Dr. Shane Prettyman MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1215 Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Shane Prettyman is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Prettyman specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Prettyman can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Prettyman can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
West Virginia University School of Medicine 2007
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Hypothyroidism
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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