Please help me not to dread and feel icky about my upcoming gynae procedure.

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For reasons I won't bore you with I'm really not fine with having male HCPs for intimate procedures.

I'm due a transvaginal ultrasound next week. Very quickly arranged. Its good it's happening as I am having a bit of a health scare. But it's with a man. A "Professor" indeed.
So, I wasn't delighted but thought I'd just suck it up. Professor of gynaecology, I'd assumed.

But no. He's not a gynaecologist nor any kind of doctor, sonographer or nurse. He's a physicist and his professorship is in engineering!

I understand he has expertise with sonography equipment, it's use and development, and the interpretation of data, imaging etc. but why would a physicist be sticking things into vaginas and not clinical staff? It just seems so inappropriate to me.

It's a private hospital and it's in a few days time. Not sure I can ask for an alternative now.

I don't know why this is bothering me so much. I assume he does this often and is professional. Please talk some sense into me.

(N.B. please be reasonably gentle: I have a health scare going on, my DD is in hospital, and my beloved dog is dying.😞)

I'd call up and find out more. If he isn't a HCP I would definitely refuse.

Thank you all for your continued sensible and reassuring words. It really has made a difference.

He is registered with the HCPC as a Clinical Scientist, which wouldn't suggest hands on intimate procedures to me, but hey ho.
It seems he has a long involvement with this, though it's not his full time job. It could that this his department and he'll be overseeing, interpreting screens rather than the more invasive part.

Whatever, I'll not be rearranging or questioning his right or qualification to be there; however if he comes towards me brandishing a lubricated wand I'll mention that I'm apprehensive and nervous and would prefer a woman or myself to insert it!

Thanks again everyone, you've all made a difficult time easier for me.