Male hospital staff

Why is it a terrible idea? I thought it was a great idea.

I presume it was put in place so it feels less invasive to women.

If we insert it ourselves, it is less traumatising tham someone else inserting it

I have never heard of that, but what a terrible idea! You'd hope the doctor would know enough to be able to do the procedure theselves

what the hell are you on about? It's literally because I have to have these procedures that the comparison with a sex toy is just ridiculous

By sexualising the whole thing, it makes sense why some of you are so weird.

What's next? you are going to compare a dental exam with a blow job too?

It doesn’t seem to occur to you that some, perhaps many women, might, like the OP have been uncomfortable with you treating them but not dared
to speak up.

Stop trying to shame PP for making an accurate description of the procedure.

You clearly haven’t had one so your view is not required thank you.

Not sure about the UK, but that was what happened with mine in NZ, with a female HCP.

I don't live in the UK and most medical are still male although that ratio is definitely improving. I have always had good care by males and I don't have a problem as it's normalized for me. Howbwtw I do feel that I'd you are concerned you should tell them Yoh would prefer a female. I'm assuming that's a possibility?

The last time i got it done, the female doctor got me to insert it myself. She said that was standard procedure now, which i thought was good as it was less traumatising that way.

Is that standard everywhere now?

It’s ok to ask for someone else for any reason. You need to feel comfortable.

Bit different as not intimate exams but I’m a nurse working with male patients. I’ve been asked to swap for males before and I absolutely do not mind, the patient has to feel comfortable. Sometimes it can mean that the person has a longer wait but they can choose.

I think you're trying a bit hard to be obtuse, here. It is phallus shaped, as that's the shape it needs to be. It is being inserted in the vagina. It's extremely invasive, and for women with sexual trauma, the thought of being penetrated by a stranger can be unbearable. Do you have no empathy?

Ive had this procedure twice, about 10 years apart, and both times it was males.
First time rhe doctor was very professional and reassuring, second time the doctor was very abrupt and kept telling me how painful a biopsy would be if he had to do one.

I disagree. I think it is similiar to a dildo. Not that its a sex toy. But if you had to describe what its like in comparison to something else, a dildo is apt.

It's much more invasive than a mammogram or even a smear test in my experience. So yes I agree with you op. I had a woman do mine thankfully.

if you are thinking about a dildo when you are painfully having a medical instrument shoved in your vagina by a complete stranger (male or female), you are very weird.

Yes you can. I had an exam by a female GP 3 weeks ago and there was a female chaperone
at hospital there was the consultant, a medical student and a chaperone, all female

I was sexually assaulted by a sport massage professional. He assaulted many women
i never bothered before about who did exams especially since I’ve had a lot of gynae investigations. Now I won’t see any male professionals alone. And by alone I want a female chaperone stood next to me, not outside the curtain

Its also a bit "ugh" to think how many vaginas its been in before us

Nice. I dont think they had enough female staff at the GP that I went to

I’ve had loads of male practitioners, didn’t even think anything of it

As part of the medical exam, they are quite literally inserting a large dildo shaped object into the vagina, and moving it about – in, out, side to side – to try to get a good picture. I don't think it's an inaccurate description at all.

What exactly is incorrect about it?

thats an odd way to describe a medical exam, which might explain the problem

I never see a male HCP and this is written on my notes. This didn’t stop a male trainee sonographer bouncing up to me in the waiting room and telling me he will be doing my scan today. He became very angry when I said no and that I wanted a female. He told me he needed to learn and I told him he might be more successful if he asked a patient if he could perform the scan rather than telling them. You know, consent and all that. His female supervisor was not happy with me and was very curt and my scan was unnecessarily painful.

I complained to PALS to no avail.

Because mammographers are, and transvaginal ultrasounds are much more intimately invasive; if they warn people that a male cleaner is in the toilets, why would they not warn you that your appointment to be medically vaginally penetrated is with a male doctor?

The NHS policy .

Still doesn’t mean I want some strange man. I don’t know sticking something like a dildo up my vagina. Professional or not