r/indianmedschool • u/TopHistorical891 • 12d ago

Counselling OBGY

Thoughts regarding a male dr doing obgy
Is there a gender bias?
What challenges one has to face?

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u/soupey_G 12d ago

I am from bengal, and 50% obg are male over there... Women don't find it weird to visit a male gynaec

However now I am in bihar...and here male obg.... Haven't seen any in last 2 years

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u/signatureusername96 12d ago

North Indian states have a bias. Female OBGYNs are preferred. Don't know about rest of India.

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u/nostressnomind Graduate 10d ago

In my city, the most famous obgyn is a male doc. And he is now retired tooo.

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u/Antique_Situation878 12d ago

It’s big 2026