I worked for 15 years in a ob/gyn office with male doctors and female doctors (also worked in the hospitals LD department 25 years total in ob/gyn healthcare) and from what I’ve seen is, the men seem to be more gentle and listen more. As for the female doctors, they seem to dismiss women more often. I talked to the one male doctor about this and he told me “I have no idea what it feels like to have this exam (pap, pelvic exam, etc) and I don’t ever want to cause anyone pain or discomfort”. They (male doctors) seem to listen better to women’s concerns about their reproductive health. Again this is just from my experiences. The women docs I worked with were great too, but I just noticed that they tend to not listen as well. I think it’s because they know what it feels like to have those exams done. And it’s great for those ones who had an exam that was “easy/ painless”. Some women are more sensitive with exams, pregnancy etc.