Do you prefer male or female REAL doctors

Definitielly young women doctors. I am on my college track team and we often get interns helping/doing our physicals, so I have had the experience a few times of having my penis felt by someone near my age.

It is awkward when a guy my age does that part of the exam. He is probably comparing the size of my penis to his...

New graduates are very keen and have not developed any cynicism. They are more likely to do a thorough check and that is want I want. Not for kicks but to ensure my health. I always prefer a female - expectation is that they are more nurturing but I have encountered masny excellent male doctors. problem is you only know it after the event.

Female all the way. Smaller fingers and more gentile

Regular doc is a mid age male, MD and homeopathic physician, he is businesslike and always does a DRE. The specialist I have seen so far for internal medicine and colonoscopy is female, also younger than me, very competent and gentle with the tube. That I like. She seems to enjoy having a male patient to work on and there is good rapport before and after the exam.

I have had both male and female doctors over the years. In general, I have had better experiences and felt more comfortable with female doctors. All of my current doctors are female (PCP, Dermatology, and Urologist).

I have had a few female doctors or PA's, or NP's in my life, and I have to tell you, from my point of view they all suck. However it's not totally their fault, I am to blame as well.

The first few I had were okay in their skill, but were very timid, when I go to a doctor, I don't want to be in control. And one of them was not so nice with my soft girlie parts and she actually said, "that doesn't hurt, come on now, I have had the same thing done numerous times and it didn't hurt a bit." And I got up on my elbows and looked her strait in the face and said, "then apparently you have a better doctor than I currently have, and who obviously knows what they are doing." I think she got the point rather quickly.

A few of the others I have had, and I know this is going to contradict what I just said, but see, when women gather, we immediately scope each other out, no matter how many of us there are, 2 to 200, we know in a matter of seconds who the weak ones are that we can pick off one by one, or in groups if we have to, and we can spot our equals, or those stronger than ourselves. So while I didn't like going to the female doctors who were timid and shy because I didn't want to be in control, I also hated more so going to the one who was actually the stronger woman than I. That put me on ground in which I am not all too familiar with, nor am I comfortable with.

Then after the last two run in's with the female NP's and PA's during my bowel issues this past July, well, that pretty much sealed the female's gender for me going to them as medical professionals for good, and Doc's too. I went to my GP, she had called me in for an "emergency" visit. Because the week prior I called them, and even Doc called them begging them for an appointment to see me, to which they said if I was that sick I needed to be seen in the ER, which is where I went. So I went, got all my tests done etc. Then I get a call from little Miss Blond Barbi who is still in that gigglie stage, where everything is cute and precious to her and she said to me on the phone, "your ER reports just came across our desks from the ER, and we don't take serious abdominal pain in a 40 year old female who's already had her appendix and gallbladder removed lightly. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst pain, what would you rate your pain now? My reply, a constant 6, when I transition from something, i.e., laying to sitting, or worse from sitting to standing that pain shoots up to a 10 every time to the point that it takes my breath away almost and I sometimes have to grab a hold of something to keep myself in an upright position. Then she says, the doctors and I have been reviewing your chart and feel that you need to be seen in our office ASAP. Okay, this was like 8:30 AM and she wants me there by 9:15 AM, it is doable, but would be a very rushed job. I agree and go in. Their staff had to help me out of my chair and into the chair in the waiting room, then up out of that chair and onto the exam table. Then in walks Barbi herself. All 5 feet of her with her blond hair and perfectly manicured nails, bright blue eyes and all bushy tailed. And she sometimes talks in that "baby" talk that simply and quite frankly pisses me off. "So, your belly hurts huh?" (batting her baby blues at me) She then listens to my lungs, and my heart and tells me she wants me to have a GI consult, which being a nurse means they are going to want to scope me in either the top or bottom. I told her that was fine, I only have two requirements, my doctor had better be a male, and scoping is out of the question unless I get ketamine and propofol only, no versed, no demerol, just the propofol and ketamine only. She told me that the GI doc they use only uses ketamine and propofol unless a patient has issues with either of those because as a general rule, ketamine and propofol are both separately and together probably 1000 times not only safer, but easier on the patient for recovery, and almost no side effects, however, the GI doc is a woman. I agreed that I would take her as long as she used my desired meds, because as a general rule, I usually do not allow women to touch me. So having said that, I am not sure if that was why my visit suddenly ended, she wrote me for a script for 30 vicodin and told me that the GI doc would be calling me to set up my appointment. Okay, this was Monday, the GI doc or her assistant rather calls me on Wednesday and wants to know how soon I can get in to have a colonoscopy done. He said he would need to send me the scripts for the bowel prep, so if I thought I would make it by Friday he could fit me in then. I suggested Tuesday, my only day off. He wasn't happy really with that because he said the GI doc has been reviewing my case and wants me in there ASAP. Again, I said, "what time ON Tuesday do you want me there?" So I go and have my colonoscopy done. The woman doc is nice, quick but nice. I had some issues that she wanted to delve into further and their office would be getting in touch with me soon. So Thursday, just 2 days after my colonoscopy, the GI doc's nurse calls me and wants me to get a barium enema in a few days, and also schedules me with a follow up with the GI doc's NP in a few days. So I go and see the NP who as I am sitting in a pair of jeans, in a chair, palpates my abdomen for a few seconds then tells me she want me to go into have an upper GI done tomorrow at the same place, same meds will be used, since they didn't find any Chrones in the lower, she's sure I have it in the upper GI. Really? like only 1-2 percent of people have chrones in their upper GI, so she wanted to put me through another pretty invasive procedure, not to mention expensive even with fantastic insurance. And she gathers this opinion from reading a few blurbs in my chart and pressing on my belly while sitting up in a chair with jeans and a sweatshirt on? Fantastic diagnostic skills no?

