As a young-ish celibate female, most doctors I see want to test me for pregnancy and STDs. It has nothing to do with skin color, it has to do with doctors who put so much trust in statistics that they forget the patient is an individual.
Find a doctor who actually listens, and a lot of the aggravation goes away.
It’s hard for many docs to look past statistics. I was having very real issues and went to my doctor twice and another doctor once. Each time I heard this,”Well, you do have four young children, here’s a prescription for xanax.” So I gave up, threw away the pills after a couple of days and tried to manage the racing heart waking me up at night, frequent migraines, a brain that struggled to focus and bring order, constant edginess, etc.
Had a couple more kids and turned 40, went for a physical with a new doc, first non OB check in almost 10 years. At 40 this doctor routinely checks the thyroid of female patients. Turns out I have Graves Disease-probably had it the whole time. I was miserable for most of my older kids’ lives. Could have been a much better mom (to at least one more son who died in the womb) and wife with a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Ding - ding - ding! We have a winner!
And I will add that taking the time to listen is part of being compassionate. Let's be realistic; the vast majority of physicians are not going to be black. There is also a fair percentage of docs who are arrogant pricks. They know everything and you know nothing. The likelihood of a black patient getting condescending treatment from a white doc is probably rather high.
It is a compassion issue, not a race issue.
It is,drummed into them very hard to look at you as a liability and statistic. And when you arent compliant and totally trusting of them they do not like it.
No primary doctor for 30 years now. Doctor myself for preventative medicine issues. In emergencies and accidents i have no problem with docs working to help me.
The STD questools may be a state and/or Fed requirement. I got a gun question once. Got a ration when I refused to answer, then found a different doc.