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Re: Male vs Female (a comment on Dr McIntosh)From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:12:44 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Male wrote: > >>>You are completely wrong that patients have no protection and doctors have practically no risk. If you were correct, doctors would never lose their license to practice medicine, and this actually happens fairly often in the U.S. > >My post was about Europe where it does not happen. Patients have no >protection because there are no codified rules to respect. Some doctors >offer to women >a folding screen to disrobe others do not. Some sexologists do pelvic >exams others do not. Suppose you complain to the doc who has exposed >your young and attractive wife totally nude (in the U.S. it would be >impossible). He would answer you in a condescending way that he finds >your reproach incoherent >(this did happen to me). If you ask the opinion of another doc he would >write you a vague blabing that the total nudity is necessary for good >diagnostics etc. Look at the breast health forum some time ago >about an "allergologic" breast exam (use search engine). This story >is also typical. > >-- >Male
>Based on what I know about professional liability in European countries (from the insurance industry perspective), I would say that you are not correct that patients have no protection. I think your approach of writing to doctors who aren't involved in the case is ineffective and will get you nowhere. You need to file a complaint with whatever governing ethics board is in the province where you live, and follow the procedure they proscribe. I really can't get too upset over a medical exam with total nudity. If there were such a thing in the U.S., more problems (such as malignant melanoma) might get discovered early, when there's more chance of a cure. I did look at the "allergologic" breast exam post. That does seem unusual for a cold. But I wonder why your wife is going to a specialist , or any doctor for that matter, to be seen for a simple cold. Perhaps she has other symptoms that could indicate cancer? And what's up with all those visits to the sexologists???
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