Women's Health & Pregnancy
Women's Health refers to comprehensive women’s health care as well as health issues that are unique to women, including:
- Pregnancy
- Menopause
- Conditions of the Female Organs
Be sure to get early and regular prenatal care to ensure you have a healthy pregnancy. You should also get recommended breast cancer, cervical cancer, and bone density screenings.
Our goal is to ensure the health and readiness of all women at every stage of life.
Women's Health Services
We provide the following Women’s Health services at Brooke Army Medical Center:
Gynecologic Services
Pregnancy Education
Visit the pages above for more information about each specific service. If you have questions about a service, please contact our Women’s Health clinic at 210-916-2168.
Brooke Army Medical Center OB/GYN Clinic
We would like to extend our congratulations to you on your pregnancy! We are honored to serve you and your family with care during your pregnancy. Thank you for choosing Army Medicine & DHA and trusting us with your care!
While many of our patients are seen for their pregnancies, we offer a full spectrum of well woman, obstetric, and complex gynecologic services to Active Duty and all Tricare Beneficiaries to include high risk obstetrics, advanced ultrasound imaging, infertility services, medical menstrual cycle management, urologic gynecology, gynecologic oncology and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Beneficiaries can self-refer for contraception, well woman visits, and OB registration.
The mission of the OB/GYN department is to channel multiple product lines to provide optimal health care to all beneficiaries, and support Service-members throughout their careers and retirement as their health needs change. As the premier Women’s Health training program in the Army system, we train the future leaders of our profession how to medically care for women downrange and at home.
TRICARE Covered Services
TRICARE covers well-woman exams annually for women under age 65 with no cost-share or copayment. TRICARE offers coverage for many women’s health services, including:
For women who are age 65 and older and using TRICARE For Life, you can still get women’s preventive screenings. Get more information about these and other TRICARE covered services at: https://tricare.mil/coveredservices/isitcovered/.
COVID 19 Information
COVID 19 Vaccine: Brooke Army Medical Center Department of OB/GYN would like to remind our beneficiaries that available evidence thus far suggests, the medical risks of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy exceed the risks of receiving the vaccine while pregnant. Frontline healthcare workers or household members of frontline healthcare workers should give serious consideration to receiving the vaccine. Pregnant DOD Beneficiaries are "Class IC" and are now eligible to receive the vaccine if they wish to do so. Please call our department with questions or 1-808-433-8102 to schedule a vaccine appointment. Please see this fact sheet for additional information regarding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy.