Northwest Gynecology Associates, LLC

08/10/2023

Jenny and her family have safely arrived from the west side of Maui( where the fires are severely impacting) to the Maui airport! Thank you for your prayers and concern! Hopefully they will be able to get a flight out later today or early tomorrow. A local resident helped them last night with gasoline and food. God sent them an “Angel”. 🙏

08/10/2023

To all our dear patients of Northwest Gynecology I am asking for your prayers for safety and protection for my nurse Jenny and her family. They were on a much needed and deserved vacation this week but are now impacted by the wildfires and winds in Maui. There is not a patient in our practice who has not been blessed by Jenny’s impeccable care over our 22 years in practice together. So many of you are prayer warriors. May I humbly ask for your prayers on their behalf?Lord have mercy🙏

06/23/2023

Problems with menstruation consist of a wide variety of symptoms: periods that are too close together, cycles that are too far apart, heavy bleeding, painful bleeding, and combinations of the above. Through a careful review of symptoms, a detailed examination and imaging studies, we will make a diagnosis. Benign uterine fibroids, endometriosis and hormonal imbalances account for the majority of bleeding problems. By considering your current health status, reproductive desires and personal circumstances, we then design therapy to best meet your needs.

06/13/2023

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) recommends an annual gynecologic examination for women over 21 years of age. The exam encompasses a thorough review of your health history. A breast exam, pap smear and pelvic exam are performed on a schedule appropriate to your needs. A consultation with a gynecologist also presents an opportunity to discuss health concerns such as contraception, exercise, diet, and physiologic changes that occur throughout a woman’s life. Regular examinations allow us to detect changes in your health and to promptly implement any necessary treatment.

06/09/2023

It’s that time of year! Farmers’ markets are open, gardens are flourishing, CSAs are ready for pickup, and strawberry fields are ripening!
Eating with the seasons has been a way of life for humans for thousands of years.
Swipe to learn some of the many benefits of eating “in-season” fruit and vegetables!

06/07/2023

Tips to improve sleep quality!

Poor sleep quality impacts our health in many ways including fatigue, low mood, decreased ability to concentrate and focus. Poor sleep quality can put people at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes and make it difficult to lose weight. One of the first things I ask a patient when she complains of fatigue is about her sleep pattern.

06/02/2023

Today marks Jessica’s one year anniversary with our office! She is an invaluable part of our team!

Jessica Benedict WHC-NP
Jessica graduated from Linfield College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2006. She worked as a labor and delivery nurse for six years in Hillsboro and Newberg before graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a Master of Science in Nursing degree. She has spent the last ten years as a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in the Portland community. She was featured in Portland Monthly’s top rated provider list for six years during that time.

She has a deep passion for assisting her patients throughout their lifespan. Jessica values spending time with each patient to ensure each woman is heard and understood. Her vast experience and personalized approach enhances the delivery of gynecologic care to her patients.

Jessica moved to Oregon in 2002 from Vermont, where she studied and worked as an architectural engineer. She is the mother of two children, a devoted wife, and has two rambunctious dogs. She loves spending time in the sun! If she is not in the clinic and the sun is shining, you will likely find her with her husband and children paddle boarding or playing with their dogs!

05/22/2023

Welcome Summer! -

06/06/2022

Welcome Our New Nurse Practitioner -

Please welcome our new Nurse Practitioner, Jessica Benedict!  She has officially joined Northwest Gynecology Associates.

06/01/2022

Good Evening!
My business Instagram account was hacked yesterday 5/30/2022. Please do not respond to it.

Thank you to those of you who reached out to make me aware of the suspicious post.

Sorry, I do not monitor the business instagram account regularly🥺

01/11/2021

Precious reflection...

He always pushes the grocery cart.

(and when we get back to the truck, he always unlocks the doors immediately so that I can get in, and then proceeds to unload the groceries, while I’m sat in the truck with the seat warmers on. rain or shine - every time - this is our grocery game plan)

Can I let you all in on a little secret?

It’s taken me many years to appreciate being loved like this.

You see, I spent (ie. wasted) a lot of time looking for all the ways in which love in shown in the movies, in the magazines, and on the commercials.

Flowers.
Chocolates.
Romantic meals.
Surprise getaways.

And guess what?

I was disappointed time. and time. and time again.

All because I was looking for the ways that I was being told he should show his love -

Instead of paying attention to how he actually does show his love.

And when I eventually came to that realization, Friends?

That was the relationship game changer.

For he rarely buys flowers,

But he calls me everyday when he gets off of work, to see if I need anything picked up.

He never thinks of buying chocolate,

But whenever he sees anything that resembles a slice of plant based, organic goodness, he always buys it for me - And is always so proud to surprise me with his latest grocery store find.

He can only boil eggs and butter bread,

So while I have never walked into a dining room with candles flickering and plates of gourmet goodness laid out - He wakes up every Sunday morning, puts on coffee, pours up my favourite mug, and passes it to me while I’m cozied up on the living room couch (and if my mug is in yesterday’s dirty dishes, he’ll always wash it out. bless him).

And while he cannot put together a travel itinerary to save his soul,

He has sat in a theatre on Broadway with me to watch a musical. He has walked through Ernest Hemingway’s home with me. He has been through more museums and libraries in a lifetime than he cares to admit. And he has never complained about any of it. Not even once.

And it’s more than that. So much more than that.

He’s gotten up in the middle of the night with a crying baby. If his restaurant order is better than mine, he’ll always switch plates. He watches Sleepless in Seattle when he would rather be watching Jason Bourne (at least I think that’s his name). He knows my most favourite ‘lady products’, and will run to the pharmacy to grab me them whenever needed (if that isn’t love, I don’t know what is).
..And, he will always, always push the grocery cart.

You know, the more I think of it,

The flowers, the chocolates, the romantic meals, and the surprise getaways?

That’s all just momentary anyway.

The flowers die. The chocolate and meals get devoured. And the surprise getaways happen, and then they’re over.

But it’s in the moments that you can depend on (over and over and over again), well, that’s where the love is found.

The good love.

The always love.

Like your ‘most coziest blanket on a fall day’ love.
..And it’s THAT kinda’ love that I want to walk through this life feeling.

Don’t search for the flowers, Ladies. Nor waste your time in want of the chocolates.

Search for the one who will push your grocery cart.

For that’s where the always kinda’ love is ♡

06/13/2020