In the 1920s, Johns Hopkins graduate and
trained gynecologist John Sampson first coined the term «endometriosis» and proposed the idea that endometriosis resulted when normal endometrial tissue spilled out through the fallopian tubes into the abdominal cavity during menstruation.
All obstetricians are
trained gynecologists, however, the opposite is not necessarily true.
Not exact matches
While only a
trained medical professional like your obstetrician and
gynecologist, nurse practitioner or general physician can precisely identify your discharge and determine a course of treatment, these are some signs to look for and likely causes.
Instead of scaring parents into hospital births, the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists would be better off recommending standards for midwifery
training and certification, including funding.
If either of you would like to move on, though, you have a variety of health professionals to choose from: adolescent medicine specialists,
gynecologists, or nurse practitioners
trained in gynecology.
A reproductive endocrinologist is a
gynecologist who has additional
training in infertility and fertility treatment; they treat both male and female fertility issues.
Physicians (general practitioners,
gynecologists, pediatricians) are generally not
trained in breastfeeding medicine and their support, or lack thereof, is mostly shaped by their own (sometimes negative) experiences of breastfeeding [32].
Theresa Nesbitt, MD is an Obstetrician -
Gynecologist with special
training in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
Dr. Theresa Nesbitt is an Obstetrician -
Gynecologist with special
training in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
Wendie Trubow, M.D., MBA, is a functional medicine
gynecologist with almost 10 years of
training in the field.
Dr. Anna Cabeca is an Emory University
trained, board certified
Gynecologist and Obstetrician, and board certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.
By leaning on years of
training and operating room experience, many
gynecologists are able to effectively treat diseases of the reproductive system.