Three of my cousins -- all male -- are OBGYNs. I wouldn't hesitate to go to any of them, if they lived near me. Unfortunately, they all live over 1500 miles away.

Wow. Really? :eek:

I would be completely uncomfortable with a family member as my OB/GYN.

Me, too! My roomie finished her OB/GYN rotation with an intern she liked, and I've been with her ever since. I learned the hard way to NEVER recommend a good doctor - now, it's almost impossible to get an appointment!

I have only seen female gynecologists.

I do go to a male endocrinologist who does have to check on my chest and back for certain signs- but he wears gloves and it is SO clinical that it is as if I were being checked by a robot. I have been going to him for 12 years and do not mind it one bit.

I had an EKG done once by a very handsome technician. But a gynecologist is where I draw the line.

I have a female OB/GYN and wouldn't trade her for the world. If she wasn't my OB/GYN, I could see us being good friends. However, since she IS my OB/GYN, I think going out to dinner would be pushing it! (we do have a friend in common so this is not totally far fetched)

In fact at my last visit, she even told me she was going to miss seeing me since my womb is now closed for business and I will only be seeing her for my yearly appts.

My sister-in-law is a dr. but even though I love her dearly, she is not coming near me for a OB/GYN medical procedure unless it is a life-threatening emergency! (because of the comfort factor, not becuase she isn't a great doc)

You mean you don't want to share "down there" will all of your husband's family??:p;)

It's actually my brother's wife, which makes it even worse!

slight hijack but, the wife of my cube-neighbor is a LD nurse at the hospital where I delivered #3. She was working the day I went in and actually REQUESTED to be my LD nurse. Luckily they had already assigned a nurse to me. Not that I don't like the wife in question, but having cocktails at the Christmas party with my LD nurse would creep me out.

I've had both a male and female GYN. (Changed due to insurance) Both are excellent in their practice and make me feel totally comfortable. I was searching for a minority dr. and everyone recommended the guy, claimed he was the absolute best in the state!

Funny tidbit of info: My current GYN (the man) asked if we'd met before because I looked familiar. I told him yes and that my mother has been one of his patients for years - but that he hasn't seen me recently. He looked a bit puzzled at first, then I went on to say: So yeah, you recognize my face from my mom, I look just like her but we first met when you delivered me. :p

Two of them are brothers. One delivered his brother's baby (sister-in-law was a doctor too). I guess we aren't that modest.

This is going to sound crazy, but I think I could be (mostly) comfortable having a family member deliver a baby... but for yearly check-ups (and for that matter, for the check-ups throughout pregnancy), not so much. Having given birth twice now, I'm pretty much of the opinion that there's no room for modesty when it comes to delivery. That's just part of childbirth. But, I don't feel the same way about check-ups.

I think it must have something to do with all the hormones/adrenaline/etc... of childbirth. Or maybe it's because hubby is there during childbirth (and not check-ups). I dunno.

I had a c-section and I could NOT have my husband there for that. I don't know why, I just wouldn't have felt comfortable with him seeing INSIDE my uterus.:p Plus, he about passed out when they drew blood at my first appointment, so I think that would have put him in shock.

I agree that you lose all modesty during childbirth. In fact I remember them asking if a student EMT group could observe when I had #2. At the point the entire USC marching band could have been in the room and I would have been fine with it as long as they were all random people. But for some reason I would have been weirded out with family members being there.

My friend's dad is an gynocologist and his mom and sisters all go to him. I absolutely can not imagine my dad doing my yearly checkup- and what if you get a positive STD test or something like that back? That would be a little awkward at the dinner table.

As a recently married man, I've been subjected to all manner of gynecological information and concerns with my wife, who goes to a mle OB/GYN. I have to admit though that I might be a bit uncomfortable going to a female urologist.

P.S. A fellow Que, a professor of OB/GYN at a midwestern medical school and a great physician, humorously goes by the monniker "Twat Doc."

Me too!

I love you Wolfman, but that name HAS GOT to GO!! :o


My GYN is a woman. My mom still goes to the one who delivered me and my brother, he's nice and all, but I wanted to go to a woman.

My one experience with a woman was not good - I like my current (male) gyno.

I go to a woman now, at a clinic with only women. My last appointment was super easy and almost pleasant... as much as it could have been at least lol

I have been to a male gyn, I didn't particularly enjoy the experience.
My primary care physician was a woman, then she left the clinic and I had to go back, so I went and saw a guy doctor. No biggie really... but I am going back for my physical and I swear to god if he said don't be on your "menses" in this f*cking high pitched voice i was going to shove a tongue depressor into his eyes. lol.:p