Gynecologist and Obstetrician - What’s the difference?
Both gynecologist and an obstetrician are associated to women’s health care. Most of us must have heard the terms obstetrics (OB) and gynecology (GYN), but many of us fail to understand their difference. However, it is important to understand the about each of these specialties so that you can easily find the right type of doctors for your health concerns. A gynecologist is a medical specialist providing diagnosis and treatment for conditions of the female reproductive organ while an obstetrician is concerned with a women’s pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. An obstetrician
is also concerned with the health of the fetus; all the modern Gynecologists are also Obstetricians. Read on the below mentioned points to understand the difference between gynecologist and obstetrician.
Gynecologist
Obstetrician
A gynecologist is a medical practitioner An obstetrician is a medical practitioner who specializes in the medical care of who specializes in the surgical care of women and their reproductive system women and their children during (vagina, ovaries, and uterus).
pregnancy, childbirth, and post-natal care.
The gynecologist who will test for Obstetricians will then take care of prepregnancy and then if confirmed will natal care, conduct various tests and send the woman to the obstetrician Specializes smear,
in
uterine/
contraception,
mammograms,
perform the delivery. pap Specializes
in
Pregnancy,
post-
vaginal
infections, natal/post-partum care and delivery.
fertility
issues, Performs regular ultrasounds usually in
hysterectomies and tubal ligations.
the first trimester, at 12th week and 20th week of pregnancy to determine healthy of the fetus, identify any complications
and
determine
gestational period Education – both are trained together
Education – both are trained together
Typical surgical procedures performed Typical surgical procedures performed are - hysterectomy, oophorectomy, are - Vaginal and Cesarean deliveries, tubal ligation, laparoscopy, laprotomy, episiotomy. cystoscopy. Gynecologists will treat infections and Obstetricians do not treat diseases; other disease as well as help with they only treat health issues related to infertility problems. They also treat pregnancy and women who want no cancer of the reproductive system, future pregnancies. including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus. While 90% of gynecologists also deliver While obstetricians, limit their practice babies
to pregnancy and childbirth.
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