OSU-COM alum works to advance women’s health care
Friday, December 27, 2024
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Dr. Corey Babb, an Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus, is leading advancements in women’s health with a focus on innovative care and hormonal wellness. Babb’s path to medicine was influenced by his father, who was an obstetrician.
“He was always off delivering babies. That was his gig. So, I grew up knowing what the lifestyle would be like,” Babb said.
Babb didn’t always plan to follow in his father’s footsteps. His undergraduate degree is in music composition. However, medicine eventually called to him, and he attended OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
“I chose it because of its reputation for academic excellence and because I had shadowed a DO who graduated from there,” he said. “The teaching faculty is fantastic, and the school really seems to care about the students.”
Today, as a DO specializing in women’s health and hormonal issues, Babb brings extensive expertise to his practice. He is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) and a Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner.
After completing his residency, Babb realized his passion wasn’t in obstetrics but in reproductive endocrinology and hormone studies.
“I really fell in love with reproductive endocrinology and wanted to subspecialize in that,” he said. “Menopause and sexual health go hand-in-hand.”
Babb founded Haven Center in 2022, which attracts patients from across the United States and internationally.
Babb’s credentials as a certified menopause practitioner help him support women as they transition through hormonal changes.
“Menopause — people have called it ‘reverse puberty,’ and it’s true. It affects multiple organ systems. It’s not just hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness. It’s weight gain, migraines, joint aches, skin sagging. Literally every organ system in the body is affected by it,” Babb said.
Hormone therapy is a key tool in treating these symptoms, often bringing rapid relief.
“When someone comes in thinking they just have to live with certain symptoms, and we can show them that’s not the case. It's incredibly rewarding having someone say, ‘My whole life has been changed by this,’” he said.
Hormone therapy has advanced significantly, and Babb uses the latest guidelines to treat patients safely and effectively.
Babb also leverages his expertise as an ISSWSH fellow to take a comprehensive approach to women’s health, focusing not just on symptoms but on understanding the broader context of each patient’s well-being.
“You have to understand everything from the gynecologic side, the urologic side, to the psychological side, and then the hormonal aspects — so endocrinology. There are four drastically different organ groups, and you have to know how they all work together,” Babb said. “It’s very much a dance of multiple disciplines affecting a person’s daily life. Being able to help choreograph that dance is what I enjoy the most about my work.”
Babb has written a book, "A Practical Guide to Female Sexual Medicine," which will be available in May 2025. He says the book will serve as a resource for health care providers and patients.
“Helping women feel better and reclaim their health is why I do this,” he said. “Women deserve to have this care, and we’re here to provide it.”
When asked about the best part of attending OSU, Babb said, “The quality of the curriculum, the friendships made and the ability to receive a truly holistic medical education.”