Is it wrong that patients can refuse to be treated by a certain gender?

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To be honest, there are only two cases where I'd prefer a woman: gynaecologist, and midwife. As posts have already said, that would just be because I'd feel more comfortable with another woman staring at my privates. But even so, when I went to the gyno, I didn't ask for a female (I figured I was going to be mortified anyway) and he was excellent at his job and made me feel a lot more comfortable than I thought I would be.

So yes, I'd prefer one over the other. I can only imagine caring enough to ask for a woman in the case of a midwife, though. And if I'm in labour, I will probably not care if somebody gets offended and calls me sexist for wanting to be a tiny bit more comfortable during probably the most painful experience of my life.

Reply 81

nosaer

Original post by zippyRN

no

there are only 2 reasons why a health professional can refuse to treat someone

1. personal risk i.e. if a patient is violent or has made threats against someone / group

2. the actual act of causing a terminaton of pregnancy.

And the little matter of refusing treatment that isn't warranted or not in the patient's interests. :colondollar:

Reply 82

selv22

I'd rather have the lump on my balls checked out than worry about whose checking them, cause that would be the last thing on my mind :-/

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Reply 83

STEVE NEIL

Thats a stupid answer. Everybody is different if women doesn't want a man examining her private parts that is up to her. Not everybody feels comfortable opening their legs to a person of the opposite sex especially after just meeting them. Having a chaperone doesn't take away that someone of the opposite is fiddling with your genitalia.

Reply 84

Andy98

The only way I would care would be if I was getting the snip. I'd want a guy to do that because women seem to take pleasure in it.

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Reply 85

Yellowbox1

Judgemental, insensitive and dismissive response.....Are you not aware that a number of male doctors abuse their female patients .....There is nothing sexist about feeling safe and comfortable. 🤨