Gynecology & GYN Surgery in Colorado Springs | Dr. Jack Tubbs | Associates in Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Board-certified GYN care in Colorado Springs

Gynecologic care that takes your symptoms seriously.

Heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, fibroids, prolapse — these aren't things you have to live with, and they aren't things you should have to argue about. Dr. Jack Tubbs, MD, FACOG and our Colorado Springs team find the cause and treat it with experienced, personalized care — including advanced minimally invasive GYN surgery.

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  • Dr. Jack Tubbs, MDBoard-certified GYN surgeon, FACOG
  • Top 3 in the WestFor single-site GYN surgery
  • Teaches other surgeons1 of only 15 U.S. robotic training sites
  • 4.5 out of 5 · 400+ reviewsFrom patients on Google
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  • Appointments that actually open up

    We hold time for new gynecology patients, so you're not waiting months to be seen about something that's bothering you now.

  • One team, start to finish

    The provider who works up your symptoms is the same practice that performs your procedure and follows you through recovery.

  • Surgery only if you really need it

    A lot of what we see gets better without an operation. If surgery is the right answer, it's usually done through a few small cuts.

Gynecology & GYN surgery

Does any of this sound like you?

If you recognize yourself below, there's a name for what you're experiencing and there are things we can do about it. Here's what we treat most often, and what happens next.

Conditions we treat What we check for, and how we treat it without surgery

Uterine Fibroids growths in or on the uterus

Noncancerous growths in or on the uterus. They're extremely common, and many women have them for years before anything is said about them.

Symptoms
  • Periods so heavy you plan your day around them
  • Pelvic pain, pressure or bloating
  • Needing the bathroom far more often
  • Difficulty getting pregnant
  • Feeling worn out or short of breath from blood loss

You don't have to just cope with it. We confirm what's there with ultrasound, then talk through everything from watching and waiting to removal through a few small cuts.

Woman sitting on a sofa at home with a hand resting low on her abdomen, uncomfortable with heavy periods and pelvic pain

Uterine & Pelvic Organ Prolapse when the uterus or bladder drops down

When the muscles of the pelvic floor weaken, the uterus, bladder or rectum can shift downward. It's far more common than most women are ever told.

Symptoms
  • A feeling of heaviness or pressure low down
  • A bulge you can feel or see
  • Leaking when you cough, laugh or lift
  • Discomfort during sex
  • Constipation, or trouble emptying your bladder

This is Dr. Tubbs's particular specialty. Options run from exercises that strengthen the muscles, to a small support device called a pessary, to robotic repair. Surgery is not the automatic answer.

Woman pausing mid-lift in her kitchen with a hand pressed low on her abdomen, feeling pelvic pressure

Ovarian Cysts fluid-filled sacs on the ovary

Fluid-filled sacs that form on the ovary. Most are harmless and clear up on their own without any treatment at all.

Symptoms
  • Bloating or a constant full feeling
  • Pelvic pain, often on one side
  • Pain during sex or around your period

Sudden, severe abdominal pain needs care right away. Otherwise we size and locate the cyst by ultrasound — and very often the answer is simply to keep an eye on it.

Woman standing at home with a hand resting on her lower belly, feeling bloated and uncomfortably full

Chronic Pelvic Pain pain low down that won't go away

Ongoing pain that may trace back to fibroids, cysts, endometriosis or prolapse — and often takes years to get properly explained.

Symptoms
  • Pain that's lasted six months or longer
  • Pain with periods, sex or exercise
  • Being told it's normal, or just bad cramps

Pain that disrupts your life deserves an explanation. We work the problem until there's a cause, then treat that cause rather than masking the symptom.

Woman waiting in a clinic chair holding her medical records, tired of having her ongoing pelvic pain dismissed

Bleeding After Menopause any bleeding once periods have stopped

Any bleeding or spotting once your periods have stopped for good, however light or brief it seems.

Symptoms
  • Spotting or bleeding after 12+ months clear
  • Pink or brown discharge
  • Bleeding that comes and goes

This is one of the few symptoms we never ask you to wait on. The cause usually turns out to be harmless — but it should be checked promptly, not next year.

Woman in her sixties sitting quietly at home, concerned after noticing bleeding following menopause
Procedures we perform Surgery through a few small cuts, including da Vinci® robotic surgery

Hysterectomy removing the uterus

An operation to remove the uterus. Usually considered for fibroids, bleeding that won't settle down, or prolapse that hasn't got better any other way.

da Vinci® roboticA few small cutsHome sooner
What to expect
  • Done through a few small cuts, not one long one
  • Most patients spend less time in the hospital
  • Alternatives are talked through first

Good to knowIt ends periods and fertility for good. It's a significant decision, and it's yours — we'll go through what it would and wouldn't change for you before anything is scheduled.

Bilateral Salpingectomy removing both fallopian tubes

An operation to remove both fallopian tubes. Women choose it as permanent birth control, or to lower their future risk of ovarian cancer.

Usually outpatientTubes removedPermanent
What to expect
  • Most patients go home the same day
  • Done through a few small cuts
  • Lowers future ovarian cancer risk

How this differs from tubal ligationHere the tubes are removed completely, rather than closed or tied. Right for some women and not for others — we'll talk through how it fits your plans before booking anything.

Tubal Ligation getting your tubes tied

A permanent form of birth control that closes or ties the fallopian tubes so that pregnancy can't happen.

