I happened to come across something you posted on the Retro v Counseling thread, and I just really felt I had to comment:
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Found out that my W has an appt with the OBgyn this wednesday, and I saw him at a bball game friday and talked to him at length about W. He is going to talk to her about menopause and depression, and he hopes to get her on some medication that may help with the hormones and mood swings. We have known him for a number of years, and he mentioned that he sees many W come to him with hormone problems and problems with depression.
I happen to work in the healthcare field (administration) and this is a direct violation of the HIPAA law. Your W's healthcare providers should never, ever, under any circumstances, discuss your W's health care business with you or anyone else, unless there is release signed by your W stating that it's okay to do so. And typically, that does not include conversation -- just medical records release.
Your wife could file charges and perhaps sue her OBGyn over this. I'd suggest you keep this discussion to yourself and not have any further conversations like that with any of her healthcare providers, including any C's she may be seeing independently.
