Being in the medical field for 12 years now. there's no way id let my daughter if I had one have a male doc or my girlfriend as a primary definitely not as a obgyn. here's why, the convos I've heard men Obgyn docs have on break and at the end of the day a man is still a man. Granted there are men who do know how to respect woman and do there job but im not willing to risk that. Plus who knows a woman and there parts better than a woman. Of course if its an emergency then its whatever just do what you need to so the patient gets better. But as a primary or OBGYN I say a female needs a female. Guys who do OBGYN are just creeps in my opinion. But hey what do I know after 12 years right lol. Just my astute observation and experience. Take the advice for what it is. Hope its gets you thinking.
In the Navy I was normally seen by a male doctor, then one time I was seen by a female physician's assistant. I found her to listen better and show more interest and concern. After that, when I had a choice, I chose a female. Even my urologist is a female. And as some others have mentioned, when my privates are going to be handled, I am more comfortable with a woman doing that. Even one time when I had a scope run up the urethra to check my bladder. Not a thrilling experience, but I was more at ease with a woman doing it. (And her assistant is a woman, so I was being handled by two women in the same appointment.) But the procedure as uncomfortable, so I could not enjoy the situation. lol :-)
altho it really depends on their field of study, im to an age where im not bothered by gender. my OBGYN is a male and i used to prefer those dr's female, obviously lol i even got evaluated both upstairs and downstairs by a man while my ex was in the room :P but I've had a standard PCP be a real bitch and then another be very caring/motherly concerns for her patients. its really a 'trial and error' situation. never be afraid to seek a second opinion on your care if a dr makes u uncomfortable.
My general practitioner is a male, and he’s the best. Very professional, reliable, he has the best bedside manner, plus we usually get side-tracked talking about our dogs since we both got a puppy at around the same time. In fact, I usually go to him instead of my gynecologist since he is much more comfortable to be around—only thing is that certain procedures require having another female staff inside the room at all times, but I don’t mind.
Depend if it's the doctor I go to since I'm a child it's ok if it's another I would prefer a woman especially if I have to undress. Doctor are boring and force us to undress even if we don't want. I find it embarrassing to be in underwear in front of my doctor and would prefer to keep my shirt on but they never let me -_-
I have a male doctor who livdd in my neighborhood for over half my life. I love him with my whole heart. He is like a father figure to me and I went to school with his daughter who is a cheerleader in college and son who is in a famous band. I actually feel more comfortable with him palpating my breast than a women
I wouldn't want that. It makes me feel really uncomfortable. Simply because I never know what kind of man it is and I don't want to be touched by a random man even when it belongs to his profession. The only thing where I don't mind it is when it's a normal conversation without any touching included about the body parts that aren't hidden by the majority.
When I started working as a DOD civilian, I had to get a physical, i had a guy and a girl In the room, and the female was the one doing the cough test on me... long story short her face was red as hell the whole time and the guy was just sitting in the corner laughing...(The reason the female was doing the test was because she was the licensed practitioner, and at least in army hospitals, it's regulation that if a practitioner of the opposite sex is the primary health provider, a supervisor of the patients sex must be there as well, just thought the situation as a whole was funnier then hell.)
I would actually prefer a male doctor. Female doctors always act like hitches towards me. Like they think they have something to prove and are far less understanding. Guys don't get it so they try to empathize. Chicks think they get it so they're cunts if your experience doesn't exactly match theirs.
Depends on what I need done. For things pertaining to my gender/sex (whatever you want to call it) I would prefer same sex because he would have a much better understanding of our anatomy than a female would and vice versa for a gynecologist. I don't think men should ever be one. In fact I think it's incredibly odd that there are male gynecologists.
I actually prefer a doctor of opposite gender for most things. However, it does come down to how comfortable each doctor makes me feel. So I usually start with a female doctor but if something isn’t clicking I will try other doctors including male. Right now it’s about equal number female vs male doctors that I have. In the end I think I prefer female because I was raised mostly by my mom and had a sister growing up so I tend to feel more comfortable around girls.
I'd want a doctor of the same gender. I had a lady doctor as my and my sister's doctor most of my childhood. I didn't like it it made me uncomfortable after I got older. Nothing she did though. She was really nice and professional. So now I have a man doctor. He's good too. And it's more normal for me. Nothing against lady doctors. I just don't feel comfortable around them as my doctor.
I feel more uncomfortable when it's a woman who has to check certain parts of me. If it's a guy he probably isn't gay and if he does do something I can kick his ass. I can't kick a girls ass, plus I don't know if I'd want to. Some part of me gets excited when I have a cute female doctor.
I don't really care. My gynecologist is a lesbian and I have had my breasts examined by a male doctor before. They are just doing their job and they have seen it a million times, so I am sure they look at it differently then we do
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I have a female doctor for my primary. There has never been any reason for her to check my genitals, but if there were, It would be OK. It's all professional. There was once, when a young female needed to inspect my penis and balls, at a dermatologists office. (checking for skin cancer) I did get a little larger, but no erection. It was no big deal, as it's just a normal reaction to being touched there. I didn't mean anything by my reaction, any more than she meant to elicit it.
I got an doctor from the opposite gender and I never dropped my pants for a checkup because of that. She told me during my first appointment to not come only for an std checkup. Lucky for me, my health service is free in my country so when I have to do a checkup for STD, I go to the public clinic without appointment and ask if the current doctor is a male.
Perfectly fine with having a doctor of the opposite sex. I've only had one once, but she was professional and extremely able. Besides, in terms of her seeing me unclothed, a doctor's office hardly brings to mind erotic fantasies.
I don't care honestly. Most of the doctors I've seen have all been men. When I was younger I insisted on my gynecologist being a woman but lol who cares at this point.
I’ve had both male and female doctors. The only time I was uncomfortable was when a young brand-new female doctor was observing when I was talking about a sexual health related thing to my main doctor (nothing STD related or gross). She was really nice though and we became Facebook friends.
My family doctor is a female but my OBGYN doctor that has delivered all 5 of my kids is a man and he is the best doctor that I've ever met. It all depends on the doctor
Totally fine. I've had male and female doctors for a range of issues and have even seen both male and female gynaecologists. It has never been a problem.
My sister is a doctor and I have gone to her for checkups. I'm perfectly comfortable with it (it's a part of medicine), even if the doctor isn't my sister.
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