Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Your physician will ask you a series of questions and is likely to do a physical exam. The physical exam will include examining any specific areas of concern, especially as they relate to the reason for your visit to the office. The physical exam may include feeling the pelvic area to find enlarged ovaries or fluid in the abdomen area (ascites).