Acceptance of female urologists among patients with suspected prostate disease.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

The number of practicing female urologists is rising. The aim of this study is to evaluate the acceptance of female urologists by male patients and their partners.

Methods

Men who underwent a prostate MRI or a prostate biopsy between January and December 2018 and their partners, were sent questionnaires prior to the examination. Two types of questionnaires were used. One questionnaire asked "I want to be seen by: (I) a male urologist or (II) a female urologist or (III) no preference" (Group_np), the other questionnaire only offered two possible answers: "I want to be seen by: (I) a male urologist or (II) a female urologist" (Group_m,f). All other questions were on prostate MRI and prostate biopsies.

Results

Overall, 377 questionnaires w

SUBMITTER: Steinkohl F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350231 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature