i saw a male obgyn when i was a teenager b/c he was my mom's doc forever and a really sweet innocuous older guy. as soon as i left home though, i only saw women. i didn't have a bad experience with him, but i felt no need to see a man with so many female docs out there. my one negative experience with a pelvic exam (other than the usual unpleasantness!) was with a woman. she kept making all these odd, inappropriate jokes. i think she was trying to use humor to diffuse the nervousness of what is an awkward interaction, but it made it much worse. i've switched doctors almost every year b/c i've found it hard to find people who have really good bedside manner. the good ones i've found end up leaving my insurance network and the [censored] ones stay!
another point: if i were a good, honest male doctor, i would be infuriated by these horrible predators who have abused their power and represented the profession so poorly.
