Comments on: Sweden has banned the practice of women patients requesting female gynecologists http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-practice-of-women.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jellyfishattack http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-practice-of-women.html/comment-page-1#comment-112319 Jellyfishattack Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:56:13 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-the-practice-of-women-patients-requesting-female-gynecologists.html#comment-112319 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. 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.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-practice-of-women.html/comment-page-1#comment-71157 Anonymous Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-the-practice-of-women-patients-requesting-female-gynecologists.html#comment-71157 Why not? If you don't feel comfortable with a woman examining you why shouldn't you be able to ask for a man?<br /> <br />Not sure what Swedes do about it though. 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.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-practice-of-women.html/comment-page-1#comment-71150 Anonymous Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-the-practice-of-women-patients-requesting-female-gynecologists.html#comment-71150 So can a male patient request that the urologist be male as well? So can a male patient request that the urologist be male as well?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-practice-of-women.html/comment-page-1#comment-71124 Anonymous Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/sweden-has-banned-the-practice-of-women-patients-requesting-female-gynecologists.html#comment-71124 Morons! I bet it is males who came up with this stupid rule.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />Am I glad I don't live in Sweden! 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!

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