Women: Prefer male or female doctors?

Dear Ladies!

Female or male doctor?

[color=#0000ff]What do you prefer and why?[/color]

Best regards and have a very nice time

Peter

I have a medical group of four male Ob/Gyn's and that is exactly what I prefer. They all seem so much more concerned with being gentle and very thorough

I have a very firm grasp on reality. I can and do (unlike some of the folks around these boards) separate my med-fet from my actual medical experiences. Gender has no bearing on my choice of doctors. I look for the most competent ones within reasonable driving distance. This means I have all male doctors. If I find a very competent female doctor in a specialty I need, I will use her.

Speed

I work in a hospital, and was able to pick a gynecologist based on how well they were regarded in the medical community. It had nothing to do with their gender, and I ended up with a male, who I've been very comfortable with for years. Now he has left, and I need to pick a new doctor. My husband isn't very keen on me seeing a male, although he definitely supports me choosing someone I'm comfortable with. So I may just see my ex-doctor's male partner, because they already have all my records in that office, or I may humor my husband and switch to a female.

I have never been examined by a male doctor. I am so shy and i would feel so uncomfortable. Though I do like playing with the playdocs in the chat here.

My Primary Care Physician is a woman as is my GI doctor, cardiologist and dermatologist. The only doctor who isn't is my orthopedic doctor.

I prefer male.

My GF prefers female doctors for sure.

Hey everyone

I prefer a female doctor because of their compassion and the soft hands 😃

I want the best doctor I can find. Their sex doesn't make one bit of difference.

My gynecologist is a man. We met while I was getting my MSN and he was on the staff at the hospital. I liked his demeanor and he was very intellectual. We have known each other for almost twenty years.

The generalities being made based on the sex of the physician are RIDICULOUS.

Being kind, gentle, thoughtful and respectful of the patient has no bearing on whether the practitioner is male or female. That goes for male and female nurses, too.

I will say that being too gentle isn't good when you are a diagnostician. Being too gentle or not palpating firmly enough will cause early lesions to be missed or overlooked.

Practitioners are what they are, male or female, knowledgable or not, deft with their hands or not.

I'd prefer a serious, older, male doc, simply because that's what turns me on.

I prefer female. They know exactly what it feels like where they are touching you

Switchablesusie, you are definitely correct! Number one is knowledge, two is bedside manner, last should be gender! If they don't know beans...you don't want to go to them, if they treat you poorly and won't listen...that is bad too. Perhaps if a woman has been in an abusive situation, female caregivers at all levels would be better but gender otherwise shouldn't matter.

I go to a female doctor...she has a soft touch and gives a very good exam. I have found that male doctors are a bit rough and quick.

Female for me, it's just me I guess but don't like another guy in my exam room so always ask for females.

I prefer female, i feel a little embarrassed if its a man.

Generally I prefer female, although my current Gyn is a male and current GP is a female. I've been examined by both sexes. My true preference is a doctor who takes the time to listen, doesn't rush through it and performs a thorough and detailed exam!

Female doctor, definitely!

I have only ever had female doctors and they are great, but I would like to have a male doctor just once to see what its like. I agree that it would be very embarrassing though.

I have only had Male doctors.

Female.

I prefer female docs 😳 for all medical purposes

I have had both female and male doctors. I currently have amale doctor who is also a pediatrician so our whole family sees him. I just had my eary physical and I just turned 40. Guess what that means girls. SO I am not a fan of male doctors for those exams. As he was performing my hernia exam and my prostate exam I just said "I bet you hate giving these as much as I hate getting them." He said "I just try to get them over with a quickly as I can for boh our sakes." Nice guy, but I'd rather have a female messing with my junk.

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I prefer female doctors

I don't mind what gender my doctor is.

Both are fine, but rectals are better with female doctors. They tend to have longer slimmer fingers and be more gentle, besides the nice buzz of having a female stick their finger up your rectum.

I would prefer a female doctor.

I have seen both male and female drs have to say slimer hands of a female dr is much nicer

I've been to both and really don't give the gender of the doctor a second thought. Growing up our GP was a man, at one time I went to a dermatologist who was a woman, and my ob/gyn group has both, although the doctor who delivered my daughter was a man. But like I said, I don't really care one way or the other.