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economist sunsuntribune health saturday march 19 2005 19 registration yoga for balance flexibility vitality six classes in this ancient discipline starts tues mar 22nd or thurs mar 24th- piease register by mbn mar 21st gsg call anne taylor 905 4753742 today programs from pre5ehpolto high school iaaa staff photosjoerd witteveen dr melissa snideradler left and dr iris greenwald expect to open their new clinic which caters to female patients next month thousands without family doctors by caroline grech staff writer thirty thousand york region women dont have a family doctor and many who do travel outside the region to receive medical attention three local doctors hope to dramati cally change that problem by opening womenonly clinics dr melissa snideradler and dr iris greenwald will take female patients at their new richmond hill clinic april 4 weve always wanted to open a clin ic that services women dr snider- adler explained equipped with a whole slew of pro fessionals including a dietitian and a cardiologist ms snideradler describes the centre as a onestop shop for womens health it will include care for osteoporosis menopause and prenatal and post natal care as well as advice on family planning although general practitioners can perform services to be offered at the clinic they are often too busy dr snideradler said the more women i speak to espe cially in that menopausal stage they dont feel that they get enough time with their family doctor because the doctor doesnt have the time or resources to deal with it dr snideradler said adding the clinic hopes to cover every aspect of womens health issues waiting lists for simple procedures such as a pap smear are as long as six months in york region and with the new clinic opening patients will be able to see a doctor within a few weeks dr snideradler explained a postnatal group for new mothers will also be run out of the clinic a serv ice that is not readily available in york region richmond hill isnt the only place in york region getting a clinic specifically aimed at curbing the lack of medical services for women local physician peter hirsch who has been practising for 35 years is opening a womens clinic in newmarket the newmarket clinic will be smaller than its richmond hill counterpart with dr hirsch as the sole physician enormous designed specifically to offer contra ceptive advice gynecology assessments pap smears followup menopausal support infertility treatment and prena tal care to those in the first and second trimester dr hirsch hopes to help women who dont have family doctors there is an enormous amount of women out there and i mean enormous without family doctors in these areas dr hirsch said at the well women clinic patients can make an appointment without referrals which can save months of waiting dr hirsch was initially planning to retire but patients were upset about his potential departure dr hirsch plans to continue working until a replacement has been arranged appointments for 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