A 30-year-old member asked:

i want to get checked out for pcos because i get excess facial hair. is it best to ask for a female doctor?

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Dr. Seth Derman answered

Fertility Medicine 33 years experience

Expertise important: When seeking out help for any medical condition, the expertise of the doctor and of course your comfort level with him/her is most important, not their gender. A reproductive endocrinologist, gyn or endocrinologist are types of doctors you would want to see. If by female doctor you mean, a gyn, that is appropriate.

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