I'm embarrassed to see a female doctor?

[Anonymous]

The clinic I go to uses residency students, so I always have a different doctor when I go. I just looked up the doctor I have an appointment with and its a woman. I suddenly lost my confidence in going next week and explaining my embarrassing symptoms :X I felt like it'd be nbd if it was a male. But I get so intimidated by pretty women. I feel so like, inadequate next to successful pretty women and now I don't know how assertive I can be with asking for treatment for my symptoms if I go x ( I feel like maybe I should cancel and see if I can get a male? But then I'd have to wait even longer for an appointment, and lose my perfectly-fitting-into-my-busy-schedule appointment I have. How do I suck up my embarrassment and see this doc?

[AlphaMale1]

You are a patient. She is a medical person. Her job is to help you, not pass judgement on you. I have been around professional people most of my adult working life and we see literally hundreds of people every month. You are worrying yourself over something that is not going to happen. Go to the clinic and allow them to help you. That is what they are there for and that is what they want to do.

[madhatters4]

keep two things in mind
1. most doctors aren't judging. they have a job and simply do it
2. who cares if she judges you. you don't know her and you won't see her often if at all again. so what's it matter if someone you don't know and most likely won't see again thinks.

[HOAAH]

Just close your eyes and tell yourself that it will be all over soon and you will never see that person again and that they are just doing their job and they have no interest in you personally.

[EmpatheticLady]

You need to be seen to make sure everything is okay with you. Focus on your health and not about the doctor you'll have.

[ShaeNielson]

She's a doctor, she's heard and seen a lot worse, it's her job.

[BiscuitesSwag]

Try to think about her flaws, or that she is transgender.

[SteelerNation50]

Doctors male or female have heard almost anything you can imagine and they are there to help you (at least the good ones are). A medical issue is nothing to be embarrassed about just get the help you need.

[wankiam]

im the same, kinda and always find it easier to talk to a female doc

[Editor]

Talk to female friends about it. I've never heard of a woman being freaked about talking to a woman.

[anonman32]

You are always allowed to ask for a doctor of a different gender, it is your right as patient to do that.

[Anonymous]

If your problem is not serious enough that the gender or the doctor effects that much to you then you probably don't need to see a doctor bit thar being said don't be embarrassed what ever you have doctors have seen it a million times

[sedrftvgyhujik]

Whatever it is there probly use to it.