Ethics

Pelvic exams under anesthesia may or may not have patient consent

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 20th, 2003

Medical students commonly perform pelvic examinations in the operating room when the patient is under anesthesia. This educational practice poses no physical harm to the patient, and research shows that most women are willing to allow medical students to perform the examinations, but with the proviso that permission is asked for - and granted.

Nevertheless, many OB/GYN departments do not regularly inform women when they will be undergoing pelvic examinations by medical students while under anesthesia.

Against this backdrop, researchers wondered, "Is completion of an OB/GYN clerkship associated with a decline in the perceived importance of securing...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-03-20)

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