OB/GYN Discussion Thread
in Women's Health ·
restlessowl52 said:As far as I'm concerned, the only real difference between seeing a male or female gynecologist is that a woman might actually understand what you're going through—whereas a guy probably won't quite get it. But honestly? I’ve been to both, and I think the male doctor was actually better for me!
Look, my experience is actually a bit different—I ended up seeing female doctors for a while, but lately, I’ve mostly been going to male gynecologists. I guess it’s just because they tend to pay more attention to me. Since they don't deal with all that monthly stuff themselves, they don't fully understand what it's like, so they actually stop and listen to everything I have to say. If you go to a woman and she isn't dealing with the same issues, she might not quite grasp how much it hurts—and trust me, the pain I deal with is absolutely brutal.
Anyway, that’s just how things went for me—at least, that was my experience.