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In addition to having an in-depth education and rigorous training, a doctor, who is a male, will know personally how things are supposed to feel and function. I'd take it as an advantage.
If you ever need to see a urologist, it could be difficult or impossible to find a female urologist.
I suggest you tell yourself this whole problem is silly and quit worrying about it. If you have a good doctor who listens when you have a problem, that's the most important thing.
as a male, I have had physicians of both genders. I've had a male MD do a digital rectal prostate exam and a female MD do a penile exam for VD. Both were not comfortable, but gender did not matter.
I agree with the poster who stated it must be the "gay thing" with males. Chances are very high that the doctor is heterosexual anyway, so I still do not see the discomfort with male/male MD patient examinations or treatment anyway. Us Americans seem to have a lot of hang-ups. No offense to the OP, but the fear of homoerotic overtones (with males specifically) we see all around us seem to make me wonder about the protester
If I've got a medical issue, my concern is the medical issue and its treatment. Period. Isn't that where your focus should be?
Depends. If the medical issue is with something that affects a specific sex, then it might be best to se a doctor of that sex. Heart attacks affect both sexes, so both sexes of doctors would be fine to most folks. Breast cancer in a female and she'll probably be more comfortable with a female doctor so she doesn't feel like he's just staring at her boobs, not listening, has idea what it's like to have breasts, has never had a mammogram, etc. Now this - like most things in life - isn't true for everyone.
Same reason many guys don't want to get a massage from a guy...they're afraid of the whole gay thing...more comfie with the opposite sex. Yeah, guys are weird.
Meh. Women can be the same way. I know plenty of women who would never in a million years have a massage from a woman.
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