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ob-gyn

or ob/gyn, OB/GYN

[ oh-bee-jee-wahy-en ]

  1. obstetrical-gynecological.
  2. obstetrician-gynecologist.


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Conrad was at the ob-gyn to check to see if, as the Maryland resident likes to put it, “My cervix is trying to kill me.”

The website is run by Joe Alton, a retired OB-GYN and fellow at the American College of Surgeons, and his wife, Amy, a nurse.

As a result, nearly a quarter of U.S. ob-gyn clerkships do not include abortion training.

Like his father Ron, Sen. Paul is a doctor—the older Paul is an OB/GYN, the younger an ophthalmologist.

An ob-gyn quoted by The New York Times in 2008 cited IUDs as one of the best methods for treating heavy menstrual bleeding.

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