Straight men: male or female doctor preference

Would you rather have a female or male practitioner

No preference here. As straight male I don't care if a male dr or female performs any genitalia or prostate exam it makes no difference to situation.

I would like it to be male. Certain things are better disscused among males…I've seen two female PA's at my regular clinic and some thing are just to enbarassinng to discused with them.

Doesn't really matter. I just want the best person for the situation at hand. That said, if there's gonna be playing with the private parts, I'd just as soon it was a female because I stand a much better chance of enjoying it that way.

When growing up I don't remember ever being seen by a female doctor. There probably weren't many around back then. The first female doctor who treated/examined me was an oncologist and I discovered that I much preferred her and other ladies. Some male docs were even off-putting visually I found, with hairy hands, arms, beard. Gives me icky feelings. And a few men were gruff and short-tempered.

So, since then I have preferred female docs. Which has worked out well, even though it wasn't planned. Dermatologist, endocrinologist and the occasional ophthalmologist have all been female and competent.

The only time I had need to see a doctor about anything genitally related was when I had a nodule on a testicle. I was sincerely hoping that one of two female docs at the group practice I went to would be the one to do it, instead of the one male doc. And I lucked out. My wife didn't seem to understand why I'd prefer a female doctor examining my genitals. So clueless she was. I couldn't get my head around her thinking.

Yet on the other hand, she thought it axiomatic that females make better doctors and care-givers. So why was she utterly surprised that I preferred having a female doctor examine my testicles? No straightforward logic to her reasoning.

Haven’t seen a doctor in years but probably female. I have a hard time talking to women so maybe it would give me more confidence. As long as she is attractive lol.

Female

Dont care,so long as they know what they are doing

In the past I've asked for female and was assigned a Physician Assistant (PA). The first was good and did a full physical including a prostate exam. She left the practice and I was next assigned another female PA. When the exam got around to the end, after examining my genitals she announced she usually cared for the female patients' gyn needs and was giving me a referral to a urologist for a prostate exam. I felt; she did not want to stick her finger up my ass, put off, short changed and cheated. I had to take the time to see another doctor and pay another co-pay and visit fee since I was under my deductible.

She has also left the practice. I recently called to schedule my upcoming visit. When the scheduler asked if I prefer male or female, I answered either, but preferred someone comfortable examining males. She assigned a male Certified Nurse Practitioner. My appointment is in a few weeks.

Female. Currently seeing a nurse practitioner. Not sure my but find it easier to talk to a female

I prefer a female doctor but sometimes they react if I get an erection which I can’t help.

This is a duplicate topic as its already been discussed in another posting.

I'm straight - but really don't have a preference other than competence and communication. We've run into a couple of incompetent (in our opinion) docs or medical staff and we simply s

won’t see them again.I've had genital and DRE exams from both M/F - neither turned me on nor have I ever got an erection (maybe as a very young child but I don't remember). Going to the doctor is not a fetish for me, I just want to get in, get out, and hear that everything looks good.

I got thorugh all possibilities

female doc + female helper

male doc + female helper

male doc alone

female doc alone

and one time female doc with 3 helpers (coloscopy)

but I prefer the female doctor as urologist. only my procto is male, but always has female helper.

I don't have a preference really. Im more concerned with their ability to be sensitive to my needs, whether they are male or female.

The most qualified is what I prefer. My next appointment is with a female as she does grade out higher than her peers.

No preference. I've seen both. Neither seem to have you get undressed nor spend much time below the belt these days.

A physical seems more like a psych eval than an actual physical, iykwim.

Female. I don’t like being touched by other men.

No real preference, though one time I had this astonishing beauty of a half chinese urologist, mmmm!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

I was about to answer before I remembered I'm not straight 🤭

It really doesn't matter to me. I'm not really concerned about getting “excited” in front of a female doctor. In a clinic or hospital situation, this would be the last thing on my mind.

In real life? I don't care. At that stage I am generally not there by choice, and I want someone who is good at their job.

In a play exam, I also don't particularly care either way. I mostly had male play docs, and have almost always enjoyed my experiences with them. I certainly would love a female play doc, but its not a major sticking point for me. I think the flavor of the exam might be a bit different (which would be very cool) and would be a great experience at some point.

I deal with a lot of nurse practitioners who are all female and to be honest I don't really like it. Not because I have anything against nurses, my mom was one. I'd rather hear it from the horses mouth and in my case I want the horse to be male. Call me old fashioned. That doesn't mean that I don't deal with females on occasion, I just don't like it. I just dealt with a female anesthesiologist who was feeling my wrist. When asked why I was informed they wanted an arterial blood sample. I've had that done so I informed her “hell no” Do it when I'm out. She left and the nurse was laughing her ass off!

Ive generally felt more comfortable having a male doctor, when it comes to examining my private parts, but within the past few years, I’ve had several female doctors treat me for emergencies, that required me to strip off my undies. They were very professional and caring. What I thought would bother me, actually didn’t.

Female

I find that female doctors can be more understanding and listen Instead of just brushing you off

Definitely female!

I do not like men touching me….so use female doctors or NPRN.

Also, when it’s time to get THE BAD NEWS, it’s being delivered with some empathy and a pretty face.

I had a female PCP for about a year and a half. She was, and still is, a popular and respected doctor in our community. However, that she decided to upbraid me in the exam room over a difference of opinion between one of the admin weenies and me, was enough to convince me that our relationship was kaput. This doctor is an employee of one of the largest medical groups here.

Regretfully, the episode might have been gender related because the admin weenie was an extremely rude female who acted as though I worked for her.

In spite of my feelings about that episode, I really don't care if my doctor is male or female as long as they look out for my health rather than their fellow employees' strict adherence to non-health related rules.

because the admin weenie was an extremely rude female

An admin weenie being female is somewhat ironic, no?