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. 2022 Mar 24;14(3):e23457. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23457

Table 2. Distribution of patients who received care in the obstetrics and gynecology department.

OB-GYN: Obstetrician-gynecologist.

Patients who received care in the obstetrics and gynecology department No. %
Have you ever been provided care by an OB-GYN?    
Yes 312 80.0%
No 78 20.0%
What was the subspecialty of the needed care? (If more than one, choose all the applicable answers) (n = 312)    
General obstetrics 242 77.6%
General gynecology 184 59.0%
Gynecological oncology 22 7.1%
Urogynecology 16 5.1%
Reproductive endocrinology 8 2.6%
Others 0 0%
Don’t know 5 1.6%
What was the usual gender of your treating OB-GYN? (n = 312)    
Female 289 92.6%
Male 23 7.4%
Was it usually your choice? (n = 312)    
Yes 232 74.4%
No 80 25.6%
Gender of the OB-GYN you saw last time (n = 312)    
Female 272 87.2%
Male 40 12.8%
How satisfied were you with the care of the last seen OB-GYN? (n = 312)    
1-4 27 8.7%
5-7 66 21.2%
8-10 219 70.2%
Have you ever changed your treating OB-GYN just because of their gender? (n = 312)    
Yes 98 31.4%
No 214 68.6%
Was there any complication while receiving care? (n = 312)    
Yes 49 15.7%
No 263 84.3%
Do you think the gender of the treating OB-GYN played a role in the complication? (n = 47)    
Yes 8 17.0%
No 39 83.0%