Although usually (I won’t say always) it is pronounced by reciting the letters o-b-g-y-n not by reading it as a word (“obbgin”) as you would in RADAR. Sometimes seen puncutuated with a slash (OB/GYN) and sometimes not.
But yes, it’s an abbreviation of sorts for Obstetrics & Gynecology.
As you may have figured out already, this is backwards of how it’s done in the US. The yearly visit is with the OB/GYN, and for many (most?) women, they never see a GP - the lady-bits doctor also serves the role of the primary care physician. Since women are already at this doctor once a year, there’s no need to schedule a separate appointment for the general checkup.
Really? I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone spell out the letters like that. In my experience, it’s universally pronounced “oh-bee-gin.”
o-b-g-y-n is what I tend hear the most. I’ve heard the variant “O-B-gin” as well. It’s probably regional, so many thing are. I was just pointing out that it isn’t normally read as an entire word, like RADAR or SATNAV or other examples in the post I was responding to.
I’ve always said “o-b-g-y-n”, or “gynecologist”.
I’ve never heard of a “well man” exam, but “well baby” exam is a common term.
E.g. “We just took our son to his six-month well baby exam. The doctor says he’s in perfect health.”
Ditto. Or gyno.
I donno. I suppose so, also I’ve never head of men getting yeast infections, also I suppose it’s possible. A quick google search shows yes, but uncommon.
My diabetic DH occasionally gets something very like a yeast infection, and the same OTC goop I use when I have one works for him, too. (I am not diabetic, just prone to yeast infections for some reason.)
you have your own designated hitter?
I had never heard anything other than o-b-g-y-n but there have been previous threads here that talked about it. People showed that the pronunciation was regional within the U.S. and varied among countries. It’s a big world and I wouldn’t want to have to cure it.
Dickhead, not designated hitter.
Just because they suck at fielding is no reason to call them names.