Women & Infants' Center for Women's Gastrointestinal Services offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary focus on problems with the gastrointestinal system of women, in a setting staffed by all female practitioners.
Endoscopy Education and Awareness Day on March 16th
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Women & Infants and the American Cancer Society are hosting an education and awareness day. A “Live Endoscopy Day” will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at the Center for Women’s Gastrointestinal Services. Learn More
Fecal incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders
Constipation, C-Difficile disease
Colorectal Cancer Screening Is A Must Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancer diagnoses for both men and women. Screenings can detect colorectal cancer when it can still be treated. But screening rates for women are still quite low.
» More About Colorectal Cancer
Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Constipation? Chronic Pelvic Pain? You Are Not Alone
No one wants to talk about it, but 5.5 million Americans - most of them women - are affected by it. But treatment options are available to women suffering from fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence and constipation.
» Managing Fecal And Urinary Incontinence
Perinatal Hepatitis Can Be Prevented
Identifying pregnant women infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and preventing transmission of the virus to the baby is the goal of the Rhode Island Perinatal Hepatitis Prevention Program.
» Perinatal Hepatitis Prevention Program