Can my boyfriend come in the exam room with me when I go to the doctor? (2024)
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Most health care providers permit patients to bring a friend or family member into the exam room with them. However, it's a good idea to call ahead and ask your health care provider if this is okay with her or him.
If a nurse or chaperone isn't present, you can ask for one. You can also ask that no one else be in the room. Or, you can ask for your friend, partner, or family member to be in the room with you.
ACOG recommends that a chaperone be present for all breast, genital, and rectal exams. If you do not want a chaperone in the room, make your wishes known. You also can have a partner, friend, or family member with you during the exam. What else should I know before getting a pelvic exam?
Yes. Most health care providers permit patients to bring a friend or family member into the exam room with them. However, it's a good idea to call ahead and ask your health care provider if this is okay with her or him.
What are my hospital visitation rights? Since 2011, federal regulations requires any hospital accepting Medicare and Medicaid to allow patients to say who they want as visitors. And this includes the majority of hospitals. The patient's wishes must be respected regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or relationship.
Sometimes it is helpful to bring a family member or close friend with you. Let your family member or friend know in advance what you want from your visit. Your companion can remind you what you planned to discuss with the doctor if you forget.
Sexual or romantic relationships with former patients are unethical if the physician uses or exploits trust, knowledge, emotions, or influence derived from the previous professional relationship, or if a romantic relationship would otherwise foreseeably harm the individual.
They are not necessarily bad; sharing a common bond can improve mutual understanding and empathy. Friendship may in fact be something that patients need from physicians and can be a positive professional attribute.
You'll need to take off everything, including your bra and underwear, but most clinics are happy to let you keep your socks on. You'll also be given a sheet for your lower half so you can sit more comfortably.
Of course, you can always ask your companion to leave the room during the actual exam. No, you don't need to wax or shave beforehand. Except to look for visible lesions, your OB/GYN is not focused on your outward appearance and will not judge your personal grooming habits.
No, you don't need to shave or wax. However, if there's something going on with your skin, shaving or waxing will make it easier for your physician to evaluate the area.
Until recently, women expected to have a pelvic exam before a doctor would prescribe any kind of birth control. Now experts agree that a physical exam is not necessary before starting birth control. There are specific reasons to have a pelvic exam, such as if you have: pelvic or abdominal pain.
Yes, you have the right to visit your partner in the hospital, nursing home, and most other types of health care facilities. If you face discrimination, you have new rights.
Planned Parenthood health centers have staff who can talk to you about your options. You can bring your partner, your parents or someone else in with you, but you don't have to. You get to decide who will be part of the decision-making process. When do I have to decide?
Does a delay make a relationship ethical? One in five doctors now say a romantic relationship is permissible—but only after a waiting period of 6-12 months, once the doctor/patient relationship has been terminated.
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