Why Are Women Asking OB GYN Questions On This Board?

Question

Why are so many women asking questions on this board that they should be directing to their own doctors? Do they think the people on these boards know more about their medical histories than their own doctors do? Do they not trust their own doctors? Are they afraid or intimidated by their own doctors? Are they just lazy? What's the reason?

Answer 1

Questions by a person male or female are presented to this community in an effort to get some direction on a concern that the person has. As a professional therapist, I find myself indulging in many of these open questions and note that they are all questions I hear in my professional environment as well. Accordingly, they are for the most part shared concerns and certainly experienced by others as well.

A concern that is solved is relative to one person only, however, the solution can be constructive for others as well, and may lead to their own success and solutions. To this ends, a forum such as this is invaluable as a tool to find similar issues and potential paths to personal successes.

I hope this helps you see the issues more clearly.

Answer 2

I am going to assume you are a male. Otherwise, you would realise how offense your comment could be. There are a million reason people post questions on here. Maybe they just want the insight. Some things that people are worried about are completely normal, but you dont know that til you get the insight from someone who has already experienced it. Maybe they cant get to a doctor right away, or dont have the insurance to cover their bills. They could be under-aged or just embarrassed. There are so many possibilities. This sight was made for the questions that a lot of these woman ask, so if it bothers you so much, then why dont you just avoid the "women's health" section?

Answer 3

I've always found that male Ob/Gyn doctors were more professional, and I've had about an equal number of both (I've moved around a lot and had to change doctors frequently), but that's just personal preference. Definitely go see one, though, the sooner the better. There is evidence that pregnant women who receive regular prenatal care have much less risk of complications, plus with a regular doctor you can feel more confident that any preferences you have for your labor and delivery will be respected, especially if you have a written birth plan.

Answer 4

It's sometimes difficult to get an OB-Gyn appointment quickly even if you are having problems unless you are pregnant. Many want you to set your appointments months in advance. I know when I was having problems that I was very worried about no one would take me for less than 6 months--even though I wanted to be seen soon because I wasn't having my period when I should have been. They saw me in the lab to take a pregnancy test and told me outright I would not be able to get an appointment right away unless the test came back positive. I wasn't and so couldn't get an appointment. I ended up having to do my own research and getting an appointment with someone else to test for the cause I found. Sure enough, what I suspected was it.

So, being that it's so hard to get that appointment, women ask other women who may have faced similar problems in the hopes that they will have clue what is going on in the meantime. What most women don't realize is that even though they may have difficulty getting an appointment with their OB-Gyn, if there's a nurse practitioner on staff that will do the appointments, they'll have a much easier time getting an appointment with her. Unfortunately, most doctors' offices won't let you know this unless you ask about it.

Answer 5

Can they afford to see their doctors? In particular, can they afford to see their doctors if they don't really need to? Do they have a doctor to see? Do they need help to figure out how to approach their doctor? Do they not trust their own judgement on whether or not to see a doctor? Do they have the knowledge about their own bodies or about the topic in question to tell if they need to see a doctor or not?

Not everyone has the same knowledge level. Not everyone has received any type of sexuality education.

Why do some people judge others without having walked in that other person's shoes?

Answer 6

Perhaps they are looking for insight from other women. Maybe they want to see if other women had their problem & what steps they took to take care of it. Maybe they want to feel like they are not alone. Maybe you shouldn't spend so much time reading women's health questions. May be they can't afford a trip to the doctor & they are just trying to get by the best way they know how. Maybe you just don't understand the concept of emotional support. Maybe they want to get some different opinions so they can talk intelligently to their doctor once they get there.

Answer 7

Maybe it's because they want to know how other people have dealt w/ their issues. Talking to other people besides their doctors can give them insight, and options to bring to their next doctor appts. I think if it bothers you that maybe you should go to another question/answer section. Even though the whole point of this section of Yahoo is to ask questions and have others answer back.

Answer 8

How do you know they are not asking their doctors also? A lot of people just want to ask other people questions that might be embarassing and to hear their experiences. It's women helping other women.

Answer 9

Maybe they just want to know that somebody else out there knows what they are going through so they don't feel like they're the only one in the world this is happening to. Misery loves company.

Answer 10

Maybe they cant get to a doctor right away. Or maybe they just wanna know. Or they could be under age and too embarrassed to talk about with any one in real life.