Who has been examined by a male gynecologist? Talk about feelings

Crying twice and hanging three times is not exclusive to women. A man asked for help in Zhihu, saying that his wife was in labor and was examined by a male doctor and wanted to commit suicide.

My wife was examined by a male doctor and could not accept the idea of suicide many times.

Briefly explain why. In February, the worst epidemic, the husband took his wife to the hospital. At that time, the hospital adopted a shift system and there was a shortage of medical staff. The only male doctor present gave his wife an internal examination.

The husband collapsed after knowing it and could not accept the fact. In his question, he specifically wrote that the internal examination means that "the lying-in woman lies naked on the bed, her legs are lifted, and the vulva is exposed as much as possible. The doctor inserts her finger into the opening of the cervix, which is called the lithotomy position", trying to make netizens feel his pain.

The husband can't bear to have his wife examined by a male doctor without "resisting". He thinks the best choice is that the wife who is already in labor pains should wait in the car for more than 1 hour, so that the female doctor who has changed shifts can check it. He added that he lived with his wife for two years before marriage and didn't want to touch them.

The husband said that he had communicated with his wife three times, and both times were very uncomfortable. Seeing this, can everyone understand his pain?

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My wife was examined by a male doctor and could not accept the idea of suicide many times.

I forwarded this question to a friend of a male obstetrician and gynecologist, and he said, I am so difficult!

The situation was a little special. Because of the epidemic, doctors in many departments are on duty alone in order to minimize crowd gathering and ensure that patients have doctors to see. But this husband doesn't seem to understand or accept it. Moreover, he seems to have some misunderstanding about the internal examination, thinking that the prenatal internal examination is just a touch, and nurses can do it (only nurses who have been trained in this skill can do it).

My wife was examined by a male doctor and could not accept the idea of suicide many times.

Prenatal examination is not done casually.

In fact, prenatal examination is very important and necessary. It is used to judge whether the parturient is in labor, check and estimate the length, soft and hard maturity, cervical opening degree and even the pelvic state of the parturient. You don't just poke your finger in, but you need to judge by touching and measuring:

0 1 cervical canal

When the parturient is in labor, the cervical canal gradually softens and shortens, and the technical term is "flattening". The doctor knows whether the cervical canal of the parturient is flattened by touching, and if not, how long it is. , to determine the time of labor, whether it is necessary to be hospitalized immediately to use oxytocin to induce labor.

02 cervical orifice

Finger opening can be used to judge the progress of labor, and doctors can largely decide whether the parturient should continue to wait, be hospitalized or even go to bed immediately.

It must be pointed out that nurses without special training can't do this job generally. Therefore, many hospitals usually have doctors or midwives to do it, and two experienced fingers can estimate how many centimeters there are at the uterine orifice.

03 pelvis

Many people report that the internal examination is very sour. I feel uncomfortable because the doctor will touch and estimate some pelvic markers during the internal examination, such as the anteroposterior diameter of pelvic entrance and the diameter between ischial spines. These are all related to whether vaginal delivery can be carried out smoothly.

Experienced doctors don't need a pelvic measuring instrument, they can know whether there is anything wrong with the pelvis of the parturient with their fingers, but only those who come with sour taste can understand.

It is normal for gynecologists to meet male doctors.

Let's talk about it. It is very common to meet a male doctor in gynecological examination, and the probability is not low. According to China Health Statistics Yearbook 20 19, in 20 18, the proportion of men among all the staff of national maternal and child health centers was14.9%; Among medical practitioners, the proportion of men is 26.3%. In other words, one out of every four obstetricians and gynecologists is male.

Moreover, some hospitals will stipulate gender indicators when recruiting, and the proportion of male doctors will continue to increase in the future.

My wife was examined by a male doctor and could not accept the idea of suicide many times.

Of course, as a woman, she has the right to mind the internal examination of male doctors. In real life, it is common for many women to mind being examined by male doctors and even to withdraw their registration.

My wife was examined by a male doctor and could not accept the idea of suicide many times.

Women have the right to choose their own gynecologists.

Although in the eyes of doctors, the reproductive organs of men and women are only organs, there is no need to give themselves too much psychological pressure. However, due to the influence of the traditional thought of "men and women don't give and receive" and the fact that a few unscrupulous doctors use their positions to facilitate sexual assault and molestation of patients, it is understandable that women are disgusted with male doctors to check themselves. Things are also very easy to handle. If you mind, change to a same-sex doctor.