Dr. Franklyn C Christensen M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
611 W. Park St Emergency Medicine Urbana IL, 61801About
Dr. Franklyn Christensen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Urbana, IL. Dr. Christensen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Christensen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Christensen 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
Ponce Med School 1993
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 2001
Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Birth Defects
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