Dr. Jen Gunter

Because it wasn't presented in a way that I needed to hear.

And that's when I decided I really needed to start to get active online because you can be the best communicator in the office, but it can be hard and people need follow-up information.

And there's so many things sometimes flying around.

So I'm very, very empathetic when people are in the office or when they're being led by disinformation.

I know what it's like to have, to be in a really difficult situation online.

Recently my son had open heart surgery because he needed to have a valve replaced and again we were faced with what does the evidence show and with adult survivors with congenital heart disease we don't have a lot of good information.

But his doctors were really great about saying this is the best that we have, this is what we can say, this is my clinical judgment versus hey this is what the data shows.

and also investing in the follow-up, right?

So if you can't, if you're not gonna change them, like if I have somebody in the office, I'm not gonna change their mind, I drop it almost immediately.

Like you can always tell.

Because the best thing is to invest in the relationship that maybe they'll come back and they'll hear it the next time.

I mean, I'm a subspecialist.

I also do fellowship in infectious diseases.

And so I see a lot of people with very complex vaginal health related issues.

And I would say about half the time when I'm seeing somebody, their referring doctor was actually right on, but they probably just, they didn't have like the way, because when you see something a lot, it rolls off your tongue in a different way.

And so there's a different confidence that comes with it.

But it also could be that they'd just been prepped three times by hearing it before and that it sunk in like the fourth time.

And so I'll send a message back, hey, you were right on the money and I just reinforced what you said.

And so, but yeah, repetition.

And so you can see how repetition works in a good way.