Male OBGYN’s

I have my 16 week appointment tomorrow and just got a notification today that my usual practitioner is out sick and I was automatically scheduled for the same time with a doctor having a name I didn’t recognize from my clinic.

I looked this doctor up, and they’re a newly hired male OBGYN. I’m curious to hear others thoughts about male OBGYN’s. I really tend to not have an opinion towards certain genders being in certain fields, but something about a man intentionally going into a very vulnerable and uniquely feminine practice gives me creepy feelings and I can’t even give a good reason why. I’d love to hear positive stories to help me get that narrative out of my mind, or even stories that solidify my weird feelings so I can request to not book with him, if possible, in the future.

EDIT: There’s way too many comments for me to reply to at this point, but I have read many!! Thank you all for sharing your stories! I look forward to meeting him and giving him the same chance I would a female provider. 🙂