Your Partner for a Lifetime of Health
Our whole-person approach to men's health care can help you live life to the fullest. At AdventHealth Port Charlotte, formerly ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte, we look at the complete picture, including your daily routine, responsibilities, hobbies, what you eat and how much (and well) you sleep. We'll consider your family health history and how it might impact your future health.
We provide prevention and education, diagnoses and treatment plans, and a connected network of care. From regular screenings and checkups to advanced treatments, we’ll guide and support you. Now that you’ve found your men's health care partner, let’s get started.
We’re here to help you find the right doctor or a location that’s convenient for you.
Helping You Take Charge of Your Well-Being
- Heart Care
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Men have a greater heart attack risk than women, and they experience attacks earlier in life.
The good news is that you can lower your risk of heart disease significantly by maintaining your weight, eating a healthy diet, exercising, managing stress, avoiding smoking and abstaining from or limiting alcohol consumption.
Our heart care professionals will provide you with information about your risk factors and ways to prevent the development or reduce the progression of heart disease.
We provide a range of treatments and therapies to combat heart disease, including the following:
- Medications such as statins, beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors
- Minimally invasive cardiac catheterization techniques, including angioplasty, stent placement, ablation and coronary atherectomy
- Surgical options include coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), congenital heart disease repair, arrhythmia surgeries, valve repairs and aortic aneurysm surgery
- Education on heart disease and heart-healthy lifestyle changes
Heart Attack Symptoms
Some men don't experience chest pain at all. In some cases, symptoms are mild and come on slowly, so heart attacks are not always easily recognizable. Being aware of all the symptoms can help save your life.
Symptoms often include the following:
- Chest discomfort that feels like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest, lasting for more than a few minutes, or can go away and come back
- Discomfort or pain in other areas of the upper body, such as in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach
- Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort
- Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, vomiting or lightheadedness
- Prostate Health
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Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer, with 1 in 8 men developing the disease within their lifetime.
Our cancer care team uses diagnostic technology to detect cancer at its earliest stages, when it is most treatable.
Doctors often combine more than one therapy to treat prostate cancer, such as the following:
- Active surveillance: For men who do not undergo surgery, doctors may increase monitoring through more frequent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, digital rectal exams and biopsies
- Chemotherapy: Anti-cancer medications can be used when the cancer has spread outside the prostate gland
- Cryosurgery: This technique is sometimes used to treat localized prostate cancer by freezing diseased tissue
- Hormone therapy: Lowering the levels of male hormones, mainly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), can make prostate cancers shrink or grow more slowly
- Radiation therapy: Doctors may utilize external beam or internal methods, including brachytherapy
- Robotic-assisted surgery: Surgeons can remove the prostate using minimally invasive procedures, which may offer less pain and scarring and a quicker recovery than open surgery or laparoscopic techniques
- Urologic Care
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Our board-certified urologists provide quality care for urinary conditions, prostate cancer, infertility, erectile dysfunction and other sexual health conditions.
- Sports Med and Rehab
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Whether you're a weekend warrior or a serious athlete, our sports medicine experts, orthopedic doctors and physical therapists treat a range of injuries and offer valuable strategies for avoiding injury.
Men’s Care for Whole Health
How you prioritize your time may change over your lifetime, but one thing should always top the list: your health. We’ll show you how to keep your well-being in check, manage any new or ongoing conditions, and take the right steps to prevent disease so you can stay active and whole for decades to come.
A Connected Network of Whole-Person Care
You’re a connected system: body, mind and spirit. And so are we. With a multidisciplinary approach to men’s health and your unique needs, we reach across specialties and locations to give men the support they need to thrive.
When it comes to your health, rely on us to listen to you, respect your time, compare notes and make decisions based on your needs and goals. We’re here to help you feel whole again — in body, mind and spirit.