When having a Dr. appointment for a physical does it or would it bother you whether you have a male or female Dr?
As in would it bother you more if it was the same gender or opposite gender examining you, or does it not make a difference to you one way or the other?
I’m a male and have always had a male Dr. but I know some do have the opposite gender, depending on their family Dr. and such. To me it’s way more awkward if it’s a female.
So, would it matter or bother you?
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My GP is a female and I am fine with it. I actually prefer it since women seem to be less judgmental. I also always took math classes in college with female professors since they seemed more helpfull.
I have had epididymitis twice and just had a “fatty cyst” that decided to grow about a inch to the right of my penis removed. All female doctors and surgeon. The ladies looked at my junk and and fiddled my bits and no awkward boners.
And my downstairs is currently running at 100% thanks to female doctors.
@johnpowell I think I understand what you mean by saying women seem less judgmental. I had a female urologist for an appointment, felt awkward before going, but she was very nice, and didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all. I still think I prefer a male though, since it’s what I’m used to.
I prefer a female doctor as I feel more comfortable. Yes, it DOES matter to me.
Makes absolutely no difference to me. GQ, by the way.
On a slightly different angle, in college I always preferred female professors for foreign languages. Somehow, I find that the female pronunciation is clearer. Maybe that’s why Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana are female voices by default.
For a physical I don’t care. I’m almost 50, and growing up there were more male doctors so I had them quite often.
No difference to me, trust in their competence is all that matters
I’m male. I’ve had both men and women doctors. Makes no difference.
Not at all. As a male nurse, I’ve been on the other side of this many times.
I am female and I am not concerned with my doctor’s gender. I grew up with male doctors. I think I saw a female doctor for the first time when I was 24. My OB/GYNs have all been women, simply because I have been referred to women by general practitioners.
I have had both and doesn’t bother me a bit.
I care about competence. Not gender.
It does not bother me one bit. My current doctor is female and my last physical was done by a female. I was a little bit more shy about such things as a teen (and switched to a male GP for a while), but now that I have a female one again I’ve found that doesn’t bother me at all.
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