My mom has a male gyno, and she says he a really good doctor (better than her femal doctor), so I guess whatever your comfortable with. But they know how to 'change your oil', they studied how.

I have had plenty of women doctors and did not like any of them. They were cold, distant and very unfriendly.

My current gyno is pretty nice and easy to talk to and yes he is a dude. I have had no problems with any of the 3 male gynos' I have had in my life. I tend to think some of them have more compassion than women or at least will listen instead of judge.

Again this is MY opinion based on MY experience.

^exactly! some women doctors get too judgemental on you.

I don't look good in skinny jeans at all. I've tried on a few pairs- but blah

My mom said her male gyno is a specialist and is really good at what he does, compared to her female doctor who isn't a specialist. I guess what every suits you.

Is that JK's signature as your sig?!?! Do you actually in rl have his signature? Sorry, I'm just giddy!

I love skinnies. They are the bestest!

I've had the same experience, many, many times. Now I will only see male doctors, especiallyOB/GYNs.

Me as well. I'm all for the skinny jeans! Especially because they dont bunch up and get all uncomfortable when you tuck them into Uggs.

I'm tempted to get Uggs this year. It's already cold here and it's just going to get colder. I really want some nice, warm boots for when I have to walk puppy or when i'm out doing stuff. Believe it or not, I actually do stuff in winter!

Plus, I bought some Ugg slippers in 6th or 7th grade, and they're still holding up after wearing them just about every day. I'd like to be able to keep my boots for a few years.

I bought a new loofah and exfoliant today! I am never going through this again.


Thanks for the recommedation. I'll check that out.
The bikini wax is ... awesome. Seriously, if you are really modest, it can be embarressing, and the first one you ever get will hurt like he!!, but what hurts the most is the application of the wax (think REALLY sticky bandaid being pulled across that area) and not the ripping. Of course, afterwards, you are kind of throbbing all over ... but that subsides. Seriously though, it is a completely different smoothness than shaving. Its awesome. Of course, they are expensive, so I only get them like April through Sept when I will be in a bathing suit. Every time I go to a lingerie shower I give the bride a gift certificate to an upscale spa for a bikini wax. Best thing a bride can bring on her honeymoon.


I bought some a few years ago and wore them twice. I wasn't a big fan of the style, but I thought I would try it. I agree, they were very comfortable. However, I got even more "You should eat a cheeseburger" comments than usual, and that sh** vexes me worse than anything else in the world, so I went back to boot and trouser cuts. I had a friend "remind" me the other day about my skiny jeans. Her words: "You looked like Jack from A Nightmare Before Christmas ...lol." Yeah, thanks, that's so ... nice.


I know I have told this story before but my first gyno was a raging judgemental bee-yotch. I thought it was incredibly unprofessional for her to impose her belief system on her patients. She was very adamant about abstinence, etc. Of course, I am ALL for abstinence for young girls, but at the time in my life ... not so much. And I didn't want a lecture every year. I wanted my prescription refilled and a clean bill of health. After I got married, I went in for my yearly and asked her if she could write the scrip so that I could get the generic birth control and save some money. Her response was, "You know what's cheaper?.... ABSTINENCE!" (caps because she yelled it at me). My response: "You're right, but I don't think my husband would like it too much." Then she backtracked. Way to read my chart, there, Doc. I never saw her again.

And I've had the exact opposite experience. It must really come down to finding the right doctor regardless of who they are. It's such a "personal" kind of doctor/patient relationship, you gotta feel comfortable with the person. It's funny, every year I go to my internist for my annual physical. Every year he asks, if I need an "exam" and pap done. In my mind I'm always thinking, "no! No!, I've got Kathryn, (my ob/gyn) for that! Don't even think about it!


Good luck! It really helped me a lot.

Good luck. I personally want a female gyno, as I'm too uncomfortable just thinking about having a man examine me down there, even if it's his job. Way too awkward & too uncomfortable.

I love being a woman & I wouldn't give anything up, except periods. But I love that I get to wear dresses, high heels, boots flats etc. I love that I get to grow my hair out & style it all pretty. I love that I get to play up my face with makeup. I love that I can cry and not be ashamed. I love smelling all girly. Basically, being a woman rocks & I was never one of those woman who thought, "I'd rather be a man" cause honestly, where's the fun in that?

I know. It drives me nuts the way our OBGYN office works. There are several doctors and they require you to see each one during the pregnancy, which means that the care you receive is really a crapshoot. Both places we've lived in have had practices like this, and I've never cared for any of the famale doctors.

In my current one, there were three women and two men. I loved both of the male doctors. They were sensitive both physically with my exams, and emotionally, especially when I had my miscarriage. I've never had a female doctor at the hospital or my previous one be anything but borderlining on abusive during internal exams, and most of them were total ice queens, including telling me my miscarriage was "no big deal." Because hubby is already sleeping and I'm bored, I'll share a few stories:

One of them tried to bully be into ending my daughter's pregnancy because of an inconlusive AFP test that showed she might be down syndrome. When we explained to her that we would have the child regardless, she called us irresponsible and stormed out of the room, refusing to continue our appointment. From then on, I had it noted on my chart that I would never see her again, but unfortunately, she was the one on call the night I delivered my second baby.

