More than half of women consider their OB/GYN to be their most important doctor. More than 50 percent of women consider their OB/GYN to be their most important doctor – if they can only get to one ...

For many women, their annual visit to the OB-GYN serves as their primary access to health care. We may not be visiting our general practitioners for regular whole-body checkups, but we are (rightfully ...

During their childbearing years, many women view their obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care physicians, seeing them for preventive health care as well as for reproductive-related issues. Several ...

A new joint advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) suggests that annual "well-woman ...

However, telehealth can’t replace an in-person annual OB/GYN check-in, says Dr. DeFrancesco. A truly full annual exam requires more than a patient history and chatting through symptoms and problem ...

For women, many biological milestones revolve around pregnancy and childbirth (think puberty, periods, birth control, fertility issues). Most start regular visits with an OB-GYN in their teens to make ...