They don’t want to discriminate against male GYNs.
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Morons! I bet it is males who came up with this stupid rule.
This is not about discrimination, it is about of whether or not a woman feels comfortable with a man examining her private organs and breasts, and with discussing private issues with a male. Some women have no problems others do.
Also, did they bother to compare a man’s hand with a woman’s hand they’d notice that women’s fingers are usually smaller. For some of us, especially those who have never had children it makes a huge difference.
I had male ObGyns and female ObGyns. With male ObGyns I was always bleeding after the exam, and it usually hurt. With females, I hardly feel a thing and there is no bleeding.
Am I glad I don’t live in Sweden!
So can a male patient request that the urologist be male as well?
Why not? If you don’t feel comfortable with a woman examining you why shouldn’t you be able to ask for a man?
Not sure what Swedes do about it though.
I’ve never asked for a specific gender MD of any speciality. Unfortunately, with endometriosis, I’ve seen 5 or 6 gynecologists. Fortunately, only 2 were women. In my experience female gynecologists are the nastiest, unfriendliest women I’ve ever met: if a male gynecologist behaved in a similar fashion he’d be a social and professional pariah.
Slight discomfort would be normal during an exam, but they only use two fingers – the speculum part is worse. You should never be bleeding afterward.
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