only male doctors accredited by embassy

[matlm 1]

In my wife's country, there are only male doctors accredited by the Embassy. How is this possible given that it is one of the most religiously conservative countries in the west - many women here will not undress in front of any male other than her husband (unless its obviously life or death).

[JohnR! 5,495]

Above all they are doctors. That they are male is just a throw of the genetic dice.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Israel is the west now?

I am sure they have female attendants or nurses.

You have incomplete information.

[pushbrk 12,968]

Immigrant visa units usually make arrangements generally with a "facility" like a hospital or clinic, not individual doctors. In smaller countries, it's just one facility. It is not a priority to make sure that facility has doctors of both genders. Not everybody wants this small piece of the medical business either. Expect the woman's modesty concerns to be respected and dealt with acceptably, even with a male doctor.

[matlm 1]

Immigrant visa units usually make arrangements generally with a "facility" like a hospital or clinic, not individual doctors. In smaller countries, it's just one facility. It is not a priority to make sure that facility has doctors of both genders. Not everybody wants this small piece of the medical business either. Expect the woman's modesty concerns to be respected and dealt with acceptably, even with a male doctor.

Gotcha. Truth be told, we aren't very religious so it didn't matter for us. But I am still in shock. I just assumed that they would always have a female doctor on the list.

[NikLR 13,227]

Gotcha. Truth be told, we aren't very religious so it didn't matter for us. But I am still in shock. I just assumed that they would always have a female doctor on the list.

There are only male doctors available in Canada.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[Al422 221]

Despite its Western centric political system, Isreal tends to be a patriarchial society, so I am not suprised that the medical profession is dominated by men.

Be that as it may, I am going to repeat here what I wrote in other forums: A doctor is as interested in seeing your body as a mechanic is in seeing the brakes on your car. Although he is a disciplined professional, his goal to his work is the same as the mechanic's: Performing it correctly, nothng more and nothing less.

You should never be embarassed to show your body to a doctor. Undressing to a doctor is a normal part of life, and for those who have diseases that require one to undress to a doctor, including me (more on that later), to get treatment, it is the reason we still have a life.

I realize many women who need the medical exam are young and never showed any part of their body to a doctor beyond lifting their shirts so he can use a stethoscope. But what will you do later in life when you need a mammogran, pap smear and colonoscopy? Those are screening exams for deadly cancers that will kill you if not detected until it is too late. Are you willing to die from those diseases just to avoid showing your body to a doctor?

I have colon cancer. Don't worry about me, as I am getting top shelf treatment and will be just fine. But part of that top shelf treatment has been medical procedures performed on my genitals and rectum by both male and female doctors and nurses. Neither any of them nor I gave a hoot as to who saw what. We all had the same goal, treatment for my illness, although the stakes for me were somewhat higher than for them. And all of them were professional and competent and performed their jobs with distinction. Never once was there one iota of difference in how the job was performed between male and female doctors and nurses.

I hope this helps. Please,do the medical. It is not the problem you think it is. And by the way, if you really feel uncomfortable, you can ask for a female assistant to be present in the room during the exam. You will by no means offend the doctor nor call his integrity into question. Any doctor with the proper professional attitude will know that.

Edited May 25, 2014 by Al422