(Disclaimer ~ I never had Dr. Teel as an ob. only a gyn.)
When I lost my health insurance several years ago, I had to switch to Dr. Teel's practice because he was the only one in the area who took my new insurance.
Initially, I had a really good impression of him. His office was clean and professional looking, with really upscale furniture and pro-breastfeeding literature in his office. The first "red flag" was the number of advertisements in his clinic's restrooms for Plan B. I brushed it off though because most clinics advertise some form of birth control; Plan B must not be that different...
The first few visits, he was really brusque. He didn't really take the time to listen to me, and he downplayed some of my concerns about medications he was advising me to take.
Still, I stayed with him - partly because I doubted my intuition and partly because I had no other option.
He ended up performing one of my many laparoscopies. Afterward he told me he found "no evidence of endometriosis, only scar tissue." Really strange considering *EVERY OTHER* doctor I've ever had has found numerous endo implants and endo-produced scar tissue.
After the surgery, when I complained of still having pain, he wanted to prescribe me a medication that I can't take due to a history of seizures. He wouldn't listen at all to my objections nor would give me any other options despite the fact that there are plenty of other medications out there that can be used to treat endo pain.
The last visit I had to his office, for a follow-up, he said that my pain was "all in my head," and when I suffered enormous pain during his rough, unprofessional pelvic exam, I screamed, and he laughed and kept doing what had hurt me until I was laying on the table crying.
AVOID THIS DOCTOR AT ALL COSTS.
He puts up a good front, a shiny exterior of pro-woman pro-choice... but underneath he is a misogynist just itching to hurt women. read more