Choosing Doctor Gender Preference

Well, I'm straight - so naturally I prefer females.... but I'm just more comfortable with a male handling things down there. At least I know they own the same equipment and are extra careful! 😄

I get no preference. It is always a female. Whenever my Lady picks a physician; it's always a female. I must see the same doctor.

No gender preference for professionals, doctors or otherwise. I base choices on experience and competency. I'd rather have a good doctor than a good looking doctor.

No particular preference on gender, but i've had better experiences with male doctors over female doctors so far.

With the exception of my gynecologist all of my doctors have been men, so I guess for me there is no preference. As long as their attitude is good and they know what they are doing, it doesn't matter.

Prefer female

I'm used to male doctors examining me, but I don't really have a preference.

Females give the best prostate exams!

I really don't care if my GP is male or Female, but my Gyn I prefer a male because they have better bedside manners than a female.

Patients get pot luck when they come see me. If they have an emergency it's what they get. Me. No one has ever complained.

Females give the best prostate exams!

I've had prostate exams from at least 2 doctors/practitioners of each gender.

I concur with ALAFLA.

That's from supratentorial overlay--that is you like it!

I prefer female doctor.

My physician is female

I have been examined by both male and female practitioners and I definitely prefer female. If it was an emergency situation I obviously wouldn't care, but for routine physicals and such I am much more comfortable with a woman handling my private parts and probing my backside. My primary care doctor is actually a man but all of my exams are done by his very attractive female PA. My wife really doesn't have a preference but is examined by the same PA.

I have never seen a medical form that asks what gender provider I would prefer. If I did I would check the box next to female.

I've been seen by both make and female GP and I can say that I don't have much of a preference. I prefer female over male but if I have a male doctor I won't put off an exam or anything, I don't mind having a male doctor or anything.

This is a very interesting question. When I think of all the doctors I have seen there have been both men and women. Even among the OBGYNs I have been seen by both men and women. My first was for several years a male and so was the doctor who delivered our daughter.. If they are good at what they do, it has never been an issue. Men are generally more conservative about this. I know that my husband has a clear preference and refused to be seen by a female dermatologist recently.

In reality I don't care what sex the doctor is. For fantasy purposes I prefer them to be a female. As we all know there is a huge difference between fantasy and reality.

As we all know there is a huge difference between fantasy and reality.

You got a "Like" because I think what you said is very important. On second thought, "should" should probably be inserted between "all" and "know." I fear some lose sight of that important difference.

Having a female doctor is the only way for me. Something that private with a female for me is very nice. Sadly I am a little horny during my exam.

Prefer a female doctor much more caring and take time to take care of patient

I definitely prefer a female doctor.

I have had the same male primary care/internist for many years, but as I have aged and need specialists, I have intentionally selected females for treatment. It's not a sexual thing, I think, it has more to do with being comfortable with the doctor I am entrusting my life. Personally, my experience with females in general is that they are better listeners than men. Additionally, I never liked exposing myself to a male doctor, and It has been very rare when this was required. Females, on the other hand, seem more persistent and more thorough and explore wherever they determine is required. Often it includes becoming nude, and once I have had a problem in the past, specialists tend to recheck that old issue every time I visit. This is particularly true of my dermatologist and urologist.

Frankly, I'm sure the reasoning behind this is the time involved. Family doctors have a very limited time to spend on a patient compared to specialists. This is just my opinion, and it is probably caused by the dollars they are reimbursed for their services, the time they set aside for an appointment, and the compensation they receive. I would say, however, I have no plans to change my primary care physician as he does a fine job with my normal medical needs.

I don't think I've ever been asked if I had a gender preference. Usually I start going to a new doctors office because of an existing relationship with the physician. So I guess I usually choose a physician, see if they're accepting new patients, and go that route. I've had both male and female doctors, and honestly I haven't noticed a difference. They're both professionals.

While I don't have a gender preference, I've never had a female doctor except for the times I've had to go to urgent care. My GP, gynecologist, eye doctor, dermatologist, and dentist are all male. I started seeing my dermatologist in my mid 20s when I finally had insurance. At 18 I stopped seeing my pediatrician (male) as my main doctor and switched to a GP in that same practice. Same gynecologist since I was 16. Which unfortunately means at some point in my life, he will retire and I'll have to find a new one. New eye doctor I started going to about 5 years ago. (Both eye doctors I've had have been male.) Same dentist since I was 12. (The one my family went to before moved to be closer to his grandchildren. He's probably retired now.)

I prefer a female. The town I grew up in for many years only had a female doctor. She delivered probably most of the town. Then when I moved down to Tucson she referred me to the doctor I have now that is the same as her a GP/OB/GYN. Even when I was raped I was seen by a female doctor. One thing interesting. In nursing school, there were like two men and we would see them in different classes. We had a professor in one class who was hard. She would throw questions at you and some trick questions at us. One day in class she told the male student not to speak and she said for all of you ladies I want to know what it feels like to be kicked in the testicles. Now in these days you may have a lady that could answer that but we didn't. She said she would give us a few munites to think it over. We could even talk it over with each other. We thought it was a trick question. None of us had an answer. She said the reason you don't have an answer is that you are not a man. All you can do is listen and learn. But you could certainly understand if a woman came to you with bad cramps or other GYN issues because we have all had cramps and heard our moms talk to other moms about GYN issues. So how does a guy know what a woman really feels like when she describes something. He just knows what he has been told and learned. But he really doesn't know. I guess that is why I have stuck with a female doctor my whole life.

I prefer a male doctor. I’m more comfortable with a male than a female.

I have only ever been examined by male doctors, but I really have no preference.

I would never see a male GP or GYN. It's fun in a fantasy but not in real life. I've always had female doctors.

Now, if it's a strep throat/sick visit, whoever's available will do. I've also had male dentists, physical therapists, eye doctors, etc, and that doesn't bother me one bit. But barring an unfortunate ER visit or some other situation where it was unavoidable/avoiding it would be a big hassle, I will never choose a male for an appt where I expect to take my panties off XD It's a personal comfort thing, as fun as it may be to explore these topics safely over the internet, I have enough white coat syndrome as it is.

I feel weird being a woman and all, but I totally prefer male doctors. The majority of my doctors (including specialists) I have seen are male. The few females I saw did not really care and they would not stay in the room more than 15 minutes and they seemed more rough around the edges). Male doctors have been more professional and caring in my experience. But boy do my girlfriends give me funny looks!