Is your doctor a male or female?

alette · Feb 3rd, 2012, 13:51 PM

Just curious what the majority is.. there are 3 OB/GYN doctors at our hospital, and all 3 are men! Is your doctor male or female?

mamaduke · Feb 3rd, 2012, 14:18 PM

My doctor is female. I chose her based on recommendations from friends.

At her OB/GYN practice, it's split 50/50 - 3 male OBs and 3 female OBs.

wifey29 · Feb 3rd, 2012, 14:30 PM

My consultant is male and tbh a little creepy. He says "ok" like a million times in each sentence. If he does it during the birth I'm not sure I'll be able to hold my tongue

If only we had a choice of doctor on the NHS.

rubysoho120 · Feb 3rd, 2012, 15:53 PM

Mine is a female...I"m worried I will be stuck with a male doctor for birth, cuz its who ever is on shift, and well I don't feel comfortable with that, let alone he doesn't have the same parts or been through this expierence so I don't trust him.

nic85 · Feb 3rd, 2012, 15:55 PM

Mine is female, which I prefer!

When I was pregnant with my daughter I had a male doctor who did some examinations and stuff. Didn't like it.

Unbridled · Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:16 PM

My doctor is a woman, but it's office policy that I have to see everyone in the practice at least once before I give birth. This is because I really have no choice in who will deliver Maddox when he's born; it just depends on who's on call at the time. All four doctors are wonderful, and I haven't noticed any difference in the care I receive under any of them. But I have to say I prefer the two women to the two men. I guess I'm just sexist.

Amarna · Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:31 PM

Mine's a woman. Honestly I've had a male doctor before and it really doesn't matter to me either way. It just worked out that way because the practice she works in takes my insurance, she had openings and the other major practice in the area doesn't. My husband on the other hand prefers me to have a female, lol.

SillyHale · Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:36 PM

My family doctor's a male and so is my delivery doctor. I picked him before the two females only because he had done colposcopy's on me for the last couple years so I knew him a little bit compared to the others. I won't be allowed to see my delivery doctor till I'm past 30 weeks though which I found strange

vintagecat · Feb 4th, 2012, 03:44 AM

My doctor is a male and he's been delivering babies for over 30 years with his wife who is his head nurse. They're a great unit together. I feel like I'm in capable hands.

LisaL79 · Feb 4th, 2012, 07:44 AM

All of the OBs where I go are female. I was seeing an RE for a while that was male though.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 13:51 PM	#1
alette Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 548	Is your doctor a male or female? Just curious what the majority is.. there are 3 OB/GYN doctors at our hospital, and all 3 are men! Is your doctor male or female?

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 14:18 PM	#2
mamaduke Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 1,846	My doctor is female. I chose her based on recommendations from friends. At her OB/GYN practice, it's split 50/50 - 3 male OBs and 3 female OBs.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 14:30 PM	#3
wifey29 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2,038	My consultant is male and tbh a little creepy. He says "ok" like a million times in each sentence. If he does it during the birth I'm not sure I'll be able to hold my tongue If only we had a choice of doctor on the NHS.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 15:53 PM	#4
rubysoho120 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,360	Mine is a female...I"m worried I will be stuck with a male doctor for birth, cuz its who ever is on shift, and well I don't feel comfortable with that, let alone he doesn't have the same parts or been through this expierence so I don't trust him.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 15:55 PM	#5
nic85 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 82	Mine is female, which I prefer! When I was pregnant with my daughter I had a male doctor who did some examinations and stuff. Didn't like it.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:16 PM	#6
Unbridled Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: USA Posts: 727	My doctor is a woman, but it's office policy that I have to see everyone in the practice at least once before I give birth. This is because I really have no choice in who will deliver Maddox when he's born; it just depends on who's on call at the time. All four doctors are wonderful, and I haven't noticed any difference in the care I receive under any of them. But I have to say I prefer the two women to the two men. I guess I'm just sexist.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:31 PM	#7
Amarna Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New York State Posts: 1,628	Mine's a woman. Honestly I've had a male doctor before and it really doesn't matter to me either way. It just worked out that way because the practice she works in takes my insurance, she had openings and the other major practice in the area doesn't. My husband on the other hand prefers me to have a female, lol.

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Feb 3rd, 2012, 16:36 PM	#8
SillyHale Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 408	My family doctor's a male and so is my delivery doctor. I picked him before the two females only because he had done colposcopy's on me for the last couple years so I knew him a little bit compared to the others. I won't be allowed to see my delivery doctor till I'm past 30 weeks though which I found strange

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Feb 4th, 2012, 03:44 AM	#9
vintagecat Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Japan (from U.S.) Posts: 2,064	My doctor is a male and he's been delivering babies for over 30 years with his wife who is his head nurse. They're a great unit together. I feel like I'm in capable hands.

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Feb 4th, 2012, 07:44 AM	#10
LisaL79 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SC Posts: 1,327	All of the OBs where I go are female. I was seeing an RE for a while that was male though.

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