ob-gyn

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noun

ˌō-(ˌ)bē-(ˌ)jē-(ˌ)wī-ˈen

-ˈjin

plural ob-gyns

Synonyms of ob-gyn next

: a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology

OB-GYN

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Noun

Maintaining that normal vaginal pH prevents the overgrowth of bacteria and yeast that can cause an infection, adds Jodie Horton, MD, an ob-gyn in Oakton, Virginia, and the chief wellness advisor for Love Wellness. —

Aryelle Siclait, womenshealthmag.com, 10 May 2023 Aldó, played by Károly Hajduk, is a wiry, disheveled figure with benevolent eyes and a haunted air, whose entire life is his ob-gyn practice since losing his family in the camps. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023 The first medication is called mifepristone, says WH advisor Kate O'Connell White, MD, an ob-gyn and associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine. —

Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023 Cutler is concerned that the law could hurt the ob-gyn residency at the University of Wisconsin’s medical school. —

Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023 Mary Jane Minkin, MD, ob-gyn, is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale University Medical School. —

Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 Apr. 2023 See below for the best, most breathable underwear options that are all ob-gyn-approved. —

Emilia Benton, womenshealthmag.com, 6 Apr. 2023 The ob-gyn didn’t think that was funny, either. —

Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023 According to Alyssa Dweck, MD, a board-ceritifed ob-gyn and chief medical officer at Bonafide, that bacteria promotes lactic acid production and keep the vaginal pH in a normal acidic range (that’s 3.8–4.5). —

Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023 See More

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