dimanche 27 avril 2014

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.

As a whole, they are called obstetrical gynecologist. Gynecology is the study of female reproductive system. Gynecologists examines females to diagnose and cure whatever problems there may be. They have studied their profession closely and trained in an actual surrounding to test their ability.

Obstetrics in the other hand is the study about the pregnancy of women, labor and the time period of childbirth. The two words has different meanings but most of the time, an expert dealing with females is usually a gynecologist and an obstetrician all at the same time. You can rarely see someone who is a gynecologist alone or someone who functions just as a obstetrician.

They do not just entertain usual patients, they can also be consultants to other physicians. They usually have their own clinic, or do private practices. Most beginners actually prefer becoming a resident doctor in a hospital to get more experience.

After their education and training, they still need to take some certification exams. Once they have successfully passed the examination, that is the only time that they are allowed to do actual practice privately, have their own clinic, or do further practice as resident doctors. Those who had their certification after 1986 are required to take the re certification exams every after 10 years.

In pregnancy, they find the heartbeat of the baby to determine if he or she is doing great. They also monitor the health of the more to know if she is capable to carry the child for 9 months. If they see any difficulties on the side of the mother, they can give her vitamins and other supplements that will help her get through the whole 9 months.

From 7 months to 9 months, they make a closer look to the health of the mom and child. They become more strict and gives more supplements for different purposes. Also, during the 6th month, they advice the parents to do an ultrasound to know the gender of the baby and to check if there are complications.

This kind of profession is not about gender. It does not mean that because they specialize mostly on the condition of women, you also have to be female to qualify. As long as you want it and passes all the necessary requirements, then gender is not a problem.




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