Women’s Health and Wellness

Important Update on Labor & Delivery Services

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and Wellstone Health Partners announced this summer plans to close the hospital’s maternity care unit. Deliveries will begin phasing out and The Women’s Center and Wellstone’s obstetrics and gynecology practice will close by Sept. 30, 2023.

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Women’s health in Harker Heights, TX

At Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and Wellstone Health Partners, we understand the importance of receiving personalized care from experienced and compassionate providers. Our women’s health center provides a wide range of services for women of all ages. We offer gynecological checkups, procedures and surgeries, as well as digital mammography and hormone therapy treatments. Our skilled providers also care for conditions like PCOS, endometriosis and menopause. No matter what women’s health care you need, we are committed to delivering safe, high-quality care for women in our community.

Our women’s health services

The caregivers at our women’s health center work together to ensure you receive the highest quality of care in a comfortable, supportive setting. Our clinic provides a variety of personalized treatments and services for women of all ages. Our services include:

  • Digital mammography
  • Female incontinence issues/bladder surgery
  • Gynecological checkups, procedures and surgeries
  • Hormone therapy for hormone disorders
  • Osteoporosis screening
  • Perimenopausal and menopausal care
  • Women’s exams, including breast and pelvic exams
  • Family Planning
  • Contraception
  • STI screening, diagnosis and treatment

Common symptoms of a breast/gynecological condition

Being informed on potential symptoms of a gynecological, breast or hormonal condition is one of the best ways to stay ahead of your health. The following conditions have various symptoms to look out for:

  • Breast cancer - Breast swelling, skin dimpling, hard lump, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction,discharge from nipples other than breast milk, swollen lymph nodes under arms/near collar bone, nipple or breast skin issues such as redness, flaking, dryness
  • Breast cyst - Fluid-filled, round or oval sacs in the breast which often feel like a movable lump, sometimes tender to the touch
  • Breast fat necrosis - Painless, round and firm lumps in the breast
  • Breast mastitis - Breast pain, hard lump in breast, red marks on breast, and flu-like symptoms
  • Cervical cancer - Symptoms typically don’t occur until the cancer begins growing larger/growing into nearby tissue, and can include abnormal vaginal bleeding, including bleeding after vaginal sex, after menopause, after douching, spotting between periods and having periods lasting longer or that are heavier than usual; unusual vaginal discharge; pain during sex; pain in the pelvic area
  • Endometriosis - Painful period, pain from sex, pain during bowel movements or urination, excessive bleeding, infertility, spotting or bleeding between periods, fatigue
  • Fibroadenomas - painless, rubbery feeling lumps that move freely in breast tissue
  • Incontinence - Leaking urine when sleeping, coughing, sneezing, laughing and exercising, sudden and uncontrollable urge to urinate, frequent need to urinate
  • Menopause - Hot flashes, irregular periods, problems with sleep, urination and memory, mood changes, depression or anxiety, change in sexual drive
  • Urinary tract infection - Pain in the bladder, groin, lower abdomen or pelvis; pain during urination or sex; frequent urination; foul smelling urination; urine that appears cloudy or has blood; body fatigue; fever; cramping
  • Yeast infection - Vaginal pain, pain during urination or sex, vaginal itching, discharge, inflammation or redness

It’s important to know the symptoms so you can identify any changes to your health and schedule an appointment with a doctor right away. Please call your primary care provider or make an appointment at our women’s health clinic if you are experiencing any of these symptoms.

Wellstone Office Locations

Schedule Your Mammogram Online here or Call 254-680-6362.

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