Just curious

Is your surgeon male or female? Did their gender play into your decision?

Mine is female. I have a higher comfort level with female providers and it was a factor in choosing her.

lol. My dentist is also a woman. Guess I have both ends covered.

My gyn/surgeon is male, I have no problems with that, as a mater of fact i find most female doctors have less compassion then men

My regular OB/GYN is male, but the one doing my surgery is female. They are in the same office.

My primary Dr and my gyn dr are men..Both are very gental, kind and caring...I couldnt ask for better.

my surgeon is a male. it doesnt bother me a bit and i dont think i could have found anyone more competant than him. i have friends who prefer females and theres nothing wrong with that..its just a personal preference. the only time it should matter is when someone picks a less qualified female so they avoid a male dr (not saying you do that). good luck with your surgery..i wish you a speedy recovery

My doctor is female, but she is the first female Gyn I have ever gone to. I always went to men before that (it was a definite preference) and only picked this one when I changed doctors because she happened to be the one who ended up doing an emergency c-section on me. The doc from my previous doctor's practice had left the hospital to check a patient in another hospital and my baby's cord prolapsed and she had no heartbeat...I was lucky she was there seeing her own patient. So I figured if I needed to pick a new doc I may as well pick someone who has seen my insides already!

In any case, I have found I can talk to her more easily about things that would have embarassed me a little with my old doctor, even though he was great. I think she is more caring and listens better than he did. That said, the reason I left my old doctor's practice was because of a major surgical screw-up by one of the female doctors there. She basically removed a healthy fallopian tube and ovary on me due to just a ruptured cyst. So really, there are both good and bad doctors of both sexes and I've found you just need to find a good fit.

My gyn is female - but she is the first female gyn I have ever had. I think the world of her and I'm so glad she was recommended to me by a coworker, my primary physician, and a friend.

both my children were delivered by male doctors, they were great also.