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.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Arkansas has 271 practicing obstetricians & gynecologists. Broken out by city, obstetrics & gynecology doctor density in Arkadelphia is 2, in Ashdown is 1, in Batesville is 7, in Benton is 5, in Bentonville is 5, in Blytheville is 3, in Cabot is 1, in Camden is 1, in Clarksville is 2, in Conway is 8, in Crossett is 1, in Dardanelle is 1, in De Queen is 3, in Dumas is 1, in El Dorado is 4, in Eureka Springs is 1, in Fayetteville is 12, in Forrest City is 2, in Fort Smith is 24, in Grannis is 1, in Green Forest is 1, in Harrison is 3, in Hartford is 2, in Helena is 2, in Hope is 4, in Hot Springs is 14, in Hot Springs National Park is 6, in Jacksonville is 8, in Johnson is 16, in Jonesboro is 17, in Little Rock is 75, in Magnolia is 1, in Mena is 1, in Monticello is 1, in Morrilton is 1, in Mountain Home is 6, in Nashville is 1, in Newport is 5, in North Little Rock is 9, in Paragould is 2, in Pine Bluff is 8, in Rogers is 12, in Russellville is 10, in Searcy is 5, in Sherwood is 2, in Siloam Springs is 4, in Stuttgart is 2, in Warren is 1, in West Memphis is 2, and in Wynne is 1.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Arkansas has a population of 2,779,154. Of this population, 662,920 are under the age of 18 and 381,547 are at or above the age of 65.