The Gynecology Room (Redux)by
Voodoo Medicine Man
,” I thought to myself. I got the speculum and carefully inserted it. There was something solid in the vagina... in the gyn room was a patient named Monique. She was a very pleasant black female who presented...
OOCYTE DONORS AS GYNECOLOGIC TEACHING ASSOCIATES by
Sharon LaMothe
? Is it because the Egg Donor is already being poked and probed and figures what the heck...what is one more speculum... may not have had that many pelvic exams in the first place....look at the average age of 21 to 27 for Egg...
Book review: The Body Scoop for Girlsby
Karen R.
it includes “seeing a gynecologist regularly - complete with stirrups, speculum, and regular pelvic exams... Ashton, M.D., Ob-Gyn (with Christine Larson). There are issues with the book in many places, but I...
Reader Q: Take A Laxative Before A Rectal?by
Dr. Secretwave101exams.
One woman, just as I was about to insert the speculum, said something along the lines of, “See... of a physical exam. This is part of the bigger question about how a male Ob/Gyn, for example, can see breasts...
Hospital-Grade Toilet Paper Issuesby
Nurse Lochia ..
, I remove the wad and proceed with my exam. Then I realize that she had to have felt......how many times have I gone to the ob-gyn and had TP stuck to me? Everytime you go, don't you always either pee...
Makeover Monday: Testing, Testingby
Cammy
'm determined to get over it.
Some of you will understand why I avoided the annual stirrup gymnastics... the gastro doctor prior to the test, which means one less potentially embarrassing exam. (They call...
Dear Reader(s)by
Cammy
to the Land of Stirrups and Frozen Speculum. Oh, that reminds me: are YOU caught up on all your physical exams...
And Then There Was Oneby
Ms. Perky
, he got the speculum and catheter in place, and we're chatting. All the while his hands and face are spending... - you can check with him."
Seriously. My legs are in stirrups, his hands are in my nether-regions, and he...
Effect of Hysterectomy on Female Sexual Functionby
Dr. Jennifer Berman
, it is important to place the lower extremities in Allen universal stirrups with the thighs flexed approximately 15 degrees... that remains in the bladder throughout the surgery. A bimanual and rectovaginal exam performed...
Re: risk at gyno office
doesn't (he uses the metal kind). Would there be an HIV risk if a speculum didn't get cleaned well or... in that heated drawer under the exam table?I appreciate your response! Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. Re: risk... that most gyn's sterilize their specula very carefully! DTD...crap
Some Questions about Testing
everything is uncomfortable during a GYNexam, starting with the cold stirrups :) As far as your pap, the answer is no it won... to get your tests at. Personally I would want to go to my regular GYN for the testing. I've always figured...crap
Pap Smears for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
, pulling back while the speculum is being inserted, arching of the back, and disassociation from the exam.... Dole believes the key to caring for traumatized women is making the gynecologic exam a process... explain "control" as "wishing to control the time and place of the gyne exam," adding that, "Insensitive...crap