Metro Area Advanced Practice Healthcare

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The rumors are true! Liletta AND Mirena are both effective for up to EIGHT years.

Considering birth control options?
Liletta is a hormone-releasing system placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. The FDA has now approved Liletta for use up to 8 years. The extended duration of use for Liletta continues to provide women access to a reliable, long-term birth control option that offers greater flexibility and expands your choice of reproductive health decisions.
To discuss your options, call our clinic at 815-484-6300

Proud to offer cervical blocks and use TENS units for our IUD insertions, along with Va**um and additional for those who need it. It sometimes does not take away all the pain but it helps many.

People on the Internet are Finally Talking About How Painful IUD Insertion Can Be Every time someone asks me if I recommend IUDs after getting one myself I say one hundred percent yes, and also insertion is going to hurt really bad. I love my IUD, but I definitely wish someone had told me how painful insertion could be and that I had options for mitigating that pain. So, now I'm....

Happy New Year! Coming soon, we have major changes to announce!

Metro Area Advanced Practice Healthcare will be splitting and some of our services will be handled by our newest member of the Metro Area family, Metro Area Modern Reproductive Care (which will handle abortion services and quick, uncomplicated birth control refills). It's still the same Metro Area you know and love, but this allows us to focus our offerings for your well-being. If you have any questions about the upcoming changes, please direct them our way and we are happy to answer.

We are launching VERY soon!
The newest branch of the Metro Area family, focused on getting your reproductive care the modern way with online consults, new instructional videos, and more!

Happy Holidays! We are closed today to give our staff time with their families. Prescriptions are being processed and sent, and messages in the portal will be responded to.

We are also going to be closed on Monday, January 2.

From all of us, have a wonderful holiday season.

Please join us for a pre-release screening of Call Jane this Tuesday! Ticket sales will benefit Metro Area and We Testify. See you there! Ticket link in comments.

We are working as fast as we can to fix a disruption in our telephone service today. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please contact us at [email protected] for any inquiries.

We are proud to announce that we are now IN NETWORK with ALL of the following insurance plans:

Cigna * BCBS * Aetna * Carefirst * Medicaid (VA, DC, MD) * Medicare

It's our job to do better.

Gynecology Has a Pain Problem Our discomfort is routine. What if it didn’t have to be?

COVID-19 has come to Metro Area. Due to COVID positive patient care clinicians, we are rescheduling in-person visits to telehealth or postponing when telehealth is not possible. Thank you for your patience and for bearing with us! Stay safe, everyone!

It was such an honor not only to present at today with , but to be able to capture such a large audience of midwives who will now be in a position to help and support clients who are seeking . This is vital work and we are both so gratified to be able to share and work with so many of you. Thank you for sharing that hour with us and for your commitment to .

Presenting tomorrow with at - Midwives as Telehealth Abortion Providers. Come see us and talk about all the implications for our clients and how to best support them in our changing world.

RN needed for busy reproductive health practice. Tasks include returning patient calls, answering patient portal messages, and entering verbal and standing orders for electronic prescriptions, according to facility policy. COMPLETELY REMOTE, flexible schedule. Ideal candidate would be able to check portal messages and put in new orders AT LEAST twice a day on weekdays, and once a day on Saturday each week.

Come get your IUD at Metro Area! We are booking for same-day IUD appointments, which means you come in and get the consult and get it put in the same day.

ASK US ABOUT THE ANESTHESIA OPTIONS! Don't miss out on this great, highly effective method due to worries about the insertion.

What to Know Before Getting an IUD Intrauterine devices are highly effective, but some women find insertion painful. Here’s how to prepare.

Happy transgender day of visibility! To our trans and gender diverse siblings, we love and see you.

Metro Area is proud to announce that we take Cigna insurance plans now!

As of this date our last insurances we are still not yet working with are UHC and Tricare. They are both pending and should be accepted in the near future.

Have you been in the new space yet? Week one has been so exciting! Pics to come! Or schedule today and see for yourself...

Starting tomorrow, you can get PCR covid tests at Metro Area Advanced Practice Healthcare! This testing is for asymptomatic patients only. Schedule now!

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Online Booking - intakeQ

Big news! Starting this coming week, we will be offering COVID-19 testing! This is for asymptomatic screening only, no symptomatic or exposed clients. We will post the scheduling link here shortly.

Metro Area Advanced Practice Healthcare updated their business hours.

Reproductive healthcare includes abortion. We are proud to provide such a full array of care to the people who need us.

Online Abortion Provider Robin Tucker: “I’m Trying To Remove Barriers. ... It Feels Great To Be Able To Help People This Way” - Ms. Magazine Telemedicine abortion providers online open due to the removal of FDA restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. Meet: Robin Tucker.

It's time for another insurance update! We now accept MARYLAND MEDICAID for payment at our DC office. Come get checked out!

We now accept DC Medicaid!

Have you been meaning to get your checkup all year and it kept slipping by?

Schedule a visit and close the books on 2021 with a fresh bill of health! We just opened up more appointments for Tuesday, Dec 28 in our Washington, DC office. We can't wait to see you and hear how the holidays are going.

Updates! Get your updates!

Starting in January, you can come to Metro Area, book a visit, and walk out that same day with an IUD in place or a DEPO shot in your arm. That's right, we are starting SAME DAY IUD appointments. (Same day Nexplanon starts at the end of the month due to delays).

We are also excited to announce that we place IUDs with cervical numbing/local ANESTHESIA at these visits!

If you've experienced painful insertions before or heard things that frightened you about IUDs, but otherwise wanted to look into this highly effective contraceptive method, ask your questions below or book a consult appointment to get your questions answered now.