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Facts About Being An Ob Gyn

By Anita Ortega


Women are more sensitive and conscious about their health than men. They sometimes over react on things that can somehow be handled. From monthly period to pregnancy, they tend to have mood swings over and over. Most of the time, they have special tests that are exclusively done to women to check the state of their organs and other matters that they worry about.

They are considered to be the only ones who can relate to how women react over matters that men can not explain nor understand. Waco Ob Gyn specializes on the health of women. They have undergone proper training for them to be able to diagnose them properly and do necessary tests. One of the most in demand service that these professionals attend to is the prenatal care where they assist pregnant women. They also follow procedures to test if a woman has a sexually transmitted disease, do a pap test, and give advices for family planning.

They are called Obstetrical gynecologists. Two words, one title but has two meanings. Gynecologist is someone who has finished both training and education for female reproductive system. They take a close study on the diagnosis and the cure for diseases and disorders concerning the reproductive health of the females.

Obstetrician on the other hand is the one who has finished education and training on things related to pregnancy, pueperioum or the time period following childbirth and labor. Although they have two different meanings, you rarely see someone who is an obstetrician alone or just a gynecologist. Most of the time, they really come as one.

They also become someone who other doctors can refer to in cases where they need someone in a certain field of expertise like the ob gynecologists. They are most needed by other physicians especially in properly diagnosing someone with AIDS or STD. They can brain storm with each other so they can come up with an accurate diagnosis and perfect prescription. Some of them choose to work privately by getting clients who will only be under their care exclusively.

Just like other professions, doctors in this field and in any other field needs license and certification to be able to do their actual job. They take several series of tests to check if they are ready to face the reality of what they chose. Those who had their certification from 1986 to present has to renew and retake all exams done every 10 years.

Since they specialize mostly on pregnancy, here are some things that they do with pregnant women. They monitor the health of the baby and the mother by doing some tests and giving them vitamins to keep their good health. They also monitor the heartbeat of the baby so they can give the parents immediate medications and further tests in case a problem rises.

The 7th to the 9th month is the most crucial months of a pregnant woman. This is the time when they need to see their physician more often. Usually, they will be scheduled once a week for check ups.

You do not have to be a female if you are planning to take this profession. All it takes is your passion. There are a lot of male gynecologists who has done their job as good and sometimes even better than a female ob gyn.




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