Anonymous #1 11w

the gender of the doctor absolutely matters

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Anonymous #2 11w

Ok I am telling you that something like this (different condition) happened to me with a female doctor. I was told it must be cramps or if not cramps then an STD. It was not! I have also had legitimate breathing problems diagnosed as anxiety again by a female doctor. Both of these things happened because of MY gender

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Anonymous #1 11w

It is the gender tho. Women are more likely to die in surgery if the doctor is a man

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Anonymous #1 11w

i never said the patients gender DIDN’T matter, i said the doctors DOES

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Anonymous #2 11w

You responded to me sharing my experience of the gender of the doctor not mattering to tell me that it does. I did not have a better experience because I was being treated by a woman. Sometimes it happens like that.

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Anonymous #1 11w

It sucks when a male doctor doesn’t listen about specific female health issues but for me it is more disappointing when someone with those same body parts ignores me

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Anonymous #1 11w

in your specific situation it didn’t matter, bc you’re right. the gender of the patient does determine what care they get, and women usually aren’t believed. but just bc the gender of the doctor didn’t have a difference in the outcome for YOU doesn’t mean that’s true all the time or even most of the time

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Anonymous #1 11w

Oh it is definitely about the gender of the doctor. I know from experience

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