do u get embarrassed to tell your GP about down there health issues???

men do u only c lady doc's when a penis examination is required???

ladies r u hesitant to c male doc's when they have to do a pap smear???

r u sexist when it comes to seeing a doc???

r u nervous to discuss certain health issues that relate to sex????

physco185 said:

do u get embarrassed to tell your GP about down there health issues???

men do u only c lady doc's when a penis examination is required???

ladies r u hesitant to c male doc's when they have to do a pap smear???

r u sexist when it comes to seeing a doc???

r u nervous to discuss certain health issues that relate to sex????

It's what they do, and neither was related to sexual activity at all.

All female

Yes it was painful and I switched to a female

I thought females would be more understanding, but maybe they can be judgmental or influenced by patriarchy too, so anyone can be a sexist, now I'm learning.

Yeah I would be, but would have to remind myself they hear this everyday

well well! Timely topic

I had a pap smear on Wednesday, didn't bat an eyelid, was too busy reeling off the kids ages - see the docs are clever, they ask you some involved question to take your mind of the cold, hard plastic speculum

and yesterday I had a pelvic ultrasound to rule out uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Doesn't look like I have either, but doc wanted it all checked out. They do the ultrasound internally with a PROBE

so, in answer to your questions

No embarassment, slightly elevated blood pressure is all.

I like to see a lady, preferably one with long slender fingers

I can discuss sex with them until the cows come home

i would luv to read their notes after someone had seen them to b tested for std because of an orgy or something..... i bet they have interesting opinions

ZombieKitten said:

well well! Timely topic

I had a pap smear on Wednesday, didn't bat an eyelid, was too busy reeling off the kids ages - see the docs are clever, they ask you some involved question to take your mind of the cold, hard plastic speculum

and yesterday I had a pelvic ultrasound to rule out uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Doesn't look like I have either, but doc wanted it all checked out. They do the ultrasound internally with a PROBE

so, in answer to your questions

No embarassment, slightly elevated blood pressure is all.

I like to see a lady, preferably one with long slender fingers

I can discuss sex with them until the cows come home

me too i only like to c lady doc's for that....... i figure well they have one so it's ok.... i would worry that a male doc is having too much fun

physco185 said:

i would luv to read their notes after someone had seen them to b tested for std because of an orgy or something..... i bet they have interesting opinions

did you see Embarrassing Bodies on Gem last night? Most sexually active youngsters have a bunch of STIs without knowing, so docs probably don't even ask where you think you picked it up. Seems people are pretty ignorant about these things.

physco185 said:

ZombieKitten said:

well well! Timely topic

I had a pap smear on Wednesday, didn't bat an eyelid, was too busy reeling off the kids ages - see the docs are clever, they ask you some involved question to take your mind of the cold, hard plastic speculum

and yesterday I had a pelvic ultrasound to rule out uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Doesn't look like I have either, but doc wanted it all checked out. They do the ultrasound internally with a PROBE

so, in answer to your questions

No embarassment, slightly elevated blood pressure is all.

I like to see a lady, preferably one with long slender fingers

I can discuss sex with them until the cows come home

me too i only like to c lady doc's for that....... i figure well they have one so it's ok.... i would worry that a male doc is having too much fun

when I was pregnant I was seeing a male doc for shared care

I tell you, a cervical strip and sweep, now THERE is fun for you - lucky the doc didn't end up like this

alphastreet said:

It's what they do, and neither was related to sexual activity at all.

All female

Yes it was painful and I switched to a female

I thought females would be more understanding, but maybe they can be judgmental or influenced by patriarchy too, so anyone can be a sexist, now I'm learning.

Yeah I would be, but would have to remind myself they hear this everyday

i remind mysel they hear worse

i rather female doc's 2... but if i were a male i dont know .... i might go 4 the boy ones....

