Male pediatrician for a female teen?!

Question: Male pediatrician for a female teen?

Ok so I am a 14 year old girl. At the pediatric association I go to I really don't care for the personalities of the female doctors they tend to be rough, not very caring, and aggressive, but the men (esspecially two of them) are very caring and are genuinly concerned for your well being (and they have a good sence of humor). Although, for obvious reasons including age it would be preferable to have a female doctor since it may be a bit awkward for me to talk about 'girl things' to a man. I think I could personally look past that fact and go for one of the guys since I like their personallities, and this is their job and they signed up for things like this to happen. I'm curious to what others think though. It would be greatly appreciated i you would let me know your oppinion on whether I should go with a female doctor I dislike just because they are the same gender, or if I should go with a male doctor I really like even though there is a possibility of an awkward conversation.

All oppinions are appreciated!

Thanks! :)

Answers:

Stick with the male doctor. I have only ever had male doctors my entire life. For the past 5 years or so (so since I was 15/16) I have had the most awesome doctor. He is an older man but he is hilarious and has a way of making me feel completely comfortable. I have had to have conversations about birth control and pap smears etc. with him and I have never felt uncomfortable about it. He has heard it all a million times and isn't phased by anything, and neither will your doctor be!

I've had male and female doctors, both good and bad. I find that a good doctor, no matter what the gender, is much better than a bad doctor. Currently I go to a male doctor. I don't particularly enjoy having a 45 year old dude do a pelvic exam on me, but he is a good doctor. I feel much more comfortable talking to him about female issues than my previous doctor who was a woman, but very judgmental.

Stick with the doctor you are comfortable with.

Those male doctors have the same training as the female doctors. They should easily be able to meet your medical needs and answer your questions.

This one is easy - you should absolutely choose a doctor that you are comfortable with.

John Jones, MD

practicing gynecologist

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