I think people should seek healthcare professionals they’re most comfortable with even if it’s unreasonable. Distrust and discomfort will derail any doctor-patient relationship even if it’s over something superficial.
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My dentist is gay, but still male.
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confusing competence with gender is just as vile as confusing it with race.
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To give her the benefit of the doubt, she is talking about general ‘female’ traits rather than competence. That said, I like my male dentist precisely because he’s gentle and talks me through what he is doing.
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I flat out refuse to see a male gynecologist. If I'm see someone about female shit, I want them to be female. I wouldn't see a midwife who hasn't had a baby either. My GP was male...but he was a very annoying person. My kid's dentist is male and he's great. Teeth are unisex. Lol
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Not saying my GP would have been less annoying if female.....I think his problem was he was older and was kinda condescending in that way. Like a dad talking down to a kid.
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As a middle aged man, I prefer my female doc for yearly physicals. Two words: smaller fingers.
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Anecdotal: Back in HS Health class, most students bombed part of the test on labeling their own anatomy, but aced the anatomy of the opposite sex. Do people really change? ;) (
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From reading a bunch of other responses on that thread, sounds like it's a real crap shoot between good doctors and horrible ones, possibly with mediocre ones in between. Perhaps that's the problem. Medicine is a profession where every person should be excellent at all times.
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@SarahThyre@davidbates @AlissaNutting@theferocity I don't care if my doctor is a deaf-mute as long as they have great knowledge and diagnostic skills.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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