Gynecology
Gynecologist Pimpri Chinchwad - Dr. Rashmi Dharaskar
A gynecologist is a doctor who treats medical conditions and diseases that affect women and female reproductive organs. (Gynecologists are also trained in obstetrics – the care of women going through pregnancy and childbirth, which overlaps with gynecology.)
Our focus is to care for the whole patient, with particular emphasis on the female reproductive system, including routine primary and preventive care, pregnancy and delivery, menopause, and medical or surgical management of all gynecological problems.
Gynecology is a specialist branch of medicine practiced by obstetrician-gynecologists, who treat patients who were born female or have female body parts (whether or not they identify as women). Obstetrician-gynecologists are physicians – medically trained doctors – who have undertaken specialist training in obstetrics and gynecology.
Gynecologists specialize in the female reproductive system, but also care for women’s overall health.
A gynecologist is a doctor who treats medical conditions and diseases that affect women and female reproductive organs.
(Gynecologists are also trained in obstetrics – the care of women going through pregnancy and childbirth, which overlaps with gynecology.)
The specialism of obstetrics and gynecology (spelt gynaecology in the UK) is often abbreviated to OB/GYN or ob-gyn, and – especially in the UK – ‘obs and gynae’ or O&G.
Gynecologists’ qualifications
All gynecologists certified in the US first graduated from an “acceptable medical school” – they are fully trained medical doctors with a license to practice. In addition to this, after leaving medical school and choosing to become gynecologists, they have followed an ob-gyn residency program for their specialty training.
Gynecologists-in-training go through four years of specialization during the residency program. Fully qualified gynecologists have therefore had at least eight years of medical study and training.
How to check a gynecologist’s credentials?
Anyone wishing to check the registration of their gynecologist practicing in the US, or to find a new one in their area, can use the online directory maintained by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Searches can be by state, zip code, or doctor’s last name, and all gynecologists who have chosen to be listed in the directory must be fellows of the ACOG, have an active US license to practice medicine, and have certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Do women prefer to see female gynecologists?
A survey undertaken in 2002, of 537 women living in the US, in Brooklyn, New York, explored their preferences for a gynecologist’s sex, because there had been a “reported increase in women’s desires to have female medical providers.” The results, published in the Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine.