Alexa Shepherd, MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1000 Houghton Ave Saginaw MI, 48602About
Dr. Alexa Shepherd is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Saginaw, MI. Dr. Shepherd specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shepherd can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shepherd 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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