ZombieKitten said:

well well! Timely topic

I had a pap smear on Wednesday, didn't bat an eyelid, was too busy reeling off the kids ages - see the docs are clever, they ask you some involved question to take your mind of the cold, hard plastic speculum

and yesterday I had a pelvic ultrasound to rule out uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Doesn't look like I have either, but doc wanted it all checked out. They do the ultrasound internally with a PROBE

so, in answer to your questions

No embarassment, slightly elevated blood pressure is all.

I like to see a lady, preferably one with long slender fingers

I can discuss sex with them until the cows come home

I had pelvic ultrasounds a couple of times years ago, but they didn't give a pap smear cause I wasn't active, though I could have asked for one anyways. But I got one a couple of years ago though not active. I think I should ask for both this time, cause I feel that my hormones are wack right now, and I do get bad abdominal pain again. I was told before I have polycystic ovaries so it could be that again.

physco185 said:

alphastreet said:

It's what they do, and neither was related to sexual activity at all.

All female

Yes it was painful and I switched to a female

I thought females would be more understanding, but maybe they can be judgmental or influenced by patriarchy too, so anyone can be a sexist, now I'm learning.

Yeah I would be, but would have to remind myself they hear this everyday

i remind mysel they hear worse

i rather female doc's 2... but if i were a male i dont know .... i might go 4 the boy ones....

I think guys are afraid it might "move"

Guys probably prefer a lady with slender fingers for their prostate exams I imagine!

ZombieKitten said:

physco185 said:

me too i only like to c lady doc's for that....... i figure well they have one so it's ok.... i would worry that a male doc is having too much fun

when I was pregnant I was seeing a male doc for shared care

I tell you, a cervical strip and sweep, now THERE is fun for you - lucky the doc didn't end up like this

if u were wrong about him u could have said u kicked him because u have a twitch

ZombieKitten said:

physco185 said:

i remind mysel they hear worse

i rather female doc's 2... but if i were a male i dont know .... i might go 4 the boy ones....

I think guys are afraid it might "move"

Guys probably prefer a lady with slender fingers for their prostate exams I imagine!

i thought guys would b afraid a female doc might accidently laugh at size and if it didnt move - hence going 4 a male doc

So, is it supposed to hurt a lot? Mine did and that wasn't what I'd heard from others....that's part of why I switched though it was mainly cause I felt misunderstood for my depression issues.

physco185 said:

ZombieKitten said:

I think guys are afraid it might "move"

Guys probably prefer a lady with slender fingers for their prostate exams I imagine!

i thought guys would b afraid a female doc might accidently laugh at size and if it didnt move - hence going 4 a male doc

that would be heinously unprofessional, but I suppose guys are so insecure they WOULD worry about that

if it's less than 3 inches erect, it's a valid medical issue you can go and discuss with your doc btw

alphastreet said:

So, is it supposed to hurt a lot? Mine did and that wasn't what I'd heard from others....that's part of why I switched though it was mainly cause I felt misunderstood for my depression issues.

a pap smear?

shouldn't hurt at all. You have to relax and think about something else.

but if you are tense and anxious maybe it would?

ZombieKitten said:

alphastreet said:

So, is it supposed to hurt a lot? Mine did and that wasn't what I'd heard from others....that's part of why I switched though it was mainly cause I felt misunderstood for my depression issues.

a pap smear?

shouldn't hurt at all. You have to relax and think about something else.

but if you are tense and anxious maybe it would?

yeah I was aware for years that it wouldn't hurt that much if at all, but it did I probably was tense and didn't realize, though it didn't feel like that big of a deal, was just surprised

alphastreet said:

So, is it supposed to hurt a lot? Mine did and that wasn't what I'd heard from others....that's part of why I switched though it was mainly cause I felt misunderstood for my depression issues.

the first few times does hurt, esp if u r slender .... that is easily fixed by having a few kids btw

some doc's r too busy to sit and listen... u need to find one that makes the time...... they r rare tho

alphastreet said:

ZombieKitten said:

a pap smear?

shouldn't hurt at all. You have to relax and think about something else.

but if you are tense and anxious maybe it would?

