Do they make more or less? And is it better to be and OB/GYN or just an OB?
How many years of studying? Can you tell me the difference?
Thanks
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May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Obviously they are doing more work so of course they get paid more
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
I think you can be just a gynecologist but I don’t think you can just be an OB. I would think an OB would make more with delivery babies. They are both probably the same amount of college. Just go google it.
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
A GYN takes care of all women and their reproductive systems, and some insurance companies allow a gyn to be the woman’s primary caregiver.
An OB takes care of PREGNANT women and delivers babies.
Most in the past have been both, as far as I can tell, but with the incredible cost of malpractice insurance for pregnancy/delivery, we may be seeing more specialization in the future. Fewer doctors are willing to deliver babies.
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
I believe the ob is a surgeon, where a gynecologist isn’t.
Surgeons do get paid more than regular doctors, probably because surgery is more stressful.
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Most M.D.’s now are OB/GYN because the specialty is basically studied together. OB/GYN make more money in the obstetrics because labor and delivery is paid better by insurance than lets say a pap smear or consultation. I believe its around 8 years counting pre-med courses. The difference is that OB are specialist in pregnancy care, labor and delivery. GYN are specialist in the women’s reproductive organs, handling everything from regular yearly pap smears to menopause, birth control, STD testing and treatment, etc.
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Obstetrics and gynecology is a combined surgical specialty (at least in North America it is). Gynecologists are doctors of the female reproductive system. Obstetricians are gynecologists who also oversee the care pregnant women and childbirth. You can be a gynecologist without doing obstetrics, although your training will include it. An OB is a gynecologist - the training is for OB/GYN - they are not separated.
You get your undergrad degree (usually 4 years of university, 3 if you’re lucky), med school is another 3 years, possibly a year of internship (depending where you go to school), then the residency is 4 years. Some opt to then do a fellowship which is a further subspecialization such as high risk obstetrics or fertility specialist, which is another year. So, there’s at least 11 years of post secondary education needed.
Some will opt to drop the OB part right after graduating and do gynecology only. They still do surgeries such as hysterectomies and partial hysterectomies, removing ovarian cysts and fibroids, laparoscopic surgeries, reparations such as of the pelvic floor or prolapsed uterus, etc., they just don’t have anything to do with pregnancy or childbirth, though they may assist during a c-section.
I don’t know for sure but my guess would be that an OB/GYN would make more money. I’m not sure how much more, though, because gynecology is also a surgical specialty. I do know that OBs pay a lot more for malpractice insurance, which is one of the reasons why many drop the OB part (the liability risk being the #1 reason).
Personally, I would rather do the OB part, but to each his own.