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. Idaho has 155 practicing obstetricians & gynecologists. Broken out by city, obstetrics & gynecology doctor density in American Falls is 2, in Blackfoot is 7, in Boise is 57, in Buhl is 1, in Burley is 2, in Caldwell is 4, in Cleveland is 1, in Coeur D Alene is 10, in Eagle is 3, in Grangeville is 1, in Idaho Falls is 13, in Jerome is 2, in Kellogg is 2, in Ketchum is 4, in Lewiston is 4, in Meridian is 36, in Montpelier is 1, in Moscow is 4, in Mountain Home is 2, in Mountain Home Afb is 3, in Mtn Home is 1, in Nampa is 9, in Pocatello is 12, in Post Falls is 5, in Rexburg is 5, in Rupert is 1, in Salmon is 1, in Sandpoint is 7, and in Twin Falls is 9.

Idaho achieved statehood 1890, and its capital city is Boise. The recent boom of science and technology has superseded agriculture and tourism as the state’s primary resource. Visit the Idaho State Historical Society or the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, or tour the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Places to see in Idaho include a mountain resort, a mining-era town, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, or the Ernest Hemingway Memorial.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Idaho has a population of 1,429,096. Of this population, 365,765 are under the age of 18 and 163,142 are at or above the age of 65.