Case 23
Patient Name: Toni Lynn (a.k.a. Tony M.)
Case Number 76-71
Initial Visit:
Patient was 19 years old. When I first went to the examination room, I saw Tony was sitting with his back to the door. His long hair was tied in a braided poni-tail. Looking at him from the back, at first I thought that Tony was a girl. After all, one would only expect to find a female patient waiting in a gynecologist’s exam room.
Tony turned around when he heard me enter the room. He was wearing only a T-shirt and a pair of jockey shorts.
“Hello Doctor Jenkins” he said.
“Good Afternoon, Tony. I must admit a certain surprise to find a young man waiting in one of examination rooms! My patient list says I should be seeing a young woman named Toni, with an `i’ “, I said.
“I’m quite surprised to be here, too.” Tony explained. “Fortunately, your receptionist spelled my name in the feminine manner.”
Wondering what this was all about, I asked, “So, how do you think I can help you, since you are male, and as a gynecologist, my specialty is women?”
Relating his story, Tony began, “Well, Dr. Jenkins, I’m not really sure I am male.”
My interest was peeked. “Hmmm. How so?”