Every week—if not daily—women call Southwest Medical Thermal Imaging with one key concern: “What can I do to be proactive about my health?” Often, we also hear from women in utter frustration, searching for answers to unexplained symptoms and hoping to find guidance for their recovery.

Why is Women’s Health Still Treated Like a Nice Issue? 

Women frequently navigate a maze of healthcare providers—from reproductive health specialists to general practitioners—without a cohesive plan that considers their overall well-being. Despite the clear benefits, many women miss out on preventive screenings. This isn’t just due to access issues but also because healthcare systems often fail to proactively integrate women’s health into standard care.

Early detection is key. When preventive services aren’t tailored to women’s unique needs, delays in intervention can occur, worsening the outcomes of chronic or progressive conditions.

Advocating for Women-centric Healthcare Can be Challenging but Essential.

Southwest Medical Thermal Imaging offers a specialized thermography scan focused exclusively on women’s health. The Women’s Health Check was thoughtfully developed with women’s specific health concerns in mind. It includes an intuitive “risk level” slider and delivers an objective overview of a woman’s current health status.

This functional health check evaluates and grades age-related challenges and provides detailed insights into the head, neck, breast, chest, and abdomen. It identifies findings that may indicate autonomic, autoimmune, endocrine, adrenal, vascular, lymphatic, and breast dysfunction—critical systems that impact the overall health of women at any stage of life.

The scan combines a 71-point weighted grading of personal history and symptoms with individual thermal findings to provide a holistic view of one’s health and future risk levels. It’s an excellent tool for building a preventative health program.

Preventive Benefits

• More advanced and specific than traditional women’s health thermography screenings

• More comprehensive than breast thermography alone

• Designed to analyze symptoms related to thyroid dysfunction, estrogen dominance, genitourinary dysfunction, and periodontal inflammation

• Interpreted by women physicians

• Allows year-to-year comparison to track health progress 

What Is Thermography and Why Should It Be Trusted?

Medical thermography, or Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, is a non-invasive, radiation-free clinical imaging procedure that detects disease and physical injury by revealing thermal abnormalities in the body. A medical-grade, FDA-approved infrared scanning device captures infrared radiation emitted from the skin and converts it into electrical impulses, displayed as colorful images on a monitor. These thermal maps—known as thermograms—help visualize temperature patterns in the body.

The body normally displays a high degree of thermal symmetry. Subtle temperature asymmetries may indicate underlying pathology or dysfunction, which can be identified through thermography.

Early detection of such asymmetries allows you and your physician to develop the best treatment plan. Routine baseline imaging can assist in screening for breast health, arterial inflammation, disc disease, stroke risk, and digestive disorders. All scans are performed by Certified Clinical Thermographers, and all results are interpreted by Board-Certified MD Thermologists.

As we celebrate Women’s Health Month, Southwest Medical Thermal Imaging would be honored to be part of your “royal court,” supporting you with preventative screenings fit for a queen.

Since 2011, Southwest Medical Thermal Imaging has been Southwest Florida’s premier center for medical thermography. We offer professional services to individuals seeking to take charge of their health and wellness. Referrals are also accepted from physicians, chiropractors, dentists, and other healthcare providers.

Janna Clark is the owner of SWFL Thermal Imaging with two locations. Bennett Chiropractic & Wellness Center is located at 3725 Bonita Beach Rd. SW, Ste. 4 on Monday and Wednesday and at Axis Natural located at 7680 Cambridge Manor Place, Ste. 100 in Fort Myers on Thursday. To schedule an appointment, call 239-949-2011 or email [email protected]. Visit ThermalClinic.com.