Dr. Med. Werner A. Reus

Er, do people write reviews for gynecologists on Unilocal?Whatever. Women in Tübingen who don’t speak German well enough to conduct such visits in the language need to know where to go for good medical services, and I can highly recommend Dr. Reus. I went to him to get an IUD (and eventually got it removed), and throughout the entire process he was very helpful and treated me with respect.
Apparently the wait time for gynecologists in Tübingen is long, but with Dr. Reus I got my first appointment in a week and a half. One of his two assistants speaks English very well; the other, not so much, but both are very kind and helpful. They do something rather unique for gynecologists, even in Germany (I asked if it was normal and they said no, they are exceptional): with every appointment, they take a urine sample at the beginning of your appointment and test for I’m not sure what kinds of things exactly, but you get the idea. They are thorough.
At first I was not too excited about having a male gynecologist (a first for me), but Dr. Reus made me feel at ease and always treated me with respect. When I first met him, he asked me what I was doing in Tübingen, and then said (not in a condescending way), «Well, since you are in Germany, we’ll try to speak in German.» He spoke slowly and articulated very well, which I really liked because so many people don’t even try to speak to you in German if they speak English. I could tell he was doing it to be helpful, not patronizing. But whenever I didn’t understand, he would switch to English.
Dr. Reus wanted to do the IUD insertion on the second day of my period, which I had some misgivings about (the previous one I’d had was pretty painful to get inserted), but actually the insertion of this one was much easier than the last one (not during my period), so props to Dr. Reus.
Dr. Reus has an ultrasound machine, something which I, as a healthy, non-​childbearing woman, had never had used on me before, and he told me all about my ovaries, etc. and even gave me some images of each one as well as the IUD in the right place. It was really cool to learn more about my own body in this way.
In the end the IUD (copper, although he does the Mirena as well) wasn’t working out for me for various reasons, and I made an appointment to get it taken it out. As I’ve tried several different methods of long-​term non-​barrier methods of birth control now, I’ve had experiences where doctors basically interrupt me and completely invalidate my responses to the method (only to find out, later on, that said side effects are documented for a large amount of women using that method). I find this completely patronizing; don’t get me started. Dr. Reus, however, listened very respectfully to the reasons I wanted to get it removed. When I was finished, he said, «Well, these effects you describe cannot be due to the IUD, but I do agree it would be calming for you to have it removed, so if you want, I will be happy to do it.» That’s about the best response I’ve gotten so far about birth control not working, so kudos to Dr. Reus.
Dr. Reus is also a psychotherapist. At first I thought this combination was weird and borderline invasive, as I am now strongly against any type of hormonal birth control. But he explained this combination in saying that he tries to deal with hormones and fluctuations in the multiple ways they manifest — mood, physical symptoms, etc. So for example he might prescribe birth control to deal with mood issues, or very much works with patients to find the hormonal birth control that works for them. In the end, I must admit that this method could work for some women, even if not for me and for several women I’ve heard stories from.
In fact, Dr. Reus is kind of a renaissance man, what with the gynecology, the psychotherapy, and his research in… I think it’s archeology? Basically he is interested in methods of gynecology and psychiatry/​psychology in ancient civilizations. The images on the walls in the hallway are from his research findings, which gives a personal touch to the office.
Dr. Reus’ prices are very much according to set standards so there’s nothing to comment on there. Like most doctors in Germany, there’s a small time frame in which to have at least an initial consulation, but oh well. The location, so close to the university, is excellent. I really can’t recommend him highly enough.