During the same pregnancy, I had extreme vomitting. I went four days without being able to keep down a thing and was admitted for severe dehydration, a UTI and a kidney infection. The doctor on call came in and told me that I was just being difficult, and refused to start an IV until I drank and ate something on my own. I did, crying the whole time, and threw it right up, which at that point included blood from my stomach bleeding. Finally my regular OB came in and he threw her out of the room.

I also had an OB tell me that it was impossible to not feel contractions. I explained that I didn't feel them as normal contractions- until my last pregnancy, I literally felt my cervix opening (imagine the jaws of life) without ever feeling the pain in my abdomen. She said, "that's impossible. There are no nerve endings in your cervix." Huh. Well, thanks lady, nice to know, but that's what I feel, and I've had a few pregnancies, so I think I know.

Geez, I could go on all night with my inadequate medical care stories. (I forgot to tell about the time they got my chart mixed up with a man's in the emergency room and left me next to a dying patient for three hours! That was fun!) I have waaay more than anyone should, and it wasn't even all at the same hospital. I guess I'm just lucky that way.

Okay, that is . . . . I'm speechless. Having gone through the same thing myself, I know what kind of huge emotional toll that takes. Your doctor's insensitivity is criminal.


Yeah, that reminds me of the time I nearly ended up clawing the ceiling during my checkup one year. My doctor, (female), apologized, and explained how the cervix can be sensitive in the week or so after a period, (which was my case), and then added that most doctors will tell you can't feel anything in the cervix, but that wasn't was she'd found in her experience.

I have to say I've been lucky. I've been with the same dr. for 12 years. She has a small office with a healthy practice, 500 yards from hospital at Stanford. She's had three kids of her own, and is a good listener. She also has a nurse practitioner in her office who specializes in fertility. She's amazing. Her help, advice, and sensitivity made all the difference when we were trying to get pregnant and during our miscarriage. I can call the office and talk to one of them within an hour or two, and I can always come in right away if I need too. That kind of accessibility is what everyone should have. I'm not sure Supergirl would be here without both of them.

We love our female nurse-practitioner. She's under the supervision of the doctors on staff, but she performs all the exams and prescribes meds. She always takes time to talk and has been extremely helpful and generous with her time when I've needed a little extra help with my daughter. I once even accidently got her at home (when I thought I was calling an after hours answering service) and she graciously talked with me for quite a while, and made sure that my concerns were addressed the next day when she got to the office.

The male ob-gyn who delivered my daughter was a quack, in my opinion and experience. Although everything turned out OK in the end, his carelessness and arrogance caused me some severe complications after my daughter was born. However, he delivered both of my sister's children, and she continued to see him for her annual exams even after knowing what I went through with him. She thought he was great.

Re. male or female gynecologists: my gynecologist is a woman and I've been seeing her for about 10 years. She's awesome. I was pretty young when I first started seeing her - I was totally freaked out about the appointment, but I was having awful periods, so I really needed to see her. She was really great, she told me everything she was going to do, how much it would hurt, what it would feel like, etc. Everyone in her practice is female, so when I recently had to have my pap redone and I had to see someone else in the practice, it didn't really worry me. I won't go into the details, but I hated the replacement doctor! It hurt a lot! So yeah, I love my doctor and I'm comfortable with her but not just because she's a woman. Having a woman doctor is not always enough - you have to feel comfortable with the doctor too.

They're like the greatest purchase ever. I got them late in the summer because DSW had a ton. So not only were they cheaper, but they had them in my size..and the color I wanted! I wore them all this week because it got so cold. And I have a feeling thats how it will be all summer.

I've had a male doc as my primary, but never a male gyno. I'm really shy about all that, and I find it easier to talk to a chick, because she's actually experienced it... you know? but that's my personal opinion. if you're comfortable with a male, that's great! women gyno's are actually kinda hard to find... the ones that are out there are usually full and not accepting new patients. at least in san diego.

ps. I LOVE your avatar! Princess Bride is one of my all-time faves!




dang, that's bad. she could've at least paid attention to your history... aren't they supposed to ask if you're married for legal reasons? I don't know. they always ask me if I'm married. besides, it's one thing to encourage someone gently and offer reason why (less chance of prego/STDs, etc.), but to freakin yell at them! that's just unprofessional.

Part of the talks the brit and I had were of kids. yes he wants them. I want them. So when? I am going to start figuring out my most fertile days. I've complained already about the lack of progress so we both kinda gave up. Now we're back on this road again. *sigh* nothing ever comes easy to me anymore it seems

If anyone's interested, this site gives a free little set of sample makeup. I got mine the other day and I really like it! My skin is quite oily and it works pretty well for me, and it's non comedogenic.

