Do women prefer a female breast surgeon?

Groutz, Asnat; Amir, Hadar; Caspi, Revital; Sharon, Eran; Levy, Yinon; Shimonov, Mordechai

doi:10.1186/s13584-016-0094-3

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“…However, gender stereotypes may contradictorily exert a positive impact on female surgeons to some extent, especially when history-taking, physical examinations, and surgical procedures involve the female sex organs 25 . No gender preference was observed in other surgical subspecialties not involving sex organs, such as orthopedics or plastic surgery 26,27 .…”

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Limitations or Advantages? Gender Differences in Urologists, General Surgeons, and Gynecologists in Taiwan – A Nationwide, Population-based Study

Chen

Lin

Fan

et al. 2021

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We aimed to examine the differences between female and male surgeons in urology, general surgery, and gynecology by analyzing a nationwide, population-based database in Taiwan. We identified surgeons with a clinical experience of 6 − 13 years, between 1995 to 2013, from the National Health Insurance Research Database. We collected patient volume and revenue per month in outpatient and inpatient services, as well as surgical volumes per month of female and male surgeons for analysis. Student’s t-test was used to compare the differences between female and male surgeons. Female urologists and general surgeons had a significantly higher ratio of female patients. Female urologists had comparable patient numbers, revenues, and surgical volumes as male urologists. In contrast, female general surgeons had significantly lesser involvement in outpatient and inpatient care and had lower monthly revenues than males; however, female general surgeons performed more oncological surgeries per month. Female gynecologists had similar outpatient services and outpatient revenue but significantly lesser inpatient services and surgical volume per month. A gender-based gap exists among surgeons in Taiwan; this gap is narrower in urology than in general surgery and gynecology. Gender stereotypes should be reduced to ensure that patients receive the best care regardless of surgeons’ gender.

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Limitations or Advantages? Gender Differences in Urologists, General Surgeons, and Gynecologists in Taiwan – A Nationwide, Population-based Study

Chen

Lin

Fan

et al. 2021

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“…Groutz et al [ 3 ] argue that the response to some patient’s preference for a female breast surgeon is to increase the number of women in surgery. They highlight a number of methods whereby this can be achieved, such as increasing exposure of medical students to surgery as a career, and promoting female-friendly working conditions.…”

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“…This commentary is based on the recent paper by Groutz et al [ 3 ] on gender preferences for patients undergoing breast surgery consultation. The study topic encompasses the domains of patient centered care and patient-preference, gendered roles and bias surrounding these roles, and the issues of women in medicine, particularly surgery.…”

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The role of gender in patient preference for breast surgical care – a comment on equality

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Easson

2018

Isr J Health Policy Res

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Gender preference among patients seeking medical care is an issue that is not well understood. It warrants exploration, particularly for patients undergoing sensitive physical exams. In a recent IJHPR article, Groutz et al. reported a survey study that explored patient preferences in selecting a breast surgeon. They found that a third of patients preferred a female surgeon for their breast examination. However, surgical ability was the primary factor in selecting a surgeon for their breast surgery. This commentary discusses these findings in the context of patient-centered care and issues of gender equality in medical education.Gender equality is considered an important societal movement in achieving human rights for everyone based on their ability, rather than their gender and opportunity. This commentary argues that the goal of gender equality is why women should be encouraged to enter surgical professions, recognizing that patient preferences will be shaped by societal norms. Gender preferences for the performance of sensitive physical examinations by some patients are likely multifactorial and they warrant more exploration to deliver ideal patient centered care.

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“…Indeed, experience, especially in the procedure of interest, reputation, credentials, and method of referral have been shown to be important in surgeon choice by patients. 11 , 27 – 30 In fact, Groutz et al 22 found that in patients preferring a gender-concordant physician, female breast clinic patients prioritized surgical ability, experience, and knowledge, whereas Amir et al 8 found male patients did the same when rating urology surgeons. Huis et al 11 found that although patients who had a gender preference preferred a female, a majority of respondents asked for a surgeon by name, reinforcing the idea that reputation and experience may be most important when determining surgeon preference.…”

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