Guest guest Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 Hi -- I think the passivity expectation of doctors here in the U.S. is as bad... this gets to be off topic for this list, but where gynecological issues were concerned, I did get more empathy from male docs I'm guessing probably because they fear being sued (hm, maybe the American touchiness around sexual matters worked for me in this case). The female gyns were the ones who told me it was all in my head, interestingly.. I generally try to avoid female gyns now. If you would like to discuss more about my experience with vestibulitis, please e-mail me directly -- I finally found success with that after surgery with a male gynecological specialist. > Jan, good thing you are there to throw a fit as necessary! We've > all had to learn to be assertive and give up the fantasy that > medical professionals necessarily know what they're doing. The > expectation of passivity doctors here have of their patients -- > particularly women -- hit home to me when I went to the gynocologist > about painful sex. He did an exam, said there was nothing wrong, > and when I said, " So you don't think I have vulvodynia? " he > replied, " No, where did you get that idea? Forget about those big > words. " As if painful intercourse were completely normal ... I'm > sure in the US the expectation of passivity is not as bad, > especially with the widespread use of the Internet for health > information, but it must still be there on some level: " Just let me > do my job ... I'm the expert here. " > > Happy Turkey Day! I will have a small celebration with friends > tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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