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Gynecology Board Reverses Ban on Treating Male Patients
- Jun8 13y agoSo many examples of gender discrimination posted recently on HN, here's another, reverse, example. Although at first glance going to a gynecologist as a man sounds absurd, they are it is reported that "have also proven essential in the treatment of marginalized communities for a range of sexually related diseases, regardless of the patient’s gender." (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/11/25/the_american_board_of_obstetrics_gynecology_cracks_down_on_ob_gyns_treating.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/11/25/the_american...). The irony of the situation is that the "misandric" decision of the board was taken by the mostly male board (as opposed to, say, "feminists"), which the Slate article argues is increasingly out of touch with the fast increasing ratio of women in gynecology.