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Re: Male/Female OBGYNFrom: Ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:22:07 -0500 (CDT)
As I read this, I felt so embarassed. I also sent my male doctor a long thank you note expressing my gratitude. My last request before going under anesthesia was, "please don't take my ovary." I was in tears over possibly losing an ovary at 23. He did leave the ovary even though that meant leaving part of the cyst. I know that it is an irrational reason, and logically I feel that he is an excellent physician and I should stay. What can I say? I just feel more comfortable with a female doctor. I had problems with depo-provera 2 yrs ago (total lack of sexual desire). It was very difficult for me, but I discussed it with my female doctor. I would not have discussed that with my male doctor. It's irrational, but it's the way that I feel. Ann
>As a male OB/GYN, I should probably keep my keyboard quiet, but that
>reminded me of a story. I am in a 4 physician group, 3 males and 1
>female (who happens to be my wife). One of my male partners was called
>stat to the ER to see a woman who was in extremis from a ruptured
>ectopic. This was her second ectopic, and despite the fact that she was
>in terrrible shape from loss of blood, she begged my partner to save her
>only remaining fallopian tube, literally as she lost consciouness. My
>partner took good care of her, saved the tube, discharged her from the
>hospital with instructions to follow up in 1 week. Two days later, he
>received flowers, and a lovely note in which the patient expressed how
>wonderful she thought my partner was for saving her life and even more
>wonderful for saving her Fallopian tube. She waxed rhapsodic about how
>kind and understanding he was in her time of need. At the end, there
>was a PS requesting that he arrange for her follow up appointment to be
>with my wife, whom she had never met, as she could never see a male
>gynecologist.
>
>We have chalked it up to a testicle tax.
>
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD
>Clarksville, TN
>
>This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider.
>
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