Mogster71, your words made me snort my tea
The worst offenders at my surgery are the female GPs. The very worst was a female who looked through the BNF when I requested gel, snapped it shut and slammed it down and kept repeating "patches or pill" quite aggressively until I gave in and said patches.
She's not the only one, though. My first female gynae told me older women only want HRT to make them more attractive to younger men and that ALL menopause was over in four years. Boy, did I leave there shocked (and also wishing the worst and longest ever menopause on her!).
Living rurally there's no choice but to accept what you're given. I yearn for only 15 years ago when my old GP would see me, listen to me and help me without making me feel like a nuisance or a freak.