im 5 weeks pregnant and havent picked out a doctor yet((insurance switchover)) would u suggest a female or a male doctor? i think id prefer a female but i just am curious what u guys think!
2007-03-02 10:31:40 · 15 answers · asked by Ashley 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Go with who you feel comfortable with. Ask around.
There are male doctors who are the nicest physicians you will ever meet, and there are women who are jerks. Gender of the doctor is no guarantee that their nice.
I'm a male Ob-Gyn and I've never been offended if a woman preferred to see a female. A lot of women I see have been referred to me from friends of theirs who have been happy with the care I give.
Some would say that you should go to a woman because they can empathize with your situation. Using that logic, you should only go to a cancer doctor if he/she has had cancer. Go with who you feel comfortable with.
2007-03-02 10:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Mika M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's totally up to how comfortable you feel! My regular family doctor is a male and I didn't want him to be my maternity doctor because I'd rather have a woman looking/touching stuff down there, and personal questions just feel more natural asking a woman because she's probably gone through some of the same things!
In the end, both male and female doctors know the same things about pregnancy and birth, so it's just up to what makes you more comfortable!
Good luck and Congrats!
2007-03-02 10:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at first i would have rather had a female. So i schedualed as many of my appointments with the same female doctor. She was nice and everything but didnt say much and never answerd my question. She wasnt in for the week i was suposed to schedual an appointment so i just made it with one of the male doctors there. He is the nicest doctor i have even been too. He gives me tons of info and answers anything i ask.
If you would rather have a female doctor because of the internal exams dont worry about it, they see tons of vaginas every day.
Sometimes at intake appointments they will have you schedual your first appointment with one doctor and then the next appointment with another doctor until you go threw all the doctors at the office and then you can pick what one you want to continue seeing. I suggest you do this.
2007-03-02 10:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me being a woman i do not care for women doctors at all. I would prefer to go to a male doctor anyday over a woman one.
I went to one woman once and she did not have no sense at all and was more rough than a man doctor.
My cousin switched doctors from a man to a woman doctor where we live and do you know that the male doctor had her on water pills for what was wrong with her well the woman doctor took her off those and when she went into labor she laid and laid screaming in pain. Begging that woman doctor to help her. That woman doctor wouldn't. There was no way for my cousin to have her child vaginally for the baby weighed 10pds. She laid until she had a stroke and then that is when she took her into the OR and done a c-section but it was too late the child suffered brain damage from being deprived of oxygen. Then they flew my cousin out to the University of Tennesssee hospital but she was already dead.
My cousin was 19 years old. The child is now almost 20 and cannot talk, walk, speak basically cannot do anything for himself. The family sued the doctor and got money but that did not help in bringing my cousin back.
To beat it all that doctor was pregnant herself when this took place and after my cousin died either the doctor couldn't take staying here for basically murdering my cousin or maybe they put her going either way her name is JUDY FISHER so stay away from her. I do not know what state she went too.
I think that if my cousin stuck with the man doctor she started off with she would be alive cause that doctor is a good doctor and would have known she could not have that baby with it being so big.
It makes me sick to think about a woman doctor.
2007-03-02 10:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my wife had breast cancer, we didn't look for a doctor who had breast cancer. We asked around. What you will find is that the MOST IMPORTANT thing you want from a doctor is COMMUNICATION. There are doctors who will answer every question with a non-judgemental, and caring attitude. There are some docs who will cut you off mid-sentence and tell you, "It's just a part of being pregnant, don't worry about it. Now get on the table so we can listen to the baby and get you on your way." The gender of the doctor has nothing to do with which one you get.
2007-03-02 10:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by Ralph H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had both male and female gyno's but when it came time to pick one when I was pregnant I went with the male one.
I know its not normal, but I felt more comfortable with him and in the hospital the best mid"wife" I had was also male - he didnt actually do deliveries at the time and I was crushed, but he did help me through all the problems I had with high blood pressure and I have since heard he is now in delivery so I am planning to go back to the same hospital when I have my next baby.
Its really not a matter of the doctors sex, but how comfortable you are with them and how they treat you.
Congrats on your pregnancy and good luck :o)
2007-03-02 10:41:45 · answer #6 · answered by karma_au_1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I chose a female because she has been though this before and knows what to expect. I felt like I would feel more comfortable asking a woman questions about personal stuff rather than a male. But that is just my opinion. Congrats!
2007-03-02 11:15:39 · answer #7 · answered by 1st time momma 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had a female but i wouldn't have minded if it was a male thought i had to go to the hospital a couple of times so i had a male then but don't feel uncomfortable because being an obgyn they see it every day all day they are usually more nervous than you good luck
2007-03-02 10:42:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a female doctor, who I absolutely love, she is very good. I have seen a male doctor a couple times when I was pregnant when my doctor was delivering. It's your choice. Find whoever your comfortable with.
2007-03-02 10:42:06 · answer #9 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest a midwife (female) I have had both female and male and doctor and midwife... The midwife was so much more concerned about me and how I wanted things to go not the way the hospital neccesarily wanted it, you can still take advantage of all the perks with a doctor (epidural, medication and such) you just have someone working with you instead of someone telling how to work... It so much better
2007-03-02 10:38:19 · answer #10 · answered by B-E-B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