Would you be ok with a male Ob/gyn?

I personally just feel more comfortable having a female OB Not that I don’t think male OBs aren’t trustworthy or know what they’re doing I just don’t want any man other than my husband in my vagina 😂

Just because a person "doesn't have the parts" doesn't mean they lack the requisite medical knowledge and understanding of how the body works to be an effective care provider. Thinking that a man can't be a qualified ob/gyn is sexist, honestly.

Astrophysicists aren’t planets, but I trust them to know wtf they’re taking about. 😂 Your friend’s rationale makes zero sense.

I’ve actually dealt with both male & female OBs & I’ve noticed that the males are more concerned about my well being than the female ones.

As a woman of color, l feel more comfortable, at ease, and taken seriously when a doctor looks like me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I only care if someone is technically sound. I don’t care how much you understand my pain… I care that in an emergency c-section, you aren’t going to obliterate my innards. People seem to forget that an OB performs a fairly traumatic surgery. They also have to be able to stitch you up well if you read, cut if needed, etc. If the most technically capable, and most highly educated person is a man, I’m picking them every time.

I prefer male obgyns. I feel like they listen better & since they don’t have the parts, they don’t assume to know how/what I’m feeling like the few females I’ve seen.

I had a male gyn when my ovary died at 16, and he was incredible. He was so caring and actually made a point to talk to ME, and not just my parents (I was 15 at the time). He cared more than some of the female nurses I dealt with on that day. I went into that hospital thinking it was my appendix, and when I learned it was my ovary I was terrified I'd never be able to have kids. He walked into that room, started talking, and suddenly I could breathe again. I really don't think "having the parts" matters, as long as it's a genuinely good person who cares about who they see and what they do, you'll be just fine.

If they are a good physician I don't care the gender. I've had 2 females deluver my babies, my 1st on was a guy, I've seen a male at the practice I go to in my ob is delivering a baby, and I had a transgender female as a ob. If you are good at your job and listen to me as a patient and follow best medical practices with compassion that is all that matters.

I had a male OB. He is amazing and he saved my first son’s life during delivery. We all go through the same medical training. The few men that become OB’s do so because they are passionate about it. It is not an easy residency and comes with a lot of heartbreak when fetuses/babies are involved. It was not something I personally could handle. Imagine having to look into a woman’s face and tell her that that her 38 week baby she was about to deliver died in the womb for no apparent reason, and then you are expected to go into the next room and be happy about a new patient’s pregnancy. I could not do it. They understand your reproductive system, sometimes more than women themselves do. The gender/sex of my personal doctors has never mattered to me. Their compassion, knowledge, and empathy are what have always mattered to me, and those are the three things I try to give my own patients every day.