YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for October, 2002: Re: Gyn Exam....At an Employment Physical????

Re: Gyn Exam....At an Employment Physical????

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:10:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Robin wrote: >
>I would let your employer know what happened. I agree with Garry, this
>doesn't sound right at all. Checking your ears, eyes, nose, throat,
>blood pressure is one thing, but a pelvic, pap, and rectal is out of
>line, and to then tell you he won't approve you for employment is
>coercing you in to something you did not want him to do....blackmail. He
>was using his position of authority against you.
>
>I'd also report the man (and I use that term lightly...a man wouldn't do
>that to a woman) to whomever youi needed to to make sure he doesn't do
>this again. As someone else said, if he did this to you, he has done it
>to someone else and that is just wrong!
>
>Good luck!! Keep us posted.

>Kelly:

I agree that the exam was inappropriate. Also, I am not quite sure why an intern would be required to have an exam at all. Perhaps someone who works in Human Resources could tell us more. Also, for the future: Employment physicals aren't as common as they once were because of a fear of lawsuits under the Amercian with Disabilities Act (ADA). As you choose an employer for your future career, you might want to keep this in mind. I'm not saying you shouldn't have medical exams (you should!), but you may want to keep your physical exams private. I have interviewed at several companies in the past couple years (I'm not a research chemist)and only one required a physical.

--
Abby

>At Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote:
>>
>>Kelly:
>>
>>Having a gyn exam at an employment physical doesn't sound right to me.  A
>>first pap is bad enough, and I frankly think that a doctor/provider
>>(midwife, nurse practitioner) who does these daily is best suited for
>>it.
>>
>>I'm terribly sorry that you had such a bad experience.  Go to a gyn for
>>your first real exam, and do tell of your bad first exam beforehand.
>>
>>Garry
>
>--
>Robin
>
>I'm not a Dr. or any type of Medical Professional.
>Please consult your with your own MD for advice and treatment.
>No private emails, please.
>

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