Do men prefer male or female urologist?

Of the 119 male patients, 51 (42.8\%) preferred a male urologist, 64 (53.8\%) had no preference, and only 4 (3.4\%) preferred a female urologist….Table 1.

	Urologist, n (\%)	Family physician, n (\%)
Prefer male physician	51 (42.8)	20 (17.7)
Prefer female physician	4 (3.4)	8 (7.1)
No preference	64 (53.8)	85 (75.2)

When should a woman see a urologist?

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, you may need to be examined by a urologist: Frequent urination. Blood in urine. Burning or discomfort when urinating.

Are men more accepting of opposite gender urologic care?

Men are often thought to be more accepting of opposite gender care. It is a poorly studied area. Over 90\% of practicing urologists are men and the relatively few women often specialize in female urologic care.

Do patients prefer male or female care?

Only 10-15\% prefer care by males in one study. Variables include the age of the patient with young women preferring same gender care in higher numbers than older women who have generally become accustomed to care by males. Men are often thought to be more accepting of opposite gender care.

Are urologists more likely to be men?

Though urologists are over 90\% men, their office assistants are usually women. My urologist recognizes that his patients are frequently embarrassed when female assistants aid him on procedures. Yet the office makes no concerted effort to employ men, who are more difficult to obtain.

Are men less likely to return to a female doctor?

In a data dive that looked at more than 2 million visits to primary care doctors, athenahealth found that men with commercial insurance were quite a bit less likely to return to a new female doctor than a male one.