{"id":3927,"date":"2023-09-19T02:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/?page_id=3927"},"modified":"2025-03-05T17:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:57:29","slug":"pediatric-adolescent-gynecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/general-obstetrics-gynecology-and-midwifery\/pediatric-adolescent-gynecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>UNC Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology delivers specialized care designed to meet the unique needs of young patients. Our expert team takes a compassionate, multidisciplinary approach to ensure personalized care that supports the reproductive health and overall well-being of adolescents. Committed to advancing the field, we combine innovative research, education, and clinical practice to improve patient outcomes and provide the highest standard of care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology at UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rsdAr93Uf2k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\"><h2\n\t         id=\"user-md\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-user-md\">Conditions We Treat<\/h2>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 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