OB-GYN Job Duties: Comprehensive Scope of Women's Healthcare

Obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) specialize in female reproductive health across the lifespan—adolescence through menopause. Core duties include:

1. Preventive Care

• Well-woman exams, Pap tests, mammogram referrals
• STI diagnosis and management

2. Gynecological Care

• Menstrual disorders, fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts
• Surgeries: hysterectomies, colposcopies

3. Prenatal Care

• Regular maternal/fetal monitoring
• Complication management: preeclampsia, gestational diabetes

4. Labor and Delivery

• Vaginal births, cesarean sections, childbirth interventions

5. Postpartum Care

• Recovery monitoring, complication management

6. Infertility & Family Planning

• Fertility treatments, ART (IVF, etc.)
• Contraception counseling, IUD insertion, tubal ligation

7. Menopause Management

• HRT, lifestyle counseling for symptom relief

8. Education, Surgery, Collaboration, Advocacy

Patient education, reproductive surgeries, interdisciplinary collaboration, legal/ethical compliance, patient advocacy, and ongoing research/education.