yeah I was aware for years that it wouldn't hurt that much if at all, but it did I probably was tense and didn't realize, though it didn't feel like that big of a deal, was just surprised

well that sucks

when they touch your cervix it feels awful I agree, but it's just for a second

physco185 said:

do u get embarrassed to tell your GP about down there health issues???

men do u only c lady doc's when a penis examination is required???

ladies r u hesitant to c male doc's when they have to do a pap smear???

r u sexist when it comes to seeing a doc???

r u nervous to discuss certain health issues that relate to sex????

i have issues with doctors who are in bed with medical and pharmaceutical companies, and who prescribe unnecessary treatments and/or surgeries in order to increase business for the medical and pharmaceutical companies, thereby increasing their own kickbacks/commissions. these 'doctors' are just people whose real purpose is to make money for themselves, regardless of the health of their patients.

you might be surprised by how many of these types there are.

physco185 said:

alphastreet said:

So, is it supposed to hurt a lot? Mine did and that wasn't what I'd heard from others....that's part of why I switched though it was mainly cause I felt misunderstood for my depression issues.

the first few times does hurt, esp if u r slender .... that is easily fixed by having a few kids btw

some doc's r too busy to sit and listen... u need to find one that makes the time...... they r rare tho

yeah I think I've found one, I've only seen her twice though and she seems okay besides the fact I kept cancelling appointments last minute at one point....and lol @ having a few kids, is that really true or something a man said

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physco185 said:

ZombieKitten said:

I think guys are afraid it might "move"

Guys probably prefer a lady with slender fingers for their prostate exams I imagine!

i thought guys would b afraid a female doc might accidently laugh at size and if it didnt move - hence going 4 a male doc

Going to the doc is a totally different situation with different rules. I remember when I got my physical check up by the army doc dude touched my balls. It came rather unexpected, but due to the special circumstances I allowed it. That doesn't mean I'm okay with dudes touching my balls. To me a doc is a doc, sex doesn't matter. They're not even human to me.

XxAxX said:

physco185 said:

do u get embarrassed to tell your GP about down there health issues???

men do u only c lady doc's when a penis examination is required???

ladies r u hesitant to c male doc's when they have to do a pap smear???

r u sexist when it comes to seeing a doc???

r u nervous to discuss certain health issues that relate to sex????

i have issues with doctors who are in bed with medical and pharmaceutical companies, and who prescribe unnecessary treatments and/or surgeries in order to increase business for the medical and pharmaceutical companies, thereby increasing their own kickbacks/commissions. these 'doctors' are just people whose real purpose is to make money for themselves, regardless of the health of their patients.

you might be surprised by how many of these types there are.

I'm afraid of becoming victim to that if I haven't already. I'm on drugs but it seems like every time I talk about my moods or situations, I'm told to take another one in addition to it and given samples and told to come back. I used to try it and stop, but now I don't trust it in case I get worse or develop other issues. I just set up counselling to where they won't give me anything, but the last thing I want is to die of an overdose or succumb to the depression, cause I have highs and lows and have to find ways to calm down if I'm manic.

alphastreet said:

physco185 said:

the first few times does hurt, esp if u r slender .... that is easily fixed by having a few kids btw

some doc's r too busy to sit and listen... u need to find one that makes the time...... they r rare tho

yeah I think I've found one, I've only seen her twice though and she seems okay besides the fact I kept cancelling appointments last minute at one point....and lol @ having a few kids, is that really true or something a man said

After you've had kids you kind of don't care about that stuff anymore, compared to childbirth and the amount of people in the room watching when you push out a sprog, a quick internal or pap smear is NOTHING! I don't know how many women I've heard now telling me they would run through Bourke Street mall naked now, because after having kids you've lost ANY shred of dignity you might have once had

XxAxX said:

physco185 said:

do u get embarrassed to tell your GP about down there health issues???

men do u only c lady doc's when a penis examination is required???

ladies r u hesitant to c male doc's when they have to do a pap smear???

r u sexist when it comes to seeing a doc???

