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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed
As most of you know I am a transgender man. I have had top surgery. I was in the ER the other day and I needed an EKG done and a young guy about my age did it. I didn't think much of it because I identify as a male so I didn't think it was a big deal. Plus I had the surgery already.
But did they like just forget I was trans or something and thought I was a cis man? Because before they have always had female nurses in the room or just had a female tech do it. Or did they think it was fine because I had the surgery already?
Its not really bothering me I'm just wondering what you all think.
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most ER doctors and nurses have had training on how to handle patients. you went in showing no visible female breasts and most likely generic clothing that even men are able to wear. so natural assumption is they were dealing with a man or someone who identifies as a man. treat them as a man.
men typically do not have a third party standing by watching exams. UNLESS they ask for one in ERs or unless they are being a danger to their self or others. in ER's they typically just match female patient with female doctor if one is available and male doctor with male patient when that option is available. and they leave it up to the patient to tell them if they require a third person in the room.
maybe next time you have to have an exam you can explain whether you want a woman or man for the exam tech and whether you want a third person in the room standing by watching the exam happen.