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Re: Etiquette for Vaginal Ultrasound
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From: Ashley (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 09:26:02 -0500 (CDT)
I think that although he is probably used to seeing so many women and it
may be normal for him, I think that for your privacy & respect he should
have a) worn gloves, b) left the room as you cleaned up and got dressed.
It sounds strange that he just stood there. My doc always leaves the
room when I'm changing & stuff. Personally, I would change doctors
because that would make me very uncomfortable but maybe that's just me.
Good luck.
At Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Anandita wrote:
>
>Yesterday, I went to a new gynecologist in Nice, France for a
>consultation regarding fertility treatment during which he (it was a
>male doctor) did a vaginal ultrasound on me.
>
>He was pretty friendly and I inititally felt comfortable with him but
>the thing is, he did the ultrasound WITHOUT wearing gloves. I felt a
>bit uncomfortable with that as a.)I felt it was unhygenic for a doctor
>to do an internal exam like that, although with a probe, without wearing
>gloves and b.)it just felt inappropriate.
>
>After the ultrasound, he gave me a tissue to wipe myself and stood there
>while I wiped off the lubricant from the probe. After I was done, I was
>about to toss the tissue into the waste bin can, when he just took it my
>used tissue in his own hand and dropped it into the trash himself.
>
>I thought this was weird as well. Then, he stood there while I got
>dressed and led me out of the room into his office, where my husband was
>waiting.
>
>I was with him the whole time and he did not wash his hands after this
>exam even though he did not wear gloves.
>
>Is this strange? Or is it normal for a gynecologist who sees hundreds of
>women every year to become sort of numbed by female genitalia and not
>feel squeamish about touching them with his bare hands? Or, is this a
>sign that he might have unethical "ulterior motives"?
>
>I might just be overreacting so I wanted to get a feel for what other
>women/doctors on this board think is appropriate behavior. Would
>appreciate any feedback on this.
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