So while I am in the office, she steps out to go and make my appointment. I immediately call Doc, who was in the middle of his day and in the middle of seeing patients actually, who excused himself from a patient who was currently in his exam room, (sorry patient) to come out and hear what I was telling him. Doc was a bit irate to say the least. WHen she returned and handed me my appointment card I handed her my cell phone so that she could answer a few questions my doctor had. He was making her a bit flustered, but she was pleasant and cooperative. He basically told her that he didn't feel I needed un upper GI and that it wasn't warrented at all in this case. She sort of hem-hawed around a bit, then rehanded me my appointment card for the very next day.

Tomorrow came, and first the GI doc's assistant called me and wondered where I was at. I told him that I cancelled my appointment for the barium enema, as well as cancelled my appointment for my upper Gi as neither at this time were indicated since I already had a CT done as well as a colonoscopy, both of which would show much more than the barium enema and upper GI combined. I told him that's like putting the cart before the horse so to speak, medically speaking made no sense at all. I asked him again why he and the GI doc felt the need for both of these, and his reply sort of surprised me I guess, on one hand I appreciated his candor, but on the other hand, not so much. He said, after I asked why they were pushing for both tests, "we are doing them for completeness." I said "for completeness?" I then told him that as a nurse myself, when you say completeness I basically hear two different things/meanings, or sometimes even both, 1) She's got top notch insurance, which I do, so lets ride the money train for a bit longer, since technically it can be medically justified, and 2) My office and his office messed up. The normal order of things even in an acute setting and circumstance such as mine, the normal order of events should have been correctly followed in this order, 1) I call my doctor, he squeezes me in and then probably ships me to the ER or better yet just into have a CT done, which that alone would have saved me thousands. IN the mean time he gets my pain under control. 2)in a few days the ER reports/CT reports get faxed and they want me to be seen in their office to discuss my further options, which, one of course would be for the colonoscopy, which I was fine with. However this takes steps too, which mean seeing the doctor for the initial consult, and then setting a date for the colonoscopy if it's something we both agree on. Then usually, in about 6 weeks from that date you go in and have this done. This was not my case however. Time line as follows, I go to ER after being turned away by my doctors office stating that if I was that sick I needed to go to the ER anyway, then, one week later doctors office calls and wants me seen asap, to set me up with a GI, this was on a Monday. Wednesday GI doc wants to know if I can be there on Friday for the colonoscopy, with no consultation with the GI doc first, (very odd). I go and get it done, not a bad experience. This happened on Tuesday. Wednesday GI doc calls again and wants me scheduled for a barium enema in 4 weeks and a follow up appointment with the GI doc Thursday to discus findings. Go and see her on Thursday she want an upper GI done the following day. She made this decision after palpating my belly sitting up in a chair in jeans and a hoodie. I called Doc a bit in a frantic, he talked to the female Gi doc's NP as to why she wanted to order both tests. She tells him she isn't sure but it's their office policy.

