. Lorna’s women’s health training focuses in areas including:

• Menopausal medicine and hormones
• Sexual health
• Breast cancer risk assessment
• Gynecology

Our practice provides a safe space that offers compassionate, evidence-based medicine while promoting social tolerance and equality. All patients are welcome.

Specialty consultations for non-member patients are $500 for a one-hour appointment and $250 for a 30-minute follow-up.

Patients can apply consultation fees and out-of-pocket lab work to their HSAs. Call

(239) 572-7090 today.

Perimenopause and Menopause

North Naples Aesthetics is the ultimate resource for menopause and hormone therapy in Naples, FL and the nearby areas. Midlife transitioning is sometimes difficult for women and unfortunately, menopause management is under-addressed in today’s healthcare setting. Common issues resulting from the loss of hormones, especially estrogen, include:

• Hot flashes
• Sleep disturbances
• Mood changes
• Significant physical changes including, weight gain, change in body fat distribution, and skin changes

Many women are hesitant about hormone therapy because of concerns about increased breast cancer risk. A lot of primary care physicians are fearful of hormone therapy and reluctant to prescribe hormone therapy because of a lack of knowledge of the current data that suggests safety and benefits for most menopausal women.

As a result, the majority of women suffer with symptoms in silence and go untreated or seek care in non-traditional practices and receive therapies that are not FDA approved. We provide safe and effective menopause and hormone therapy Naples, FL patients can feel good about.

Sexual Health

Sexual health issues are common in all women yet the majority of women remain untreated. Patients and clinicians are uncomfortable addressing the sexual health concerns of women. The majority of primary care providers and OB/GYNs lack sexual health training and do not have enough time during visits to adequately address sexual health concerns.

Dr. Fedelem is a sexual health expert who is passionate about raising the standard of care for women while advancing evidence-based sexual health care across the lifespan of all women.

Sexual health consultations are a full one-hour or more allowing for adequate time to provide a complete evaluation of specific concerns. Each consultation includes a comprehensive visit/exam that addresses a variety of concerns including:

• Sexual pain
• Menopause-related sexual dysfunction
• Low desire
• Sexual dysfunction related to cancer treatment
• And other issues

Additional follow-up appointments to discuss menopause and hormone therapy in Naples, FL are available if necessary.

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Let’s talk about detection and prevention. While mammograms detect cancer, we now know so much more about ways to reduce women’s risk of developing breast cancer.

Screening for breast cancer with an annual mammogram is important and most women check the box off their annual mammogram and forget about their risk of breast cancer for a year. Annual screening for breast cancer versus understanding personal risk of developing breast cancer are two different aspects of women’s health Naples, FL residents need to understand.

At Lorna Fedelem, MD and Associates, we use breast cancer risk assessment tools to determine an individual woman’s risk of breast cancer and compare that risk to the average risk of breast cancer for a woman the same age in the population. We then develop a plan for risk reduction and appropriate screenings.

There are steps you can take to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. The first step is understanding your own risk.

Cancer Survivorship

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer, recovery is different for everyone. Cancer survivors benefit from comprehensive healthcare that requires more time than in traditional primary care settings. As survivors recover it’s important that they work with a physician who can address the health and wellness needs of cancer survivors.

Consultations include a comprehensive evaluation, including long-term effects of cancer therapies (chemotherapy, radiation, and drug therapy). We focus on identifying opportunities for improved wellness, appropriate screenings, and late consequences of cancer treatment therapies. Additional follow-up appointments are available if necessary.

Migraines

Migraines affect 12% of the general population. Women develop migraines almost three times as often as men. If you’ve ever experienced migraines, this silent disease can be devastating.

If you are struggling with migraine management and are looking for relief, Dr. Fedelem encourages you to sign up for a women’s health consultation.

Our consultations for women's health in Naples, FL include a comprehensive health assessment and discussion of treatments (the newest CGRP preventative medications) for the management of symptoms and strategies and therapies for prevention based on the latest evidence-based guidelines and research.