Dr. Wesley F Prater M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
17280 Hwy 17 South Lexington MS, 39095About
Dr. Wesley Prater is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lexington, MS. Dr. Prater specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Prater can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Prater can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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