Husband In Room During Pelvic Exam

Most men go with their wife for a pregnancy check or ultrasound.

Husband in room during pelvic exam.

When a wife suddenly comes in for her husband s appointment i usually worry a little. Yesterday i had my first appointment. When i had my first child the ob gyn insisted that we speak first alone. I have come to expect that when i enter an exam room and a male patient has his wife with him in the room she is there to make sure i hear some part of his symptom history that he.

During an exam my gyno at the time told me you have a beautiful cervix i muttered a slightly unsure thanks and closed my eyes feeling awkward for the rest of the exam. Typically a male doctor will also have female staff in the exam room while doing a pelvic exam so this is not unsual. Sometimes thornton said he had already begun the pelvic exam before she got to the room. When a husband shows up for his wife s visit i sometimes worry a lot.

I think the patient should ultimately decide if they want another person in the exam room but i think they should be asked during a private consultation with the provider before the exam takes placed. Maybe let him accompany you to the doctor s office but have him stay in the waiting room while you go in to have the. He has of course seen my areas down there we ve been married 3 years. I don t see any problem with asking your doctor directly about letting your husband watch the exam up close and it would definately not be out of the ordinary for a spouse to request this.

Several years ago i was getting a pelvic exam when the doctor got a phone call on her cell. My husband came and was in the room for questions the vaginal ultrasound blood test etc. Asha kamnani answered 42 years experience obstetrics and gynecology no. Later he asked why i had kicked him out considering he will be there for.

Tyndall has said he used the curtain to obscure the view into the room through a large window. As i was lying on the table in the position she started talking to the person on the phone to work. I said he would leave. During my exam pelvic breast pap the doctor asked if he would be leaving or staying.

The pap smear and pelvic examination is barely needed in case you have been sexually lively. Asha kamnani answered 42 years experience obstetrics and gynecology no. Do men usually go back to the exam room with their wife or girlfriend when they get their full physical pelvic exam. He asked me if i wanted my then partner in the room during the exam.