Health Care- What have your experiences been?

Question

Just wondering, are you LGBT? Have you had positive interactions with doctors, nurses, mental health workers, surgeons, endocrinologists, midwives, social workers, etc.?

Answer 1

My primary md is also gay so no problems there. I was hospitalized for about 5 weeks 2 years ago and everyone treated me with respect and really, really well. I had a few doctors(it was a teaching hospital --so I had lots of doctors) who I had to explain that just because I was gay didn't mean that my HIV status was in question. But they were innocently asking...not offensively. One gastroenterologist was a dink...but I don't think it was because I was gay.

Answer 2

I am lesbian and have had positive experiences with health care professionals. I've not been to a "proper" doctor since I came out, but I have been to a psychologist, and she was very understanding of the matter. The only downside that I can think of is that it's awfully hard to lie still when the nurse does a breast exam or checks about the reproductive area to fill out a sports physical :D

Answer 3

I have never had a negative experience in person with any of the above mentioned. The only problem I ever had was when I was younger and I was getting my routine HIV test.
The nurse at the hospital called my home, when I still lived with family, left a message on the answering machine that I came back negative. I had to call the hospital and b*tch them out because I thought that was against policy.
Other than that, peachy keen.

Answer 4

Very Positive

Answer 5

My experiences have always been positive. I believe they have been for my partner as well.
The worst thing that has happened to me was once while I was at the docs, they wanted to run some tests, and a pregnancy test. I laughed and told the doc that I was 100% sure that I was NOT pregnant. He started to go on how a woman can be pregnant and not know, blah blah. Then he caught on and his face turned red and he laughed. There was no judgment, just embarrassment for him.

Answer 6

we ought to continually have wide-spread well being care as a results of the undeniable fact that is necessary. i do no longer see any draw back to it.....compared to what the Republicans (liars, hypocrites and toddler molesters) allow you to recognize, that is something that rather some the civilized international promises and at no more suitable of a tax hike than we are already paying.....a million.6 trillion for conflict yet none for wide-spread well being care....whats incorrect with this image. it would pay for itself in only the affordable prices from human beings getting preventative care previously that is too previous due and fee tens of millions in ER rooms and different placed up-ailment issues. As they say an oz of prevention is truly worth a pound of treatment.

Answer 7

I'm a very out lesbian and a lesbian doctor delivered me when I was born and became my family doctor until she moved and then now I have another out lesbian doctor. I've never had any problems with anyone but then again my parents work at the hospital and that could be why.

Answer 8

I'm straight but none of my doctors, nurses, mental health workers, etc. know that. They've never brought it up so I assume they do the same for gay people. Even when they've asked questions relating to sex, they've only asked about unprotected sex or anal intercourse. They've never made any obvious assumptions about my sexuality and they don't seem to care.

Answer 9

none,i m still as healthy as a steel.

Answer 10

yes