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ob-gyn

American  
[oh-bee-jee-wahy-en] / ˈoʊˈbiˈdʒiˌwaɪˈɛn /
Or ob/gyn,
  1. obstetrical-gynecological.

  2. obstetrician-gynecologist.

  3. obstetrics and gynecology.


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She has even made the occasional cameo on “The Kardashians” as Khloe Kardashian’s ob-gyn.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2025

"We're already talking about switching over to Misoprostol-only regimens," Dr. Kristyn Brandi, an ob-gyn who serves as the board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health, told Salon.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2023

One more thing, Kelce’s wife Kylie is pregnant and the couple is bringing their ob-gyn to Arizona just in case.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2023

“As a physician who’s a practicing ob-gyn, I want to take the best possible care of my patients,” she says.

From Scientific American Jun. 29, 2022

Maldonado had been sharing his lab results and X-rays with his girlfriend, Dr. Katherine Auwarter, an ob-gyn resident in Greenville, S.C., and now he texted her that he was being admitted to the I.C.U.

From New York Times May 2, 2020

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