Some health concerns require more than a routine visit — and Endeavor Health is here when they do. Our specialists provide advanced, multidisciplinary care for pelvic floor disorders, gynecologic cancers, complex family planning and more. Whether you’ve been referred by your OB/GYN or are looking for second-line support, our teams work together to help you move forward with answers, confidence and a personalized treatment plan.
Specialty services we offer
For patients with unique medical needs, we provide comprehensive reproductive care including unbiased pregnancy options counseling, contraception options, referrals for long-acting or procedural contraception and pregnancy termination. Our team helps manage family planning with compassion and clinical excellence.
Contraception
- Pre-conception counseling
- Management of side effects, insertion and removal of complicated IUDs and implants
- Consultation on non-contraceptive benefits (suppression of ovulation, perimenopausal, abnormal uterine bleeding)
- Consultation for those with specialized needs (mental health disorders, disabilities, LGBTQIA, gender affirming care, HIV/AIDS, cardiac disease)
Early pregnancy management
- Unplanned pregnancy option counseling
- Early pregnancy loss management
- Non-tubal ectopic and molar pregnancy management
Pregnancy termination
- Medication
- Procedural
Locations in Niles and Chicago at Lakeview, hours by appointment. Please call (847) 329–8060.
We offer surgical and non-surgical care for cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar cancers. Our multidisciplinary cancer teams include gynecologic oncologists, radiation oncologists, genetic counselors and nurse navigators.
Our board-certified, fellowship-trained experts offer the latest approaches to robotic and laparoscopic surgeries.
Conditions we treat
- Fibroids
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic pain
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Painful sexual intercourse
- Pelvic floor disorders
- Ovarian cysts
Non-surgical therapies
- Integrative biopsychosocial approach collaborating with other medical specialists around the region, physical therapists for pelvic floor, occupational therapists for sensory reintegration, and psychologists
- Medication therapy, including the use of compounded medications
- Hormonal therapy
- Nerve blocks and trigger point injections
Surgical procedures
We offer procedures using traditional and robotic-assisted laparoscopic methods designed for faster recovery and fewer complications. The vast majority of our abdomino-pelvic cases can be done with these mini-incision approaches. Our team of experts will work with you to develop a plan based on the best treatment and your level of comfort.
- Laparoscopic hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic myomectomy
- Robotic-assisted surgery
- Minimally-invasive surgery
- Complex endometriosis excision
- Ovarian cyst removal
- Hysteroscopic surgery (treatment of fibroids, scar, septums)
- Uterine isthmocele repair
- Surgery for fertility issues
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We work with cardiovascular specialists to manage heart health concerns that affect women, including hypertension and cholesterol — especially during menopause.
If you're facing a high-risk pregnancy, our maternal fetal medicine team of experts provide care from early pregnancy through birth and beyond. Our goal is personalized care for both mothers and babies, ensuring the best outcomes with a multidisciplinary approach. High-risk pregnancy care may include gestational diabetes, preterm labor, preeclampsia, multiple births, advanced maternal age, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and more.
Pelvic floor physical therapy can help relieve pain, restore bladder and bowel control and improve function. Available for people recovering from childbirth, surgery or managing long-term symptoms.
For patients facing sexual health challenges that arise with life or health changes. We treat loss of libido, sexual problems due to cancer treatment or medication side effects, intimacy concerns during pregnancy and postpartum, vulvar disorders and more. Our board certified OB/GYN experts are certified sex counselors and have received AASECT certification and ISSWSH fellowship.
Located in Lake Forest, hours by appointment. Please call (847) 941-7610.
We diagnose and treat conditions of the bladder and urinary tract, and rectum. Our board-certified urogynecologists work with each patient to prepare individualized care plans that may include surgical and non-surgical treatments. We utilize the latest treatment methods, many of which our teams have helped to pioneer.
Conditions we treat
- Bladder and urinary tract (urinary urgency, frequency and incontinence)
- Vagina: Postpartum vaginal reconstruction, pelvic organ prolapse, vaginal tightening, painful intercourse
- Rectum: Bowel issues, rectal pain, constipation
- Childbirth complications
Non-surgical therapies
- Dietary and behavioral modifications
- Integrative approaches
- Medication therapy
- Pelvic floor physical therapy
- Hormone therapy
Surgical procedures
We offer laparoscopic, robotic and hysteroscopic procedures — designed for faster recovery and fewer complications. Our team of experts will work with you to develop a plan based on the best treatment and your level of comfort.
- Prolapse repair works to strengthen the supports around the vagina, uterus, bladder and pelvic area.
- Urinary incontinence surgery has advanced into a 15-minute, outpatient surgery restoring bladder control in more than 90 percent of cases.
- Vaginal reconstruction or rejuvenation therapy to tighten the vaginal area may be recommended for pelvic floor conditions such as vaginal laxity, labial discomfort or sexual dysfunction.
- Hysterectomy
- Myomectomy involves the removal of fibroids only, without removing the uterus and preserving fertility.
- Uterine preservation prolapse surgery focuses on uterus-sparing techniques to avoid a hysterectomy.
- Cystoscopy is a diagnostic procedure for examining the interior of the bladder. It involves inserting a small telescopic camera through the urethra and into the bladder.
- Hysteroscopy is a diagnostic procedure used to diagnose or treat urine abnormality. It involves inserting a small telescopic camera through the cervix into the uterus.
Advanced treatments
- 3D and dynamic pelvic ultrasound for complex pelvic and bowel symptoms and postpartum injury assessment
- Development of an outpatient solution to treat obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS)
- Incision free vaginal vault suspension
- New sling procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence using 80% less mesh
- E-Coin nerve stimulator for the relief of overactive bladder
- Innovated mesh-free hysteropexy, (uterine lift), surgical alternatives to hysterectomy
Our team of sports medicine physicians, orthopaedic specialists, physical therapists and nutritionists offers tailored prevention, recovery and performance training programs to meet the demands of female athletes at every age and level.
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