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. Florida has 2,137 practicing obstetricians & gynecologists. Broken out by city, obstetrics & gynecology doctor density in Labelle is 2, in Lady Lake is 3, in Lake City is 9, in Lake Mary is 12, in Lake Placid is 1, in Lake Wales is 6, in Lake Worth is 19, in Lakeland is 34, in Land O Lakes is 1, in Lantana is 2, in Largo is 20, in Lauderdale By The Sea is 3, in Lauderdale Lakes is 1, in Lauderhill is 1, in Leesburg is 9, in Lehigh Acres is 4, in Lighthouse Point is 2, in Lithia is 2, in Live Oak is 1, in Longwood is 18, in Loxahatchee is 11, and in Lutz is 2.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Florida has a population of 17,789,864. Of this population, 3,975,071 are under the age of 18 and 2,978,335 are at or above the age of 65.