Has anyone ever had a mammogram or smear by a male nurse?

[strawberrisc]

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I just can't get my head around telling people they can't do their job because of their sex. I do understand if they have valid reasons why such as abuse etc, but for those where they are just more comfortable with a female what do you say? You're basically accusing someone of being a sexual predator. I can't imagine how that would make me feel at work.

"You're basically accusing someone of being a sexual predator"
No you're not. You're saying that you would prefer to be naked and vulnerable in front of a woman not a man.

"I can't imagine how that would make me feel at work."
Women are not responsible for men's feelings

You're basically accusing someone of being a sexual predator. I can't imagine how that would make me feel at work.

Male professionals who work in fields such as healthcare accept this as part of their professionalism. They are fully aware of the need to offer same sex providers to allow for the dignity of the patient.

Any male who takes offence is not acting professionally.

No but ds was delivered by a male midwife which was fine

Not a male nurse but I've had gynaecological exams and a smear done by a male gynaecologist. He was perfectly fine. I think I've only ever had 2 or 3 smear tests done. The last one was about 12 years' ago by the male gynaecologist.

I've never had a mammogram.I asked to be removed from the screening list.

I can't really understand why a man would want to be a gynecologist

I asked my male gyno this. His specialist area was colposcopy and cervical cancer. He said he really liked cancer prevention and that CC was under resources, under researched and under recognised which he felt was wrong and wanted to change. I can't see anything weird about that.

Betrand Come of it, I know I'm not responsible for men's feelings. Because I wouldn't be dealing with 'men' I would be dealing with an individual professional who has trained hard to do the job. You may as well have written 'menz'.

My son was born by elective cesarean delivered by a male doctor.

Your mammogram will be done by a female. I’m a radiographer and in the UK (not sure about other countries) we don’t train male radiographers in mammography. As others have said should you need a breast examination under ultrasound then this may be done by a male consultant with a female assistant.

Because of past experiences I am actually more comfortable with male practitioners but I wouldn't dream of refusing a female, I wonder how I would be viewed if I did?

I have had internals by Male doctors, when female staff haven’t been available, I would prefer female staff. I’ve always stated female staff only at my births.

For booked appointments people should have the right to request someone of the same sex as themselves. For emergency situations it’s a bit different.

I would never ask for a male or female doctor but my preference is a male doctor.

I can't really understand why a man would want to be a gynecologist

The thought never occurred to me to ask. I was just so pleased the male consultant listened to me , understood and offered real , practical and effective solutions to my problem unlike the female doctor in the Well Woman clinic I had seen previously.

I wouldn't dream of refusing a female, I wonder how I would be viewed if I did?

Can't see anybody caring to be honest. They'd just respect your wishes and get on with it.

I did think that they had to offer a female chaperone if a male was doing a smear test. Wouldn't it therefore make more sense to just get a female to do it?

Yep! I’ve always had female chaperones if a Male was doing an internal!

I always ask for female medical professionals for anything intimate.

I lived in a houseshare with male medical students at one stage, and after overhearing them talk about trying to control their erections while doing breast examinations I decided not to believe the guff about 'it's just like any body part'.

@BertrandRussell

Think you need to loosen the straps on your Birkenstocks..,,

I lived in a houseshare with male medical students at one stage, and after overhearing them talk about trying to control their erections while doing breast examinations I decided not to believe the guff about 'it's just like any body part'.

There was no need for that comment Wilding

"You may as well have written 'menz'."

Ask me how I feel about a man's right to have his prostate examination from a male HCP. And stop making assumptions.

Some people seem to take women having boundaries over who is allowed to touch their bodies very personally. Is it really beyond the imagination of those being snide to understand why some women would prefer to request a female HCP, even if they aren't bothered themselves?

It's all "cool girl" stuff. Like the women who call themselves men's women.

Yes. I don’t see the issue at all. At this rate men won’t be allowed in any job role as to not to offend the women offended and scared by their own shadows