r u nervous to discuss certain health issues that relate to sex????

i have issues with doctors who are in bed with medical and pharmaceutical companies, and who prescribe unnecessary treatments and/or surgeries in order to increase business for the medical and pharmaceutical companies, thereby increasing their own kickbacks/commissions. these 'doctors' are just people whose real purpose is to make money for themselves, regardless of the health of their patients.

you might be surprised by how many of these types there are.

we have a thing here called medicare....

when we go to the chemist to get our prescription we r always asked if we want the cheaper less expensive brand.......

it actually amazes me how backward the health services in the USA r....... here everyone gets to c a doc 4 free!!!!! and i think 1% of wages r taken out to cover medicare

but we still have private health for things like glasses n dental

physco185 said:

XxAxX said:

i have issues with doctors who are in bed with medical and pharmaceutical companies, and who prescribe unnecessary treatments and/or surgeries in order to increase business for the medical and pharmaceutical companies, thereby increasing their own kickbacks/commissions. these 'doctors' are just people whose real purpose is to make money for themselves, regardless of the health of their patients.

you might be surprised by how many of these types there are.

we have a thing here called medicare....

when we go to the chemist to get our prescription we r always asked if we want the cheaper less expensive brand.......

it actually amazes me how backward the health services in the USA r....... here everyone gets to c a doc 4 free!!!!! and i think 1% of wages r taken out to cover medicare

but we still have private health for things like glasses n dental

yeah, you don't often get much drugs here

I haven't ever really been prescribed anything other than anti-biotics or contraceptive pills

JowiiCoco said:

physco185 said:

i thought guys would b afraid a female doc might accidently laugh at size and if it didnt move - hence going 4 a male doc

Going to the doc is a totally different situation with different rules. I remember when I got my physical check up by the army doc dude touched my balls. It came rather unexpected, but due to the special circumstances I allowed it. That doesn't mean I'm okay with dudes touching my balls. To me a doc is a doc, sex doesn't matter. They're not even human to me.

i just imagined u doing a lill jump as your balls got squeezed!!!!

ZombieKitten said:

alphastreet said:

yeah I think I've found one, I've only seen her twice though and she seems okay besides the fact I kept cancelling appointments last minute at one point....and lol @ having a few kids, is that really true or something a man said

After you've had kids you kind of don't care about that stuff anymore, compared to childbirth and the amount of people in the room watching when you push out a sprog, a quick internal or pap smear is NOTHING! I don't know how many women I've heard now telling me they would run through Bourke Street mall naked now, because after having kids you've lost ANY shred of dignity you might have once had

that is soooooo true... but 4 me it's Pitt Street

alphastreet said:

XxAxX said:

i have issues with doctors who are in bed with medical and pharmaceutical companies, and who prescribe unnecessary treatments and/or surgeries in order to increase business for the medical and pharmaceutical companies, thereby increasing their own kickbacks/commissions. these 'doctors' are just people whose real purpose is to make money for themselves, regardless of the health of their patients.

you might be surprised by how many of these types there are.

I'm afraid of becoming victim to that if I haven't already. I'm on drugs but it seems like every time I talk about my moods or situations, I'm told to take another one in addition to it and given samples and told to come back. I used to try it and stop, but now I don't trust it in case I get worse or develop other issues. I just set up counselling to where they won't give me anything, but the last thing I want is to die of an overdose or succumb to the depression, cause I have highs and lows and have to find ways to calm down if I'm manic.

wow. if i were you i would definitely think about getting a second opinion. it sounds like you are not benefitting from the treatment. hang in there

zombie: I must admit I'm not that nervous either for the upcoming one after being in a relationship, it will be pale in comparison, it's just the pain I'm worried about

physco: OHIB or Medicare? Are you Canadian too?

alphastreet said:

zombie: I must admit I'm not that nervous either for the upcoming one after being in a relationship, it will be pale in comparison, it's just the pain I'm worried about

physco: OHIB or Medicare? Are you Canadian too?

you get used to them too. A nice doc can make all the difference