Do you prefer male or female REAL doctors

Prefer females because they are more gentle and through, plus I think they have to be smarter that males in order to get through medical school. Might also be because ever since age 8 when my mother introduced me to enemas, I've had a deep rooted desire to submit to any strong woman.

I prefer female, and not just because I'd rather have a female examine my genitals and prostate during a physical. They tend to be more gentle, spend more time with you, and seem to really care about you. I think this is because they tend to be younger and received more training in patients rights and feelings than older doctors.

I prefer older male doctor......all the time.

I'm not sure why, but as a completely straight male, I almost prefer male doctors. Something about the anonymous, professional piece of it is what makes me really interested. Female doctors adds a piece of sexuality that takes away from the professional nature of it.

I have all my doctors female ..it's like when u go to a male the rush the time u r with them ..but a female takes her time and checks everything ...I love female doctors!!!

I don't have a pref. GF prefers women, especially if they will be seeing/touching her in certain areas.

No question---a female doctor--by a mile! Female doctors listen, do not rush you--and are way more apt to give you more time. Besides, I have a complete rectal exam every year---far rather a nice smaller lady's finger up my asshole, rather than a big bony knobby man's finger!! I have had 2 female doctors for a long time---I swear by them!

I prefer a male doctor as my urologist.... He is a little more aggressive than the women doc.....

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For me isn´t genre important, the most important is the good feedback given by others patients...

Some of the patients here are a bit afraid of "confronting" doctors, in Portugal people live with a stigma that doctors are better than the other Portugueses

and that is not good, Doctors they most of all be responsables and with gentle care and good listeners/talkers...

i work with the red cross in my city for about 6 years in that time i've seen some things i just couldn´t believe...

respect is important, be good at what is dooing, be imparcial...

if he/she does this 3 things, and people like is job... PERFECT...

I tend to prefer women but occasionally will run into a decent male doc. I've had good and bad docs of each gender so it really depends on the person these days. A doctor has to be open to discussion about treatments, etc., and willing to ask questions and be up on the latest tests, treatments, medications, including the unconventional or alternative. They need to check their ego at the door and understand that even though they have had decades of education, I've owned my body for 42 years, have intelligence and some medical knowledge of my own and an intuition for knowing when something is definitely wrong with my body, and be willing to work with me in a partnership for my health. So all of that matters to me more than gender.

I have always had male doctors...but I would think I'd be always more comfortable with a male doctor. However, I wouldn't mind a female doctor

I've always preferred female doctors. I don't think it's a sexual thing though it may be a little sexist. Between men there is always a certain amount of competition and that's true even when visiting the doctor. So I guess I just find it easier to accept being cared for by a woman. Not that it really matters, but that's my preference.

Female, definitely! They at least know what it feels like to be on that table.

This thread started with an intended erotic question. Then it got diverted into something obviously of greater importance to many readers: How does one select a doc?

As long as its been hijacked already, I will add my two cents. Besides, i have an excuse. I don't know how to start a new thread on this site.

I live among a bunch of people who select docs by hearing someone else's enthusing, by looking at the office location or decor, by throwing a dart. They have my sympathy because a non-doc does have a terrible time finding a good doc.

Here's what I would recommend if my neighbors would listen to me. (I too am a non-doc.)

1. Behave yourself. When you do find a good doc, don't waste his/her time. Be succinct. Don't repeat. Be precise. Try to look up your suspected condition on line first so time isn't wasted on what you could have learned beforehand.

2. Ask the good doc to recommend the specialist you need. Good people know good people. Of course if you have been a tedious patient your doc will palm you off on that blockhead down the hall.

3. The doc you want doesn't just have a good bedside manner. In fact he may not. But pick out one with a good working vocabulary. Don't confuse abruptness with competence. Don't be intimidated by cold mannerisms...you don't need a friend in a doc but you do need one who can change his mind if your symptoms don't fit his first hypothesis.

4. Look for someone who has some degree of uncertainty. Conviction in medicine can be dangerous in many things. Same as with flying on an airliner. A good pilot is never convinced he could not have done better. A bad pilot is a self assured expert.

5. Books and the internet cannot replace the experience a doc has in treating whatever you are worried about. The doc's experience is what tells you if the selected path is the right one or if a drug can be expected to work quickly or perhaps not at all.

Oh, and one other little thing. If you are searching for a good doc, get at it. By the time Obama care is done with our medical system you wont be able to chose and the available docs will disappear as potential new docs decide on some other trade. Or, get elected to congress; they will always find ways to opt out so they can get good care.

Blitheben:

Your post is very well written and well thought out. Your advice applies very well to seeking any professional. You seem to have an excellent understanding of people. Thanks for such a cogent summary.

After having a female Dr, I would go with female without a doubt.

Thank you mrkie.

After i wrote that I realized i should have added:

Second opinions...some people are wedded to them and they do have their place but too often they lead to inaction.

A second opinion may be warranted if you are considering whether you are healthy enough to survive or benefit from a full course of chemo or some fuzzy thing like that. But there are many times where time is important...say avoiding nerve damage from a disk...and times when everyones protocol is going to be nearly the same...even a cardio bypass...and all you care about is skill which is best estimated by number of ops the surgeon has performed.

Lastly, i see an awful lot of people who are terrified of some procedure like an MRI or terrified of taking drugs. Try to suppress your fears. As you get older your survival will more and more depend on accepting the right treatment. And, by right we mean conventional medical stuff and not Mexican offshoots, natural whatever, herbal goo, alternative flapdoodle and hot lemonade.

Oh! and skip the chiropractor too.

I dont mind at all if real then so long as they know what they are doing !!

Been said before... But as long as they know what there doing I dont mind, although. female Dr do tend to add a caring nature to any examination

Female doctor

I always go and see a female doctor.

I know several good PA's and trust them completely.

I find female tend to be a little more compassionate.

Female. Mainly I don't trust real docs all that much and females tend to listen more when ur describing something

I prefer a female gynecologist, but all my other doctors are male. I just would rather have another female digging around in my sexual anatomy. For the rest of it, I don't care.

Female, although my family doctor is male but I usually see his PA. My gyno is female but when I had to go for the colposcopy I had a male doctor.

Female Doctors, My Urologist & Primary care doctors are both female. They are the best & I get a little or a lot turned on every time need to be seen by one.

I'd love to find a female urologist. Not for an erotic thrill, but because I find female doctors listen better and seem to be more caring. Unfortunately, the one female urologist in my area limits her practice to women.

I prefer a female doctor, i think the are more gentle and is somehowe closer to ma fantasies. I really find being examined by women more pleasure

Female. I enjoy the closeness and openess. It is nice to be anle to confide girly bodily stuff without being awkward.

It doesn't really matter to me as long as they're competent, but I do prefer a woman doctor. Right now my primary care giver is a gorgeous, redhead woman doctor. I much prefer a woman's finger up my ass than a man's during the prostate exam.