Adolescent Medicine

When adolescence, the transitional period from childhood to adulthood, becomes a challenge for you as a teen or young adult or for a child, teen or young adult in your family, reach out to trained specialists for the help you need to deal with the diverse developmental issues that happen during this time.

Adolescent Medicine Services Close to Home

From physical exams and immunizations to care for your reproductive and mental health and more, you can rely on the expert adolescent medicine physicians and counselors at The Children’s Hospital at OU Health in Oklahoma City and Tulsa for adolescent primary care and comprehensive services to address the unique physical, behavioral and emotional health concerns of young people ages 10 to 24 across Oklahoma and throughout the region.

Young Women’s Health Program

Take advantage of the young women’s health program, a joint venture between the OU Health programs in adolescent medicine and pediatric gynecology, designed specifically for the emerging needs of young women at this special time of life.

Strengths-Based Team Care for Your Concerns

As a young person yourself or as someone seeking care for an adolescent loved one, you benefit from our team-based, interdisciplinary, collaborative approach that builds on your strengths to help you learn the best ways of dealing with the common, yet often complex and/or chronic and even life-altering issues and concerns that come up during this time of life, such as:

• Anxiety
• Chronic abdominal pain
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
• Contraception, including Nexplanon
• Depression
• Delayed or advanced puberty
• Eating disorders
• Menstrual issues
• Mental health and behavior concerns
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Sexuality and gender identity issues
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Weight management / obesity and overweight issues

Your Adolescent Medicine Care Team

When you choose the adolescent medicine specialists at The Children’s Hospital at OU Health, you’ll work with a diverse team of highly trained physicians, therapists, dietitians and other healthcare specialists who use evidence-based approaches to create your individualized treatment plan and deliver the compassionate care and effective services that help you address your concerns.