On the way home, my husband asks, "So how'd you like the doctor?" To which I replied, "He's okay, not very friendly, but he seems to know his stuff." So hubby says, "He?!?!" Yes, Charles. It's a he. So after he digests this for a moment, he asks me how I feel about having a man OB. No biggie for me, really, but I prefer a woman. That's where the topic for this blog came from.
Upon informing my gracious husband, who apparently has no quirks about discussing these types of things, that I'd much rather prefer a woman OB, he says, "Well, if I had to have someone down there examining my stuff, I'd prefer a woman too." I thought this was funny, but interesting.
Obviously it's a "man" thing. Most guys don't want other guys all up in their stuff. Further more the idea of a strange, usually attractive, woman doing an exam of their goodies seems to be a turn on to most men. Women are different. This woman is. I'd rather a woman down there instead of a strange man. I don't know I guess I feel less "exposed". It's hard to imagine that the men docs don't go home and flash back to the day's activities and patients they may have had the pleasure of seeing the "other side" of. I can't help but wonder when I see my OB again, if he associates my face with what I look like, you know, down there.
It's not much, but it is a thought I had. I decided the other night when we had this conversation, I'd share with you all, and hopefully, get some insight from some of my readers on the topic. I can't help but wonder why men and women differ so much on this topic. I'm convinced the next five guys I asked, "Would you rather have a man or woman examine you "down under?" would all say a woman. I'm just as convinced that I'd get the same answer from the next five women.
