WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2003: Re: why did my pediatrician do this-checking for possible abuse?

Re: why did my pediatrician do this-checking for possible abuse?

From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:21:06 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Teresa wrote: >
>I just received my pediatric medical records (I'm now 35). I had
>remembered a time when my mother took me to the doctor and he inserted
>his fingers I assume checking the hymen...don't know why else he would
>do this. There is a hush hush history of sexual abuse in the extended
>family. I wrote the doctor asking him about this incident. He said
>that the record stated "no female trauma found." My mom will not tell me
>why she took me in. My question is: Why being a pre-teen would a doctor
>insert his fingers? And by stating "no female trauma" does that mean he
>was specifically looking for signs of abuse? The medical terms used are:
>PE: OK. Stage VI 1+b. I have been looking to see if this is a specific
>code to check for sexual abuse but am coming up empty. I should also
>add that my record shows this for age 18 however my mother and I both
>remember it happening when I was a pre-teen. Is there some other code
>on my chart that I should be looking for? I'm trying to piece bits and
>pieces of my past together because nobody will come forward and tell me
>anything. And yes, I have reason to believe that at some point in my
>childhood something happened to me although I don't have any specific
>memories.
>
>Thank you for any direction!

I'm not a doctor, but the terms seem to suggest checking for what stage of development you were in. I would recommend that you call (rather than write) the doctor for an explanation of the terms he used. Other suggestions might be making an appointment with a large pediatric teaching hospital to see if they could help you. Or, if you have a therapist helping you with this issue, have the therapists call the original doctor or a pediatrician he/she may have a working relationship with. If you don't have a therapist now, you might consider this. Good luck

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