Dear List, Having had the situation of needing a vaginal U/S for gyno. problems I found Robyn Noble's description of this being like "medical rape" ringing in my ears!Anyone who does not think that this is an accurate term has not had the experience.Fortunately the results rule out fibroids, tumours,cancer and cysts.However the womb is 30% larger than it should be.So it is off to a gyno. next week.I asked the G.P. for a referral to a woman gyno.I may need a D&C or hyster/ony.Ann --- Sally Westbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Doing the US vaginally rather than abdominally just > means you don't > need to bother with a full bladder I expect." > > I think we need to be careful about thinking this is > a 'just' situation. > Having something place in my vagina is an incredibly > intimate and > private act. There is nothing just about it.. If you > would just take > your pants off, I'll just put this in your vagina. > > I guess this is just a slip of the keyboard, but if > we are not careful > about the use of language and how that empowers and > disempowers then who > will. Huge power issues here. > > There is an incredible powerlessness if this became > routine. I would > rather have a full bladder than have a foreign > object placed into my > vagina by a doctor. Even if the doctor was someone I > respected and > trusted. I would still prefer not! > > Sorry I'm ranting. > > Sally Westbury >
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