I sooooo hear you about the gyno experience. For some reason it’s always women who are more brusque and tactless and men who are more patient and gentle, at least in my and my friends’ experiences. I always looked for women doctors and every woman in my life told me not to, sadly they were right.

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I’m sorry that this has been your experience. I’d rather not be gender essentialist about it and say it has to do with it being a man or a woman. But, I will say (and this is something @thisbluegirl said as well), this is the first time I saw a nurse practitioner instead of an MD. She was so lovely and so maybe there’s a trend there?

Thank you, also, everyone who responded with shared experiences, support or advice. I appreciate you.

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