When having a Dr. appointment for a physical does it or would it bother you, whether you have a male or female Dr.?

I prefer a female doctor. 

 

  For answering this question, I had to consult with my wife merely to get the proper timeline correct.

  As a family, my wife and I selected a female doctor as our primary physician over 21 years ago. Then, when I reached the age at which men are recommended to begin getting annual prostate exams, that doctor has been the only person who has performed them on me. It’s not a lie to say that I’ve become accustomed to her touch, and I can’t imagine straying from her to have anyone else do it, ESPECIALLY not some big-knuckled,  hairy-wristed, sausage-fingered man. Also, my overall health and my constant state of above-average physical fitness have resulted in the only requirement I have for seeing her is a yearly physical. My wife sees her more than I do.

  Now to backtrack. We chose this particular physician for a variety of reasons, mostly due to what she has in common with my wife. They are both of the same gender and ethnicity and nationality and approximate age, etc., factors that make it easier for my wife to be comfortable with the person providing her medical care.

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This post was edited by Randy D at August 2, 2020 7:29 PM MDT

I have no preference.  

I have had physicals from both genders. It matters not, although since I retired from the Navy they have all been men.

Makes no difference to me.

I guess I never really thought about it until now. A male doctor would do just fine.

I used male doctors when I was young. Mainly because the female doctors in town all had horror stories about their bed side manner.  I was always told that males were more sympathetic. Likely because they had never had same type of symptoms etc. 

I did skip about 15yrs of any doctor exams of any kind. I was not sick and did not bother with annual checkups.  

I did get ill in Jan 2019. And after getting did go to an annual check up. She was surprised I had not been ill in that many years. But I am healthy. All my numbers are good with the exception of weight that is higher than should be. 

The female doctor was a good . she was actually a nurse practitioner. This post was edited by my2cents at August 2, 2020 7:51 PM MDT

I had had a male doctor for all of my life up to a few years ago when the last one I had retired. I had been perfectly comfortable with him or so I thought because I’d not had a female doctor before. A female doctor took over his practice and I stayed on with her and I much prefer having a female doctor now that I’ve had the comparison. 

Mostly I just like that I don’t have to have a nurse in watching the doctor when I’m getting a physical. I didn’t realize that this only a thing when a male doctor is examining a female that they need to have someone else in the room. Didn’t really care for the audience during the exams lol. 

when i was younger i had a male dr do most of my physical exam, but it was always a female who came to check out my privates. to be honest tho that only happened once, and she just lifted the band of pants and looked down. i wonder what she was looking for 

now that I’m an adult I dont think I would care much tho. 

I have a male doctor, but if I need to undress or have private parts examined, he leaves to have a female assistant examine me.  If she finds something wrong, which she never has, I would be sent to a different doctor.

The only fault my doctor finds wrong with me is high blood pressure.  He can't find the cause.  The first suspect is always too much weight, but my body-mass index is only 21,3 kg/m².  A person doesn't weigh too much until that number is 25 kg/m².  I haven't gained weight.  He tested my blood, but it showed nothing wrong.  It's a mystery to him.  It annoys me to take medicine for it.

I have a female doctor