Andrea Rapkin

Dr. Rapkin didn’t receive my records in time for my appt so I gave her my medical history verbally. Every condition (endometriosis, et al.) I had been diagnosed with/every medical event I had related there to that I reported to her was met with pushback/doubt. She proceeded to tell me my removed ovary could have been saved (which it couldn’t have - an endometrioma destroyed it) without ever reviewing a single record of mine. Not only was that false but it was unhelpful and hurtful. Dr. Rapkin also told me there’s no way the cyst I had was an endometrioma because they don’t burst. Mine did twice, the last time landing me in the emergency room with an abdomen full of blood, transported via ambulance. This information was also immediately dismissed with no record review. She almost denied me a Pap smear rudely citing I didn’t need one (I demanded it anyway) and then gave me the roughest/painful vaginal/rectal exam I’ve felt to prove “I didn’t have endometriosis” since everything moved “so freely.” She refused to believe anything I told her and went on to prescribe gabapentin, lidocaine patches (which of course did not help), and physical therapy. The lidocaine patches were for the “external abdominal pain” she told me I was confusing for endometriosis pain (LOL). Last, I had one CD of records on me I wanted to show her. I handed the disc to her and she said, “Oh, I have no way to look at that,” and handed it back to me without asking me what was on it. I can’t recommend her. Find a Dr. that believes you and wants to know your body as well as you do. This appointment still haunts me. It was that bad. Just say no to medical gaslighting.

not about the cold bedside manner, but about unwarranted hostility, misdiagnosing me multiple times, gaslighting me, withholding appropriate diagnoses, treatments and referrals. She yelled at me because she was running late. She rushed me through an appointment I had waited months for because she had overbooked herself. Her research is out to prove female chronic pelvic pain sufferers have mindbody issues and just need to relax and meditate, despite the gender bias in medicine and demonstrable under-treatment in medicine of the real physiological causes of pelvic pain conditions. She doesn’t understand up to date research on primary provoked vestibulodynia. She doesn’t use a vulvoscope, or proper lighting/magnification when warranted. She doesn’t seem aware of autoimmune skin conditions. She misdiagnosed me with a bartholin’s gland cyst when even I knew from Dr. Google that was impossible. She missed the main issue-pudendal neuralgia despite classic signs. Set me back 1 yr

Dr Andrea Rapkin is the most uncaring and belittling doctor I have ever been to. If you want to be heard and treated in the best way possible for you, do not come to her. Of all the many gynos I went to with my pelvic pain, she was by far the most dismissive - told me to practice mindfulness and gave me a list of pain psychologists numbers. Her bedside manner is horrible, her pelvic exams are the roughest I’ve ever experienced, and she will make you wait for 90 minutes after your appt time. Go to literally anyone but her (and also UCLA is not great in general) Dr Andrea Rapkin is the most uncaring and belittling doctor I have ever been to. If you want to be heard and treated in the best way possible for you, do not come to her. Of all the many gynos I went to with my pelvic pain, she was by far … More

Her bedside manner is nonexistent. I don’t understand how someone can become a doctor with direct patient contact and be unable to express empathy, especially a gyno where issues are so personal. I couldn’t ask half the questions I wanted because I was so caught off guard by the coldness. I just wanted to get out of there. Maybe she’s a good research doctor but I’ll never go back to her.

The most unfriendly, cold doctor I’ve ever met in my entire life. Appointment was one hour late, doctor wore pink sunglasses the entire time, and never looked at me. Also made multiple condescending remarks throughout the visit.

Cold, unfriendly, and condescending. Worst bed side manner I’ve ever encountered. Appointment was also one hour late and completely unapologetic.

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Very poor relationship between this Doctor and her patients! I will not recommend her!

Dr Rapkin gave me vaginal Botox injections ( under anesthedia) for Rectal pain. I had excrutiating vaginal pain afterwards. She would not respond to my patient portal request for help, She claimed i had Vaginal pain originally (untrue), She never did a swab to see if I had a infection ( I had yeast infection). She didn't want to help me afterwards & never followed up to see if I recovered from the Botox. I trusted her to completely. She specializes in Pudendal Pain. Disappointing & painful!!

I liked her a lot but getting an appointment and the waiting part I didn't like.

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