Re: Female OB/GYN
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 17:14:50 -0500 (CDT)
Dr. Mac,
One of the best responses I have seen to this thread in a very long
time! Thank you!!!!
--
Robin
At Tue, 24 Oct 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Joy wrote:
>>
>>I was just wondering if any of you have feelings about seeing a female
>>GYN over a male. I have seen a been seeing a male for 2 years, and he
>>makes me very uncomfortable. He did several tests which he didn't
>>explain, which of course made me nervous. I think I may be more
>>comfortable with a female, but many people have told me that seeing a
>>female is strange. I welcome all opinions!
>
>This has been a recurrent thread on the other forums, especially the
>women's health forum. To see a large number of responses, you should do
>a search there.
>
>Having said that, I have to tell you that it is the person, not the
>gender of the person. I realize that as a male GYN, I have an iron in
>this fire, but the simple truth is that every woman is looking for a
>doctor who will treat her with dignity and compassion, who will take her
>needs and desires seriously, and who will take the time to educate her
>about her health needs. The ability to do these things are not unique
>to one gender or the other. There are jerk doctors, and there are
>non-jerk doctors, and I have not been able to tell the difference just
>by their gender (or age, or color, or religion for that matter). My own
>wife, a GYN herself, would be the first to tell you that I am the more
>compassionate of the 2 of us, as she tends to have a "well get over it"
>approach to things. Prejudging a person based on their genetalia is
>foolish.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>Clarksville, TN
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to be replacement
>or substitute for consultation and examination by an appropriate medical
>professional. Due to time constraints, private e-mails cannot be answered.
>
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~Robin~
I'm not a Dr. or any type of Medical Professional. The information I share is based on what I have experienced personally or what I have learned.
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