A 29-year-old woman has described her shock after her gynecologist insisted she have kids, leaving the wife 'exposed' and in tears.

After moving to Austin, Texas, a year ago with her husband, Brianna D'Alessio South was in the market for a new OB-GYN, seeking a contraceptive device known as an IUD.

Citing health issues as a factor, the couple had decided that children were not in their plans - a decision that South said continually questions.

But when she told her new gynecologist of her plans the doctor had her own opinions.

'You're educated, you're pretty, you really should. It's up to you to populate society with good people. My generation is counting on it,' the doctor said in the exam room.

Brianna D'Alessio South, 29, and her husband had decided that children are not in their immediate plans

South cites a history of mental health issues as well as ovarian cancer as factors that led to the decision

In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, South revealed the uncomfortable conversation with her new doctor who she said was 'disrespecting my personal choice'.

She wrote that at her first appointment, after going over her general profile- married, female, 29, and same sexual partner for the past nine years, South brought up the option of getting an intrauterine device and was interested in learning more.

However, she said the doctor 'tried to discourage my curiosity' and rushed through explaining the procedure.

Then, while lying down on the table for a pelvic exam, the OB-GYN asked South if she wanted children.

When South said no, the doctor replied: 'Well, you should.'

'Flat on my back, I was being challenged about my choice to not want children. Shocked and confused, I wasn't sure what response she wanted, so I gave an uncomfortable laugh,' South writes.

That's when the doctor responded that it is her generation to populate the society with good people because South appeared 'educated and pretty'.

The doctor added: 'My generation is counting on it.'

South remained silent after the doctors comments and said 'sadness fueled by shame' began to settle in.

'I didn’t trust the setting. And I didn’t have it in me to repeat the conversation I’ve had so many times before,' she said.

When South moved to Austin, Texas, she visited a new gynecologist, seeking a contraceptive device known as an IUD

But when South told her doctor that she did not want children, the OB-GYN insisted she should and said 'my generation is counting on it'

South cites a history of mental health issues as well as ovarian cancer as factors that led to the conversation with her husband of having children.

She said she has heard the same commentary for years.

'When people push back about having kids, I worry that maybe I appear selfish, so sometimes I respond with a smile, a shrug, silence and an effort to steer the conversation elsewhere. Other times, I defend my stance and am met with frowns or disappointment,' she writes.

However, this was not something she expected from a doctor while 'in a setting where we need to feel safe having vulnerable conversations.'

After leaving the doctor's office, South found herself crying in the parking lot.

Though she may have been used to these conversations by a nosy neighbor, she notes that 'a line was crossed between doctor and patient'.

But South regained her confidence in her decision and has penned this as an open-letter the doctor.

'To the OB-GYN who left me feeling exposed, I hope you listen next time before you casually dismiss a patient’s choice. I hope you recognize the validity of each woman who walks through your door. No one’s story is the same.'