Gynecology
While the majority of gynecologists are furthermore obstetricians, the field of Gynecology focuses on all other additional aspects of a woman’s reproductive health from the commencement of puberty throughout menopause and beyond.
Women often visit their gynecologist for their yearly Pap test and pelvic examination. Additional reasons a woman would see her gynecologist are for infections, pain or discomfort in the uterus, genitals or breasts. Gynecologists also offer support with infertility issues and use of contraception.
Gynecology diagnoses and treats all the diseases of the reproductive organs, including cancer in the ovaries, uterus, cervix, vagina or fallopian tubes. A gynecologist moreover treats prolapse of the pelvic organs. This is a situation generally present in the postmenopausal women with undermined pelvic muscles that cannot sustain the uterus or bladder appropriately.
Further diseases that treated by gynecologists include the yeast and bacterial infections, irregular and aching menstruation, painful intercourse and other diseases correlated to menopause which may possibly require a surgical approach.