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Skills Required For Becoming a Competent Gynecologist

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In the term OBGYN, OB refers to obstetrics or an obstetrician (a medical expert who takes care of women during their pregnancy journey), and GYN refers to gynecology or a gynecologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats female reproductive disorders. Besides pregnancy and childbirth, women's health issues OBGYN treats include hormonal issues, menstrual issues, reproductive tract infections, PCOS and PCOD, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, infertility, female reproductive organ cancer, pelvic pain, cervical dysplasia, prolapse, urinary tract infections, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, menopause and more. So, to become a gynecologist, where does one start from? The process begins as early as in class 12 th . Students need to appear in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET-UG). To be eligible for NEET-UG, students must obtain at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English in the 12 th standard. Once they crac