What is a "gynecologist"?

What is a "gynecologist"?

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A gynecologist is a physician who has gone through 4 years of college, obviously, 4 years of medical school, and then has specialized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. That's a 4-year degree. Usually most gynecologists these days are board certified. That means that they've taken the required tests to become accepted by the board of gynecology and obstetrics as a specialist in their field. However, there are still obstetricians and gynecologists who practice without this board certification. There is subspecialty training in infertility, urogynecology, oncology and maternal-fetal medicine, and so, depending on what the patient is looking for, they should consider all of these components in their own physician.