WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2007: Re: GENERAL: Male OBGYN~S

Re: GENERAL: Male OBGYN~S

From: Melissa L (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:09:00 -0500 (CDT)

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Just like any other profession, there are bound to be one or two that are unprofessional. The best way to find out if this is a recurring thing with him is to contact your state medical board and see if there are reports against him or complaints. If there are not and you feel he was truely unprofessional, then file a complaint with them and they will investigate. As far as straight up OB/GYN's, I have never had an experience myself with one who was unprofessional. Some will engage you in conversation completely unrelated to your pelvic exam or pap test to make you more comfortable and relax during the exam. There are some things that, at first, would seem unprofessional to do during an exam, but if you ask him why he is doing a certian thing, he should have no problem telling you. Inserting gloved fingers into the vaginia is a normal part of the exam, the doctor needs to check your cervix, your vaginal walls, and even the muscles in the vagina to ensure nothing is "compromised" (for lack of a better word) in the area. Most male OB/GYN's will enter this field because they want to help women. This is a speciality that is one of the most rewarding in medicine. They have a hand in bringing new life into the world, and the joyous times in an OB/GYN's career far outweigh the sad times, usually. Most of the men who enter this feild do not enter it just to "get a cheap thrill," but quite the opposite, they enter this speciality to help women. Some enter it because their mother or sister or wife had a GYN disorder and they want to help others with the same disorder. Some, male and female, decide to work in women's health (OB/GYN, CNM, RN, Lactation Consultation, Doula, etc...) because they had difficulties starting their families (myself included in this) and want to help other families. I have been there when several women were told by an OB/GYN that they are finally pregnant after years of trying and tracking and monitoring, and the look of joy on the faces of both the mothers and doctor is something that would explain to you just by looking why some men get into this feild. Watch a doctor's face, male OR female, the next time you see a baby being born, they are so happy and honored to be in the room with the family. That is why alot of doctors I know have entered this field. So, if you feel your doctor has acted unprofessionally, file a complaint, and then ask your female friends to sugest a doctor to you that they go to and they trust. Ask one to go with you the next time you have an exam. The risk of a male doctor being unprofessional, or women being unsure about it and because of that not going back to any OB/GYN for anything, is the reason why most states require a female nurse or tech to be in the exam room with you during any kind of pelvic exam.

At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Anyone ever had a male obgyn that was unprofesional, other than me.
>Why do they choose this field?

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Melissa L, Doula
~A woman's attitude and perception of what the birthing experience will be
greatly effects what she will actually experience.~
"I have PCOS, it doesn't have me!"

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