Posted by JJC
I have to agree that I would switch doctors. All dr.s have there issues or patients who maybe didnt like them but this is big...to me. My whole life all I have wanted is to get married and start a family. I want to be 100% confident that my gyn is giving me and my future children the best possible care. Not to mention all the girls I know who CANT conceive lately...is it just me or does everyone know at least 1 friend whose had trouble? I think by doubting at all it answers your question.
PS.
I have a fabulous ob/gyn that 5 of my other friends go to. He is a man but wonderful...used to practice with his wife. He s in Nassau so FM if you want a referral
Posted by JB1122
I had asked for a gynecologist recommendation on the boards and have been seeing the woman I was referred to by several brides. I really like her. But, in researching her, I've found out that she was the defendant in a medical malpractice claim that resulted in the biggest med mal jury verdict in Long Island's history (in excess of $100 million - luckily for her, plaintiff agreed to take the maximum amount of her malpractice insurance which was only $6 million).
The medical malpractice action was for an obstetrics case. A baby was born with severe disabilities, will never walk or live on its own, can barely talk, etc. This doctor no longer practices obstetrics at all, just gynecology, and I assume this lawsuit is the reason.
My question is....would you feel weird about seeing a gyno in this situation? She is very warm and personable, etc.
ETA: Just to add - it was not a frivolous lawsuit. A woman came to her during her final trimester and said that the baby had stopped moving. She did two tests, one came back OK and the other came back abnormal, but she said she wasn't worried and sent the woman home. A week later, the woman was freaking out b/c the baby still had not moved, so she went to the hospital and had an emergency c-section and it turned out that the baby had been in distress that entire time.
ETA2: In one of the articles about this online, I read that she was brand new to private practice (7 months after her residency ended) at the time this occurred.
tough call, if you plan on staying where you are and would like to keep the same dr then i would find 1 that does both...if you dont plan on staying where you are or dont plan on having kids, then i dont see a problem with that dr. if she made you very comfortable....
Posted by Snowflake08
I agree with Kerin
I wouldnt see a Gyno if i planned on having children, I would make sure to see an OB/Gyn
