Health

I Hate Having A Male Gynecologist

Only women really know how women work.

Bev Potter
3 min readSep 9, 2022

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My sentiments exactly. (Photo by Brytny.com on Unsplash)

I have to get a mammogram tomorrow. And since there’s breast cancer in my family, I will be ultra grumpy until it’s over.

At least 50% of the time there’s something questionable going on and I have to get an ultrasound too, and one time I had to get a biopsy, which is a story for another day.

A mammogram machine can best be described as a giant radioactive panini press for boobs.

Any test where the tech keeps asking, “How are you doing?” is bad.

My OB/GYN blackmails me by refusing to give me a mammogram requisition until I schedule my annual check up, which I hate. I don’t particularly like him, either.

I have a long, weird history with gynecologists.

My first gynecologist, who I really liked, got hit by a train.

My second gynecologist got sued by a patient who experienced horrible birth trauma (I’ll spare you the details). The lawsuit was, of course, in my courtroom. She lost in a big way, and even though I really liked her, I stopped going to her due to the awkwardness factor.

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Bev Potter

Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com