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. Kentucky has 608 practicing obstetricians & gynecologists. Broken out by city, obstetrics & gynecology doctor density in Ashland is 18, in Auxier is 3, in Bardstown is 8, in Benton is 5, in Berea is 5, in Bowling Green is 26, in Brandenburg is 4, in Burkesville is 1, in Cadiz is 4, in Campbellsville is 5, in Carrollton is 4, in Cold Spring is 1, in Columbia is 2, in Corbin is 7, in Covington is 6, in Crestview Hills is 8, in Crittenden is 8, in Cynthiana is 3, in Danville is 8, in Eddyville is 1, in Edgewood is 24, in Elizabethtown is 15, in Falmouth is 9, in Flemingsburg is 3, in Florence is 47, in Fort Campbell is 4, in Fort Knox is 1, in Fort Mitchell is 3, in Fort Thomas is 31, in Frankfort is 11, in Franklin is 1, in Fulton is 2, in Georgetown is 5, in Glasgow is 7, in Goshen is 1, in Grayson is 2, in Greenville is 1, in Grethel is 2, in Harlan is 6, in Harrodsburg is 2, in Hazard is 3, in Henderson is 9, in Highland Heights is 2, in Hopkinsville is 5, in Horse Cave is 1, in Jackson is 1, in La Center is 1, in La Grange is 10, in Lawrenceburg is 4, in Lebanon is 2, in Leitchfield is 5, in Lexington is 76, in Liberty is 1, in London is 5, in Louisa is 1, in Louisville is 175, in Madisonville is 8, in Manchester is 2, in Marion is 1, in Martin is 1, in Mayfield is 4, in Maysville is 8, in Mcdowell is 1, in Middlesboro is 6, in Middletown is 1, in Morehead is 3, in Mount Sterling is 3, in Mount Washington is 2, in Murray is 10, in Newport is 5, in Owensboro is 15, in Owenton is 2, in Owingsville is 2, in Paducah is 20, in Paintsville is 4, in Paris is 1, in Pikeville is 11, in Pineville is 1, in Powderly is 1, in Prestonsburg is 7, in Princeton is 1, in Radcliff is 2, in Richmond is 10, in Russell Springs is 2, in Russellville is 4, in Saint Matthews is 1, in Salyersville is 3, in Scottsville is 2, in Shelbyville is 6, in Shepherdsville is 2, in Somerset is 15, in South Williamson is 4, in Southgate is 1, in Staffordsville is 1, in Stanford is 2, in Vanceburg is 3, in Versailles is 7, in Waynesburg is 1, in Whitesburg is 7, and in Winchester is 2.

Kentucky is known for its thoroughbred horses, tobacco and bourbon, but there’s much more. The Kentucky parks system draw thousands of visitors each year for swimming, boating, hiking, biking, and picnicking. The capital city is Frankfort, and has many historic homes and sites to visit, including the Old Governor’s Mansion, the Capital City Museum, and the Liberty Hall Historic Site. Visitors can explore a cave in Mammoth Cave National Park, or when in Louisville, hear authentic bluegrass music. Famous people born in Kentucky are former president Abraham Lincoln, fighter Muhammad Ali, and actor Johnny Depp.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kentucky has a population of 4,173,405. Of this population, 959,891 are under the age of 18 and 522,811 are at or above the age of 65.