And I got my hair cut today so my hair isn't all flat and lifeless anymore. I had to grow out my layers last cut because my hair was uneven. My hair is really thin so it looked horrible! She did something about my stringy bangs too which was nice.

Oh, and my dad told me I could save my money and he's going to get me a winter coat and such. I'm happy, I really want to get a new digital camera. I can save for that now instead.

I might have to get a free sample of that makeup- it looks really good!

I love when I get my hair cut- it always looks so nice for a few days I'm trying to save up my money to get mine done. I'm still deciding whether to color it again or not -it's getting to be too expensive even though I love it dark. If anything it just needs to be trimmed- it's getting so long

You should. I really like mine, I think i'm going to order the full sized powder, concealer, and blush. It's nice and natural looking.

I'm so so about getting my hair cut. I don't like getting it cut because I really hate losing length, but I know it grows back so it's not as bad. I ended up getting about 2 inches off this time, for split ends and from layering. I know it's going to grow back but it was so close to being where I wanted it at, length wise!

They're really cute. There are only 2 words i don't like about them - manmade materials.


Hey, I just ordered me a sample kit, thanks! I love how you can choose the shades of foundation, blush and concealer.

Ahh I thought you would like it! The best part is choosing a few foundation colors-you can mix them together to create your own shade if you want, and you don't have to worry about guessing your exact shade. I got another matte blush with my sample kit and I mixed a little of that in my foundation. It matches the pinkish tone of my skin really well now.

When I was looking at all the sparkly blushes, I kept thinking, "Hottest doesn't like sparkly blushes."

I just ordered one too. My esthetician used some mineral products at one of my visits and I wasn't crazy about them, but I'll give these a try.

I want to order a sample kit! Maybe I'll ask my mommy today hehe.

Mom time Hubby is taking the kids on a long walk while I clean, color my hair, enjoy the tv being OFF and find a cure for PMS


(the kids are off tomorrow for a teacher work day)

I like a little sparkle! Just not a lot. I liked these because I could mix the colors in though, since they weren't all sparkly.


I like these but I haven't really liked the other ones i've tried. I put mine on after a thin layer of lotion so it doesn't make my pores look huge though.


They are awesome.


Tell me when you find that plz.

When you figure that last one out, be sure to let us know

I was totally going to try that free sample kit...but I was up soooo late last night/this morning and a informercial for BareMinerals by bare escentuals came on. I had always been meaning to buy it and to be honest with you all, I did some heavy shopping and bought a lot this weekend because I didn't have any plans for my paycheck on friday. Pretty much everthing was taken care of and that is quite a blessing. I know I shouldnt have spent so much of it and I should have put it in savings..but I didn't.

Anyway...I bought bareminerals and I can't wait to get it.

As for that last one - make sure you let us know your stock symbol so we can get in on the ground floor.

Yeah, don't forget us when you're famous.

I don't think PMS is being used - at least not according to the MSN Money website.

Good for you!! I hope you enjoyed the quiet!!

I am writhing in pain on my bed. The next time I give some lame excuse about not going to the GYN and being place on BC, please remind me of this.

Thank you.

i ran out of my good facial cleaner and Ive got the biggest pimple on my chin. They should really have a home delivery service that you can book a appointment with in 2 hrs and someone will go buy certain things like that for us ladies who don't or can't go out and no one else will go for you*looks at my mothers direction*

Drugstore.com accidentally sent me Frontline Plus for dogs instead of tampons.

That is all.

forgive me for having the biggest laugh of the day over this.

It's okay, I laugh everytime I think about it.

Ummmmmmmm . . . . .

oh Hottest I've got tears in my eyes from laughing.

Seriously, I ordered it for convenience! I was getting the face bars I can't find anywhere else, and I was like "Oh, I should just get that while i'm here, since I don't seem to ever get to go anywhere. " So I did that, and then it got backordered which was annoying. Now I have flea and tick control for dogs.

I feel bad for whoever was expecting their dog's medicine and got my tampons instead.

I can so picture someone opening their box and seeing tampons and saying how the he11 is this supposed to help.

OMG Liz.

I went to their website...that stuff is like $70! Wow.

you then for sure got the better end of that mistake. 70 bucks, wow. I wonder if you'll get your money back or a gift card for your next purchase

Maybe it's Tamla O. Remember her?

I don't know, I did get $70 worth of pet medicine in exchange for $5 worth of tampons...

BMAC. I really do wonder who got my stuff...

hope they aren't going to use your tampons.

Ugh! I can tell it's coming. A few days ago my b00bs started hurting and today I've been ultra emotional. (I'm reading "New Moon" from the Twilight Series and I had to stop because I kept crying!) Tomorrow I'm going to be pi**ed at everyone and then on Thursday I'll start. That's how it always goes. At least I get the warning lights to let me know I'm about to start. Has it REALLY already been 28 days?