gynaecology
Also known as gynecology
Gynaecology (or gynecology in American English) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is sometimes combined with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pregnancy and childbirth, thereby forming the combined area of obstetrics and gynaecology (OB-GYN).
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Gynaecology is the branch of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It often works alongside obstetrics, which handles pregnancy and childbirth, creating the combined field many people know as OB-GYN.
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Key facts
- Medical speciality.title
- Gynaecology
- Medical speciality.subdivisions
- Gynaecological oncology, maternal and foetal medicine, reproductive medicine and urogynaecology
- Medical speciality.system
- Female reproductive system
- Medical speciality.diseases
- Gynaecological cancers, infertility, dysmenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis
- Medical speciality.other
- Childbirth
- Medical speciality.tests
- Hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, hormone levels, pap smear, HPV
- Medical speciality.specialist
- Gynaecologist
- Occupation.name
- Gynaecologist
- Occupation.official_names
- Physician Surgeon
- Occupation.type
- Specialty
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Medicine, Surgery
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- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle ages and renaissance period
- 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
- Birth control trials
- Diagnosis
- Conditions and diseases
- Treatments
- Surgeries
- Non-surgical treatments
- Transgender and sex reassignment
- Recent discoveries
- Specialist training
- Gender of physicians
- Health disparities in gynaecology
- See also
- References
- Sources
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Gynaecology (or gynecology in American English) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is sometimes combined with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pregnancy and childbirth, thereby forming the combined area of obstetrics and gynaecology (OB-GYN).
Gynaecology encompasses preventative care, sexual health and diagnosing and treating health issues arising from the female reproduction system, such as the uterus, vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and breasts; subspecialties include family planning; minimally invasive surgery; paediatric and adolescent gynaecology; and pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery.