OB-GYN
Women's health specialist
OB-GYN is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology—pregnancy, childbirth, and the female reproductive system.
The term serves as both the specialty and the doctor: My OB-GYN recommended annual screenings.
Also spelled OB/GYN or OBGYN.
The OB handles pregnancy and delivery; the GYN handles everything else.
Carrying developing offspring
- prenatalBefore birth
- antenatalBefore birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
fetus · labor · delivery · birth · maternity · midwife · doula · placenta
Internal reproductive organ inspection
- mammogramBreast tissue X-ray
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
menstruation · menopause · contraception · HPV vaccine · colposcopy · fibroids · ovarian cysts · endometriosis
Excision of the uterus
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- myomectomySurgical fibroid extraction
cystectomy · anesthesia · incision · sutures · recovery · postoperative · minimally invasive · robotic surgery
Formation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- egg retrievalSurgical collection of ova
embryo transfer · sperm count · fallopian tubes · fertility drugs · ovarian reserve · fertility specialist · implantation · egg freezing
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
trimester · fetus · labor · delivery · birth · maternity · midwife · doula · placenta · amniotic
pelvic exam
Internal reproductive organ inspection
ovaries · menstruation · menopause · contraception · HPV vaccine · colposcopy · fibroids · ovarian cysts · endometriosis · PCOS
hysterectomy
Excision of the uterus
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
myomectomy · cystectomy · anesthesia · incision · sutures · recovery · postoperative · minimally invasive · robotic surgery · laparotomy
conception
Formation of an idea
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
egg retrieval · embryo transfer · sperm count · fallopian tubes · fertility drugs · ovarian reserve · fertility specialist · implantation · egg freezing · donor eggs
- Maternity Wardmaternity ward, labor and delivery, delivery room, labor room, midwife
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
- Medical AbbreviationsBP, CBC, CPR, CT, DNA
- women's healthgynecologist, menstruation, period, pelvic exam, menstrual health
- birth professionalsmidwife, doula, obstetrician, nurse midwife, birth attendant
- prenatal careprenatal vitamins, prenatal care, prenatal checkups, fetal ultrasound, prenatal checkup
OB-GYNpediatrician
Physician for children
geriatrician · pediatric care · neonatologist · gerontologist