Alabama (AL) Obstetrics & Gynecology Doctors and Physicians
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Information
Description
Obstetrics and gynecology deals with disorders of a woman’s reproductive system. An obstetrician/gynecologist is sometimes a primary physician for women. The gynecologist treats women and their reproductive systems, but is also concerned with women’s menstrual problems, disorders of pelvic organs, infertility, or cancer of the reproductive organs. Some tests a gynecologist will order or administer are blood tests, a vaginal swab, or X-rays or ultrasound of the pelvic region. An obstetrician can be a gynecologist, and the two practices are closely related.
The obstetrician deals with problems of the woman and fetus during pregnancy and childbirth, and can act as a consultant to other physicians regarding the care of a patient. An obstetrician will see a pregnant woman regularly to check on her health and progress of her pregnancy. Risk factors in a pregnancy include the mother’s diabetes, a previous pregnancy complication, high blood pressure, or heart disease, and will require an obstetrician to check on a woman’s condition more often.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has
530 practicing
obstetricians & gynecologists. Broken out by city, obstetrics & gynecology doctor density
in Alabaster is 10,
in Albertville is 1,
in Alexander City is 4,
in Andalusia is 5,
in Anniston is 12,
in Arab is 1,
in Athens is 4,
in Atmore is 2,
in Auburn is 2,
in Bay Minette is 3,
in Bessemer is 4,
in Birmingham is 144,
in Boaz is 4,
in Brewton is 2,
in Clanton is 3,
in Cullman is 10,
in Decatur is 14,
in Dothan is 31,
in Double Springs is 2,
in Enterprise is 7,
in Fairhope is 12,
in Florence is 13,
in Foley is 6,
in Fort Payne is 6,
in Gadsden is 8,
in Gardendale is 1,
in Geneva is 1,
in Greensboro is 1,
in Greenville is 2,
in Grove Hill is 1,
in Guntersville is 1,
in Hamilton is 1,
in Hoover is 2,
in Huntsville is 42,
in Jacksonville is 2,
in Jasper is 8,
in Madison is 9,
in Mobile is 70,
in Monroeville is 1,
in Montgomery is 46,
in Moulton is 1,
in Mount Vernon is 1,
in Muscle Shoals is 1,
in Northport is 8,
in Oneonta is 2,
in Opelika is 13,
in Opp is 2,
in Orange Beach is 1,
in Ozark is 2,
in Phenix City is 2,
in Prattville is 10,
in Rainbow City is 1,
in Russellville is 2,
in Scottsboro is 3,
in Selma is 4,
in Sheffield is 5,
in Spanish Fort is 1,
in Sylacauga is 5,
in Talladega is 5,
in Tuscaloosa is 12,
in Tuskegee is 1,
in Valley is 2,
in Whistler is 1,
and in Winfield is 3.
Alabama Information
Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808.
Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18
and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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