Who do female gyno doctors go to for their exams?

Do they see someone else in the same practice or go to someone outside their practice? Could you go to a co-worker and have them do your exam? Are they male or female? What if your a nurse working for a gyno, do you see the doctors there or go someplace else for your exam as well?

Well off course that every doctors go to other doctors and when they go they usually feel like anyone else. It's basically a scientific question, woman gynecologists may be seen by a fellow colleague or by another doctor which they don't know so well. Let me give you an example: doctors must avoid seeing members of the family and this because they may not have the scientific distance to make the right diagnosis and treatment. So a woman doctor may be seen by someone who even works with her if that person feels that have that confidence and distance to make the right judgments. Concerning nurses is very common in my country being examined by the doctors for which they work without paying. Here in Portugal it's also a tradition a doctor not charge another doctor.

I am sure amaral is right, that female gynecologists see other doctors that they are not associated with. I asked a female nurse in the office one time who the best gynecologist was to see. She told me most of the females in the office saw this one gynecologist. I assumed they knew from working with him that he was the best.

Several female gyne's in our area have mentioned to friends of mine they are long term patients of doctors they have gone to even before they were doctors. All but one said they go to male doctors. That would be five of them

In the practice I am familiar with, 7 male doctors,2 females and about 40 supporting staff this is how it works. All annual exams are done "out of office" this applies to Gyn and mammograms and annual physicals only. It is a rule within the practice and there is a reciprocal agreement with other clinics in the area. They had an issue there once.

I believe this is not just for gynaecologists but for other doctors too. I think it is very common to not see within the same practice (neutral viewpoint / liability issues).

When I went with my ex to her gyno, I asked her the same questions - who do you see for checkups ? She told me that as a rule, they usually see doctors outside of their practice. They may or may not have reciprocal agreements - meaning if A sees B, B may or may not see A.

My PD (male) sees a female from his med school when he has to get any checkup (again, different practices) and she sees him.

My dentist is very picky - she keeps changing dentists once every few years and all of them are outside of her practice

Fascinating, I have always wondered the same thing. I just assumed they would see each other and be open about it but after reading the responses I see why they do not.