A medical study  has provoked a widespread social media storm ; #MedBikini, for criticizing female doctors who post photos of themselves in bikini on social media, calling it “provocative” and “unprofessional”.

The journal, titled, “Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among young vascular surgeons” was published online behind a paywall on December 25, 2019 in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, looked at the social media accounts of 480 recent vascular-surgery graduates between 2016 and 2018.

The journal, which became accessible to the public a week ago, further considers social media posts where Medics hold alcohol, wear inappropriate attire, and give opinion on controversial social topics as “potentially unprofessional.”

“Account holders who self-identified as vascular surgeons were more likely to be associated with unprofessional social media behavior. Young surgeons should be aware of the permanent public exposure of unprofessional content that can be accessed by peers, patients, and current/future employers,” the study says in part.

Female doctors have trashed the article as utter “misogynism” and are taking to social media in protest under the hashtag #MedBikini to post their bikini photos saying they too have social lives .

Below are some of the tweets under #MedBikini