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I have had both over the years. I've had good and bad of both genders. The most amazing was the OB who delivered both of my kids. He was the most compassionate and caring doctor I've ever met. He truly believed he was assisting God in bringing life into this world. He was gentle and never made me feel uncomfortable. He guaranteed he would be there for every delivery himself (not one of these big offices where you didn't know which doc would be on call for your delivery). He was such a cheerleader in the delivery room. He really got me through it.
My primary care doc is a female now and she does routine gyn stuff and she's fine.
My gastroenterologist is a male and I like him a lot.
I figure, medical personnel are professionals and I am relatively comfortable regardless of their gender. They've seen it all anyway. After all the gastro procedures I've had, including surgery to remove a big chunk of my intestines, the gender doesn't really matter to me. I want a doctor who listens to me, explains his/her thoughts about my treatment to me and is straight with me about what's happening to my body and what we can do about it. My gastro sits with me and tells me his whole thought process and problem solving method in determining what course of treatment we should take next. I really appreciate that. He is also available to me by pager at any time and even called me one Christmas Eve when I was extremely ill to find out if I needed anything and to let me know he was going off pager for 24 hours for Christmas. He's just awesome.
Dee
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