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Ob-Gyn As a Career?<br />

Amber Tuttle<br />

As a high school senior, it’s time I make my final decision about college and my<br />

degree. My nursing magnet has made a huge impact on my decision. I’ve decided I want to<br />

get my bachelors in science with a focus of Ob-Gyn.<br />

An Ob-Gyn is a very hard degree to earn. It’s at least four to six years of college, then<br />

four to six years in residency. Then after those 8 to 12, years you will finally have your<br />

degree and be qualified to be an Ob-Gyn.<br />

Ob-Gyns don’t only see pregnant women. They see females in general. Ob-Gyns can<br />

specialize in everything from pre-natology to cervical cancers, fertility to menopause. They<br />

also do 10-15 ultrasounds a day. Needless to say, some Ob-Gyns perform abortions.<br />

Being an Ob-Gyn can be a busy life. Office hours normally run until 4pm. After that,<br />

they’re on call for labor and delivery. It can be stressful, because you never know when<br />

there will be a call to go to a hospital. Overall, being an Ob-Gyn is a 24/7 job. When dealing<br />

with pregnant women, you must always be by your phone and ready to go. This job takes<br />

passion, love, and commitment.<br />

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An ultrasound scan, also<br />

referred to as a sonogram,<br />

diagnostic sonography, and<br />

ultrasonography, is a device<br />

that uses high frequency sound<br />

waves to create an image of<br />

some part of the inside of the<br />

body, such as the stomach,<br />

liver, heart, tendons, muscles,<br />

joints and blood vessels.<br />

Experts say that as sound<br />

waves, rather than radiation are<br />

used, ultrasound scans are<br />

safe. Obstetric sonography is<br />

frequently used to check the<br />

baby in the womb.<br />

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