Dr. Amy K Whitaker M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5841 S Maryland Ave Mc 2050 Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Amy Whitaker provides reproductive healthcare for women and adolescent girls. She specializes in pregnancy termination and contraceptive care, including management of hormonal contraception, place ...
Education and Training
University of California 2001
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- HIV sentinel surveillance among women seeking elective pregnancy termination, San Francisco.
- Contraceptive care for adolescents.
- Awareness and knowledge of the intrauterine device in adolescents.
- A missed opportunity for care: two-visit IUD insertion protocols inhibit placement.
- Cervical cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment interventions for racial and ethnic minorities: a systematic review.
- Correlates of pregnancy before age 15 compared with pregnancy between the ages of
- Impact of a theory-based video on initiation of long-acting reversible contraception after abortion.
- Intrauterine device use in an urban university clinic: safety of use in a population at high risk for sexually transmitted infections.
- Correlates of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse among Women in the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth.
- Prevalence and Correlates of Having a Regular Physician among Women Presenting for Induced Abortion.
Treatments
- Family Planning
- Contraception (birth Control)
- Warts
- Genital Warts
- Vaginitis
- Pain
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Member Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
- Member Society of Family Planning
Fellowships
- The University of Chicago Medicine
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