WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: Male Doctors

Re: Male Doctors

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:31:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 2 Sep 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I recently had something to frighten me, and my health care
>provider,(who is a woman) was not available. The Doctor on call was a
>male doctor. I found that i prefer a woman over a man. The Male doctor
>was terse and acted like he didnt want to take the time to to talk to me
>or give me any information, he told me to take so ibuprofen and call my
>regular provider on the next day the clinic was open.
>
>This forum has proved to me that I am right in staying with a female
>doctor, and how it proved it is, I notice that when a male doctor
>answers one of the questions he makes a maybe 5 or 6 word statement not
>giving any type of helpful information, but when a women health care
>provider answers a question she really does provide better information.
>Maybe its because when the doctor is a woman, she understands because
>she is a female and knows what the woman is going through. I find male
>doctors unsympathetic and cold. Thanks for letting me share this.
Anon

I really do not appreciate being stereotyped (7 words!) Seriously, I think this is about personal style rather than sex. I know many a woman md that is much more terse than I am, backed up by woman, by the way. It is most important to find someone that matches your style, despite the sex of that person.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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