So I wake up early the next day and call the facility and I cancel I get a call back from the GI docs nurse who wants to know why I am cancelling. I told him because the only reason your NP could give me for having either of these tests done was for "completeness" and the last I checked, "completeness" doesn't have an ICD-9 code. Then about ten minutes later the queen GI doc herself called me up personally and asked why I wasn't in there for thave the upper GI done. I told her I didn't think it needed done and then she started her pissing match with me that I am only a nurse and she's the doctor. I asked her if she had my chart in front of her and was refusing my tests due to my doctors recommentations and to please call him. She did and was nice as pie with him and actually agreed that neither needed to be done. IT was after this whole fiescal that Doc finally just called Dr. John who is currently my PCP to please as a personal favor to him that no one in his office be allowed to see me except John himself. And actually, on the visit after Doc made that request, as we were walking out John walked me up to the counter and told the scheduler to make a note on the front of my chart that the only persone I was to ever see in his office again was him, and that from now on if Doc calls Doc to Doc the call was to be put through immediately to him, and to him only. And, if I or Doc ever call with an emergent situation, unless I am in a very serious life threatening situation, no matter how full his schedule is, I was to be brought in ASAP and worked in ASAP as well. Which Doc and I both greatly appreciated because I am for the most part a pretty easy patient do deal with, I don't ask for much, and what I do ask for I expect, and I am usually in and out in just a few minutes, oh, and one last thing, I do have killer insurance and I pay my co-pay up front, first thing, and without having to be asked. The office staff loves me. lol.

So, this is why I now and for the most part have always only gone, and prefer to go to male doctors only. None of this bull crap. I also don't feel like I have to size them up so to speak. I can relax a lot more knowing that we are not competing for the same alpha female position. For me, men doctors are much more caring towards me, and again, a lot of the way I get treated by female doctors is my fault because don't bet they are not sizing me up in the same first moments I am them, then the games begin.

Another thing for me, as crazy as this sounds, having a man touch me, in my mind is just the correct order of things. I need to know he's in charge of the situation and of me. I will probably always trust a male doctor much faster than a female one, and again because I feel like he's giving me the strait poop which hasn't been altered in any way due to girl on girl power issues.

Just my two cents.

Mashie

Female doctors for me. I found that they are generally easier to talk to.

I would prefer a female doc. Have only had a female for a physical twice but I wish they were thurogh with me. First time was a young cute earily 20s girl and she didnt even check me below the waist. 2nd time was a woman in her 40s and she just had me take my jeans off and put a sheet over me and touched my upper theighs through the sheet thats it. The guy doc goes in my pants everytime. I would rather a woman do that than a man.

I have had both and I definately prefer female.

Bill

Only male 35-60

Prefer him manly hunk 😃

I'm used to be checked by male doctors.

Consequently I should been embarrassed with a female.

I prefer male and that's all I've had up until now. Never experienced a female.

I prefer female doctors because I feel like they (well most of them) listen more.. and more importantly they generally have smaller fingers !

I had to go to a male urologist after going to my female GP for years. The guy had fingers like sausages.. big difference on the rectal..

I prefer mature male Dr's. I've never been examined by a female Dr.

I prefer female doctors as long as they do a complete physical. I have been to some that did not check my genitals or do a rectal exam. My doctor (actually a physicans assistant) does the complete physical and I like her.

Bill

I'm a male and I prefer male doctors to female doctors for getting a routine physical. It seems more comfortable if they have the proper attitude.

If it was in an emergency, was for something unrelated to a yearly physcial, or had nothing to do w/ the genital area, I wouldn't care either way if the doctor was male or female. For any and all complete physicals, total body skin exams, or below the waist examinations, I'd much rather have a female doctor.

Male 😉

I like female doctor , more understanding

Prefer male doctor

I prefer female doctors. They have softer hands that feel good when they examine me. My GP, Dentist and Eye Specialist are all women - and very very good at their jobs.

In my younger days, I've experienced male doctors who've been mediocre in their work and treated patients (including me) like pieces of meat.

One eye-specialist (male) was out and out rude and would admonish me for not being regular for my eye check-ups. He didn't seem to realise that people had jobs that kept them busy and some empathy would be nice.

It was humiliating specially since everything in his chamber could be heard in the waiting area outside. After a while, I just stopped going to the fellow.

Then I found my current (pretty and efficient) eye specialist who is female.

I consciously looked for a female GP and after a few errors, found the one I go to currently.

Prefer a male doctor. I'm self conscious about a female seeing me naked.

Prefer a male doctor. I\'m self conscious about a female seeing me naked.

For me, that would be a major reason for having an exam with a female examiner: added embarrassment. You should consider trying it.

I prefer A HOT female doctor

For a real doctor I want the best, most competent doctor I can find. Gender isn't important for me in play either, but especially for my real health needs it doesn't ever enter into the equation.

Older male doctor

I am conflicted on this question. I have never had a woman doctor but have been completely exposed to female med techs several times. As for a female GP, on one hand, I would be less embarrassed being examined by a woman, but there would be a sexual/erotic component to it that does not exist with the male doctor. For that reason, I would be self-conscious about requesting a female doctor.

Male doctor any time. Female doctors would divert my attention from the problem at hand:-)

I prefer female it make me less embarassed than the male.

I just want the most qualified, patient centered physician that is available. I had prostatitis in '98 and the first urologist available was a woman who was totally professional and understanding. Many guys would try anything to find a male for this condition.