Significant Others in exam room
From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)
Mon Aug 11 13:15:45 2003
I vaguely recall that we MIGHT have discussed this before, but if we
have, it's been awhile. Do you-all (or y'all, for Dr. Joe) have a
problem with significant others in the exam room during a pap smear? As
time goes on, this is making me more and more uncomfortable, probably
because I found out after the fact a couple of times that guys who
insisted on staying in the room turned out to be abusers. I'm starting
to wonder if there really is a legitimate reason for a guy to insist on
staying in the room during his partner's pap, except that he doesn't
want her to have any time alone with the doctor and is worried about
what she might tell me. Personally, I can't imagine having my hubby in
the room with me for that, and I'm sure he has no desire to be there
either.
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Anna Meenan, MD
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