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Re: ? for a male doctor re: Nurse in the room while examining patient?
From: a (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:38:17 -0500 (CDT)
I know when I was in the military, it was required to have another
female in the office when a male doctor was doing an exam. It's
protection for the patient and the doctor. There is a third person
there to make sure that nothing happens that shouldn't. I personally am
uncomfortable any time a male doctor asks me to undress for any type of
exam and doesn't bring in a woman. And as a woman who has have several
infertility procedures, my gyn exams number in the hundreds so it's not
like I'm talking only a few times.
At Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Sapphira wrote:
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>I believe that in some States it is required for a male Dr. to have a
>nurse or aide present while examining a female.
>
>I've been to male Drs. and yes, I have had a nurse who made me really
>uncomfortable. It felt like she was 'staring' at me. Then I've been to
>at least one other male Dr. whose nurse made me feel very comfortable.
>She was extrememly professional and I was glad that she was there.
>
>I guess in my situation it all depended on the nurse.
>
>I now have a female Dr. so it's not an issue.
>
>--
>sapphira
>
>At Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Brune wrote:
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>>At Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Kathleen wrote:
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>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I went for a routine exam with a new gynecologist the other day. The
>>>doctor is a male. I went to him on the recommendation of a friend.
>>>
>>>Well..He was super nice and everything was going well, or so I thought,
>>>until he brought in his nurse before he began to do the exam.
>>>
>>>That made me EXTREMELY uncomfortable. To me, it is bad enough having to
>>>go through this humiliating exam but to have more people than is
>>>necessary in the room just makes it worse. I felt more uncomofrtable
>>>knowing the nurse was there too then I would with just the doctor. It
>>>also made me uncomfortable in answering any questions he had for me.
>>>
>>>This was my first time with a male gynecologist. Is having a nurse in
>>>the room a standard practice? If it is, honestly, I think I'll choose a
>>>female doctor next time. I really, really liked this doc but I felt so
>>>uncomfortable with that extra person there looking at me too.
>>>
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