Dr. Phedra Penn M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1200 Old York Rd Abington PA, 19001About
Dr. Phedra Penn is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Abington, PA. Dr. Penn specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Penn can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Penn can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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