Why seeing a woman doctor might be better for your health: Patients are 'more likely to take advice from female physicians

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2014-10-06 23:22

Article here. Excerpt:

'Patients are more likely to heed the advice of female doctors than their male counterparts, a study has revealed.

In particular, recommendations about nutrition, exercise and weight loss were much more likely to be acted on when dispensed by a woman.

The researchers say their findings ran contrary to what they had expected - that patients would be more likely to take advice from a doctor of the same gender.
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The researchers believe their findings indicate that communication skills play more of a role than gender when getting patients to trust a doctor.   

The new study suggests that some male doctors could learn a thing or two from female physicians - at least when it comes to dispensing advice on nutrition and exercise.'

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This is interesting. It makes sense though. Women are more verbose than men, on average, and usually do better at verbal tasks. It is also a nice contradiction to feminist claims that women aren't taken as seriously as men.

For me though, I need to see a male doctor. It's nothing personal against female doctors, it's just that if I have to talk about something gender-specific I feel more comfortable speaking with someone the same gender as me.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Thu, 2014-10-09 16:56

1. takes guys less time to get undressed during examination
2. easier to spot e.d. problems during the 'hands on' hernia exam
3. takes ones mind off pressing outside problems
4. during exam, gives some guys a good feeling hearing her appreciative gasp
5. makes the long office wait worth it
6. probably decrease the anxiety of the next visit
7. makes the magazine 'rack' seem less important
8. makes a prostrate exam almost worth it
9. most likely improves some guys odds of hooking up w/ a doctor
10. you can get a boner during the exam and smile about it

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Submitted by daveinga on Thu, 2014-10-09 18:29