PermanentTubes closed or tiedAlternatives reviewed
What to expect
  • A straight conversation about permanence
  • The alternatives, including reversible options
  • Clear guidance on recovery

How this differs from salpingectomyHere the tubes are closed or tied rather than fully removed. If you're certain, we'll make it straightforward. If you're not yet, that's a perfectly good reason to talk it through.

Jack Tubbs, MD, FACOG
Meet your surgeon

Jack Tubbs, MD, FACOG

Dr. Tubbs is a board-certified gynecologist who has built his career in Colorado Springs, and he's known for two things in particular: robotic pelvic prolapse repair, and the way he talks to his patients. Other surgeons come here to learn the first. Patients stay for the second.

  • Top three in the Western United States for single-site gynecologic surgery.
  • Named a Top Doctor by Colorado Springs Style Magazine several years running.
  • Teaches at one of only 15 places in the country where other surgeons go to learn robotic surgery.
  • Performs da Vinci® robotic prolapse repair and hysterectomy, plus in-office procedures such as endometrial ablation.
  • Trained at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, then in OB/GYN at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver.
  • Served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War.
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Minimally invasive surgery

Why a few small cuts beat one long one.

With the da Vinci® system, your surgeon sits at a set of controls right next to you and guides very small instruments through a few tiny openings, watching a large magnified screen — instead of making one long cut.

  • Fewer things go wrongStudies of robotic prolapse repair have found fewer complications than open surgery, and about the same as keyhole surgery.
  • Usually home soonerMost patients spend less time in the hospital than after open surgery, and about the same or less than after keyhole surgery.
  • Smaller cuts, smaller scarsA few small openings instead of one long cut — so the marks left behind are small too.

Every operation carries some risk, and how well it goes depends on your health, your condition and your surgeon. Robotic surgery isn't right for everyone. You and your doctor decide that together, after looking at all your choices — including the ones that don't involve surgery.

Women who were finally listened to.

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I have been seeing Dr. Tubbs for 18 years for all my OBGYN needs: two pregnancies, well woman care, and most recently, a hysterectomy. Dr. Tubbs is the kindest most compassionate doctor I've ever seen. He is always thorough and takes the time to make sure my questions are answered and I've never felt rushed. I completely trusted him when I decided to have a hysterectomy. He has so much experience and is well regarded in the community as an expert in the field of GYN surgery.

Stephanie S
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★★★★★

In the 10 years that I have been having horrible menstrual cycles, no doctor has ever taken me seriously or tried to help me. Dr. Tubbs was the first person who validated my concerns and offered to help me. He is very personable and extremely professional. My surgery went smoothly and my recovery only took about 5 days until I was up and on my feet and back to relative normal. I could not recommend this office or Dr. Tubbs enough!

Jessica Wood
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★★★★★

Dr. Tubbs completed my single site hysterectomy. He is caring, compassionate, and kind in addition to performing the hysterectomy well. I had zero complications and recovery has been a breeze. I highly recommend him and everyone at his practice!

Amy
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Before you book

Questions worth asking.

If yours isn't answered here, call the office on (719) 596-3344 and just ask.

Yes. Dr. Tubbs and our care team are actively taking new gynecology patients — for an annual exam, for a specific symptom you want looked at, or for a surgical consultation. Request a time using the form on this page, or call (719) 596-3344.
Effective January 1, 2027, our practice will no longer provide obstetrical (pregnancy) care. We are transitioning to a gynecology-only practice and will continue to provide comprehensive gynecologic care, including surgical care, for our patients.
We deliberately keep availability open for new gynecology patients so symptoms don't sit unaddressed for months. Submit the appointment request on this page and our team will call you back to arrange a time. If it's urgent, phoning the office directly is fastest.
We start by talking — what you've noticed, how long it's been going on, and what you've already been told. From there your provider will examine you as appropriate, and if imaging would help, ultrasound is available in our office rather than somewhere else on another day. You'll leave knowing what we think is going on, or what we need to do next to find out. Nothing happens without being explained first, and nothing is decided for you. Appointments are necessary for all visits.
It's a way of operating through a few small cuts instead of one long one. Your surgeon sits at a set of controls right beside you and guides very small instruments, watching a large magnified screen. Dr. Tubbs uses it for prolapse repair and hysterectomy, among other operations. Whether it suits you depends on your condition — that's a decision the two of you make together.
Often, no. Fibroids without significant symptoms may never need treating. Many ovarian cysts resolve on their own. Prolapse frequently responds to pelvic floor therapy or a pessary. Surgery is one option among several, and we'll go through all of them — including doing nothing for now — before recommending anything.
If something has changed and it's affecting your daily life, it's worth having properly looked at. Heavy bleeding, pain during sex, pelvic pressure and bleeding after menopause all have identifiable causes and established treatments. A good number of our patients came to us after being told elsewhere to wait it out.
Yes — both tubal ligation and bilateral salpingectomy. Because these are permanent, we take time to talk through the alternatives, the recovery, and how settled you feel about it before scheduling anything.
We work with many carriers, including Aetna, Anthem BC/BS, Cigna, United HealthCare, Kaiser, HMO Colorado, PHCS, Medicare, Medicaid and CHP+. That's a short list, not a complete one. Being insured doesn't always mean a particular procedure is covered, so it's worth checking your benefits with your insurer. Or just call us on (719) 596-3344 and we'll help you work it out. Tricare Standard is currently out of network; Tricare Prime is accepted by referral.
8580 Scarborough Drive, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. We're open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 5 pm, and Friday 9 am to 1 pm. Appointments are necessary for all visits.
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