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I've never had an exam done by an OBGYN; they've always been done by either my former GP (a female) or a nurse practitioner that specialized in family planning, though my last annual was done by a PA who specialized in family planning. I've always had a woman perform the exam, and have never had a bad experience. I did learn the lesson young, though, that some female doctors/practitioners just don't know where their patients are coming from on certain issues. My doctor when I was 12-13 gave me naproxen for menstrual cramps, because she had never had cramps and didn't know what kind of pain I was in (I was missing school at least once a month due to the pain). Needless to say, the naproxen didn't do shit. With my next doctor, I explained what had happened and that the pain was bad enough to warrant something stronger; she prescribed appropriately, and put me on birth control too. But it's like going for a haircut; if you don't speak up, you might not like what you get.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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