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Re: nurse practitioner for a gyn exam?
From: AMD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:04:21 -0500 (CDT)
I guess I always considered the choice of a health care provider to be
like any other consumer choice -- I am free to choose based on whatever
criteria I like. I don't have to be fair. And unfortunately, when
choosing a doctor, you usually have much less
If I don't want to buy a house because the neighbors are Jewish (or
black or gay or whatever), I am under no obligation to do so (although I
can't refuse to sell my house in the same manner). Of course, who
knows, maybe I would get sued if my reasons were known!!! (Not that I
would do this -- just using it as an example).
I wonder if this is why many insurance companies do not publish the age
or gender of their participating doctors?
Andrea
At Fri, 25 Aug 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
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>I agree with you. I am just pointing out that it is Gender
>discrimination and illegal in this country. The law is not necessarily
>right or just.
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>RDB
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>At Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Christine wrote:
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>>I am actually receiving care from a university health center. And I
>>prefer a female gynecologist because I am a recent rape survivor and
>>going through the exam is a very truamtic experience for me. Having a
>>male provider would only make this more difficult than it already is. I
>>agree that there may be no real "know-how" difference between male and
>>female providers, but in such an exam situation like this, some sense of
>>comfortability is as important as the provider's experience.
>>
>>>Interestingly, if you are getting care from a Public Hospital, It is
>>>illegal for you to insist on a female or a male provider, just the same
>>>as it would be illegal for you to insist on a White or African-American
>>>provider. In this case it is gender discrimination. If you insist, it
>>>is also illegal for the Public institution to then provide it to you.
>>>About 2 years ago, there was an excellent discussion of male vs female
>>>providers on this forum and also on the physicians forum. A search of
>>>the archives could bring that up for you. The end result (my
>>>impression) was that it didn't make any difference, there are good and
>>>bad male providers and there are good and bad female providers.
>>>
>>>RDB
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>>>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
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>**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints,
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