The French doctor admitted he didn't have the training or knowledge to treat trans patients - as experts say there's no need for a trans woman to visit a gynaecologist at all.
While the guy is an asshole and transphobic, he is not medicaly wrong. Gynecologist can only treat reproductive organs of the female sex. It’s not about gender…
The way you put it lays out the problem very well. Gender identity should be concerned with being women or men or the myriad of blends in between. Healthcare is concerned with male or female, and that doesn’t change even if surgery may make the situation complicated and need a specialist.
The doctor was clearly a bit of a cunt about it, but having him treat something that he’s not trained to do should not be an expectation. I imagine I would be a bit ticked off too if a male expected me to inspect their lady bits. It would be unethical for me to pretend to, to humor them, and it would put me in a very awkward situation to try dance around not hurting feelings or coming off as narrowminded. Gender identity should be left to social dynamics an specialists and left at the door of a doctor’s office.
Having said that a better approach from the gynaecologist would have been to tell them he has no training, but offer to look anyway and help them find a doctor in the area that could be more qualified.
A trans woman who’s had reconstructive genital surgery will still need gynecological care for her shiny new lady bits. The vulva and vagina will still require attendance.
While the guy is an asshole and transphobic, he is not medicaly wrong. Gynecologist can only treat reproductive organs of the female sex. It’s not about gender…
The way you put it lays out the problem very well. Gender identity should be concerned with being women or men or the myriad of blends in between. Healthcare is concerned with male or female, and that doesn’t change even if surgery may make the situation complicated and need a specialist.
The doctor was clearly a bit of a cunt about it, but having him treat something that he’s not trained to do should not be an expectation. I imagine I would be a bit ticked off too if a male expected me to inspect their lady bits. It would be unethical for me to pretend to, to humor them, and it would put me in a very awkward situation to try dance around not hurting feelings or coming off as narrowminded. Gender identity should be left to social dynamics an specialists and left at the door of a doctor’s office.
Having said that a better approach from the gynaecologist would have been to tell them he has no training, but offer to look anyway and help them find a doctor in the area that could be more qualified.
A trans woman who’s had reconstructive genital surgery will still need gynecological care for her shiny new lady bits. The vulva and vagina will still require attendance.
Then she should look for someone that specialises in post plastic surgery care.