To ask if doctors learn a lot about organs such as the bladder and reproductive system

[User5637]

Or is mainly organs such as the heart and lungs that are focused on

eh?

Well yes I reckon anatomy and physiology are pretty common subjects when studying medicine

We learn the anatomy and physiology of the entire human body.

I have no idea, but I'd expect they learn about everything. Or else how could they treat you? And the course is very long, so they must learn lots in that time.
Why do you ask, insensitive a very odd question?

At medical school you learn about all, then of course some will specialise into particular areas. I'm just finishing my GP training and having to show I'm learning / keeping up to date across the board. I've been recording some consultations as part of my training and just realised that of the 12 I've picked to use in an assessment - half are kidney / urology / sexual health / maternity which feels like a lot! Need to stop procrastinating though...

The anatomy and physiology of the whole body is covered. The years of specialist exams and training that follow graduation may focus on some areas, depending on the specialty.

@ChickenFeed30

We learn the anatomy and physiology of the entire human body.

What like all of it? Who'd have thunk it!

I believe that doctors are trained in all functions of the human body.

Unfortunately some patients do encounter doctors with apparent gaps in their knowledge about, e.g., female anatomy and medical issues.

@User5637 is there a reason you'd think they wouldn't? Do you have a complaint?

Nah. It's all just guess work. Aim the scalpel and hope for the best. Good luck with any future surgery OP.

It takes 10 years to train a GP.

I doubt they have time to cover much .

A doctor told me he didn’t really learn much about female issues and bladder issues linked to female issues

@User5637

A doctor told me he didn’t really learn much about female issues and bladder issues linked to female issues

That's a different statement to your initial question. All doctors will learn all anatomy and physiology, but the level of pathophysiology and management they will learn on a given system of the body will depend on there specialism.

It sounds like you should see a gynecologist.

What he really meant was that he wasn’t really interested enough to listen when he was being taught about ‘female issues’

Practically, I think you should ask for a referral to gynaecology; or if you are in an area with a GUM clinic, perhaps make an appointment there which will be quicker.

Can you outline the context OP? For instance, did you ask for advice in a social setting ? If so, it might have been to shut you down.

@User5637

A doctor told me he didn’t really learn much about female issues and bladder issues linked to female issues

I saw a urogynaecologist - that is a specialist in both the bladder and the female reproductive system - and in hindsight he was unaware of what are to me now some really obvious things about women's bodies.

I also understand that while doctors may learn of course about the whole body, they are primarily learning about the male body and assuming the female organs are much the same with a few extras added in, and this has been shown to be not the case - eg with women's hearts, etc.

This is your 2nd post tonight about bladders
Have you a particular concern ?

Ime most doctor’s knowledge about how to successfully treat stuff like chronic UTIs is quite weak. But they’ll maybe have one session, or part of a session on such a topic in training at uni. So the rest of their knowledge would have to come from practice and even the National guidelines are shit so they tend just to see bad practice being role modelled.

@Slumcat

Well yes I reckon anatomy and physiology are pretty common subjects when studying medicine

😂

Interestingly, I just read THIS yesterday. It would seem there are some significant knowledge gaps in OB/GYN training when it comes to the clitoris.

Oh you’re the one with the thread about being middle aged at 27. Odd threads.

@CovidCorvid

Ime most doctor’s knowledge about how to successfully treat stuff like chronic UTIs is quite weak. But they’ll maybe have one session, or part of a session on such a topic in training at uni. So the rest of their knowledge would have to come from practice and even the National guidelines are shit so they tend just to see bad practice being role modelled.

That does sound quite similar to the training on menopause and HRT.

My own GP (female, 30s) is quite mixed up in her knowledge around this. Yet she's strong in other areas.

Fucking hell @WordInYourShellLike that's shocking and depressing as hell. And all those "of course they learn about human anatomy" sneery posters upthread owe the OP an apology.