Today's stupid observation

6fsn

Until 4 years ago I only had male doctors.  I got a PCP today and now every last doc is a woman- PCP, OB/GYN, dentist, eye doc, all women.

AuntFlo

Girl power!  
I'm on the hunt for a new PCP and am leaning towards a female.  I love my female OB/GYN.   I'm sorry, but there are some things that men will never fully understand.

PMeg819

I'm all lady too. I personally could never have a male OB/GYN.

Wzz

i never really cared. the practice has made more of a difference in my life for my ob/gyn than the gender of the doctor.

VarunaTT

I'm more comfortable with a female OBGYN, but the others I don't care about.

6fsn

I really don't care about gender for any of them.  I've been happy with my past male OBGYNs, but I just love this woman in particular.  I'm not a fan of the other woman in the practice and would rather have one of the guys.  The eye doc is kind of because she's my sister, but I also just like her manner better than her husband.

dharmabunny

I actually prefer a male OB/GYN. Maybe it's because the worst, most painful, presumptuous pelvic exams have been with women. Like I should automatically feel comfortable being a puppet because the doc is one of the sisterhood? Leave "aww, i know how you must feel" feeeeeeeewings out of the exam room, I'll tell the doc exactly how I feel. Gimme facts, gimme clinical opinion, help me with informed consent and i'm in charge of the decision and its impact...any other doc and it's pretty much whoever works.

thejucheidea

I have a female OB/GYN and love her. I don't think I'd feel comfortable with a male doctor all up in my hoohah.

GBCK

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[QUOTE]I actually prefer a male OB/GYN. Maybe it's because the worst, most painful, presumptuous pelvic exams have been with women. Like I should automatically feel comfortable being a puppet because the doc is one of the sisterhood? Leave "aww, i know how you must feel" feeeeeeeewings out of the exam room, I'll tell the doc exactly how I feel. Gimme facts, gimme clinical opinion, help me with informed consent and i'm in charge of the decision and its impact...any other doc and it's pretty much whoever works.
Posted by dharmabunny[/QUOTE]

<div>This is where I land.</div><div>A lot of female OBs have been like "oh, you get cramps?  that sucks, take some advil and suck it up sister!"</div><div>And trying to explain "no, I mean...my normal cramps hurt like labor did/make me pass out from pain/I didn't go to the ER when I had kidney stones because I thought they were normal cramps" goes better w/ a male doc who is willing to take my word for where they land on the pain scale instead of assuming they know what I mean by 'cramps'</div>