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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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Root cause: Rachel is abruptly touched by an obtuse ob-gyn at the hospital shortly before the birth of her first child.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

"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

“I do think that the study alone may be enough to change practice,” says Lindsay Admon, an ob-gyn studying health equity at the University of Michigan, who was not involved in the study.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 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

Dr. Jane van Dis is an ob-gyn in Los Angeles and the medical director for Maven, a telemedicine platform.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020

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