Ladies, what do you call the gynecologist?

In nearly 25 years of living together I've never heard my wife say the word "gynecologist." I've heard her call him/her the "female doc" and make references to her "annual," but she's never used the proper term for her doctor.

When I was a stay-at-home dad I had a female friend of ours ask me to watch her daughter for a few hours while she went to the "girlie doc." Once again, she seemed uncomfortable using the word gynecologist in front of me.

So what do you call your doctor? How do you refer you your annual appointment for a pap smear and pelvic exam?

I always say gynecologist and never use childish terms.

I don't mince words.

I just say I'm going to the gynecologist or to see Dr. so and so. My husband and I see him and his wife a couple times a year and our daughters know who he is because he delivered both of them and he is their gynecologist also.

Simple. Gynecologist.

Depending on context, gynecologist, gyno, or ob-gyn.

He is just my gynecologist. I do not use any other words to describe him. I do not see why women should think the word gynecologist can not be spoken. A "female doc" is just a doctor who is a woman and it is not a doctor who just does health care for women. "girlie doc" just sounds silly. I think not saying gynecologist is just trying to block it out and not think about it.

I think "gyno" is ok though just for short. I think "ob-gyn" is an American thing but I think that too is ok.

Well ours is a GP/OBGYN so we call her by her name Dr. G

I usually say gyno, or ob/gyn.

. . . . If you think about it, even the abbreviation "Ob/Gyn" is still quite a mouthful. So it's pretty obvious that people are going out of their way to avoid using the full name. (For comparison's sake, no one abbreviates cardiologist, pediatrician or podiatrist.)

NO.

Saying "OBGYN" is FIVE syllables.

Saying "Obstetrician Gynecologist" is NINE syllables, so OBGYN is still shorter to say.

What about "ENT?" No one says Otorhinolaryngologist. The long speciality names are shortened by abbreviations.

I usually say gyno as it's shorter than gynocologist and flows better than GYN

I was thinking about this again.

SOMETIMES I have jokingly said to my husband, "I have an appointment with the pussy doctor."

SOMETIMES I have jokingly said to my husband, "I have an appointment with the pussy doctor."

Why would you be seeing a veterinarian?

Why would you be seeing a veterinarian?

Good one!

If the doctor who examines pediatric patients is a pediatrician and a person who does magic is a magician, is the person who examines the vagina a vagician?

For some reason my family (aunts and cousins and my mom) have referred to their private parts as their monkey. I don't know why. I do not. My bff and I usually say coochie or coochie doctor. My family would say Monkey Doctor. I know....weird, lol! ?

Gynecologist. Woman dr.

Generally either “the lady doctor”’or “the gyno” for me...but never really thought much about it.

Monkey doctor, LOL.

I usually say the O.B.

I usually say "gynecologist" or, when talking about him to someone who knows him, I say his surname 😃

Years ago when my wife and I were with a doctor friend the subject of her gynecologist came up and our friend said the gynecologist was as good a doc as you will find among the "crotch watchers".

My ex-husband used to call it the Box Doctor. That's among the many reasons why he's my ex.

My ex-husband used to call it the Box Doctor.

I knew a gynecologist whose Porsche license plate said BOXDOC and a urologist whose plate was CYSTOKID.

That's like the Seinfeld episode! Hahahaha

Daddy !

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Couldn't resist lol

Bush Doctor? LOL Seriously, out of respect for the medical profession, I use the proper terminology.

That's like the Seinfeld episode! Hahahaha

"I'm the assman!" to quote Cosmo Kramer.

My two ex wives always refered to their docs as gynecologist, GYN, or just by their name. I knew the names of their doctors, so I knew they were seeing their gynecologist.

Either gyn or gyno or if actually talking to the gyn than call her doctor.

When I was in college we called it the “vagina doctor”. As I got older that became the “lady doctor”. Most of my friends say OB or baby doctor. I go with the gyn. I guess it depends on what you are using it for.

I call him my gynecologist. If I was to call him by name when talking to him, I would use Dr Jones (not his real name). Years ago, I went to a feminist clinic for my GP and the doctors there were all called by their first names. I've never seen that anywhere else, though.

My wife always refers to him as her gynecologist and under normal circumstances for years I never gave it a second thought, but then my sister's husband made reference to a groinecologist and it just cracked me up.

I call him by his name Dr. Erv. All my friends, male and female know he is a gynecologist. He no longer does any obstetrics so for that I would have to see his son. We my mom went for her first visit to the gynecologist her mother referred to the doctor as "a big girls kind of doctor"