The OBGYN, the Specialists, and Surgery
Minimally invasive low-impact surgical procedures play a key role in the proper diagnosis and management of GYN conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts, and malignancy.
The OBGYN
OBGYNs prioritize obstetrics over surgery, receiving limited surgical training during residency. Afterward, their surgical skills diminish due to a focus shift towards obstetrics. They spend over 80% of their time on obstetrics and office gynecological care, rarely performing surgery. In comparison, surgical specialties like general surgery, urology, and orthopedics exclusively focus on surgery. OBGYNs perform surgery less than 20% of the time, functioning more as part-time surgeons and full-time obstetricians.
The Specialists
There are surgically focused “sub-specialties” in the field of OBGYN that concentrate mostly on surgery.
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