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Volume 357:1778-1779 October 25, 2007 Number 17
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Pelvic Examination

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by Edelman, A.
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To the Editor: Edelman and colleagues (June 28 issue)1 describe the standard American method of performing a pelvic examination in their Videos in Clinical Medicine. The dorsal lithotomy position with stirrups is not the only possible method. In Europe, many providers use a lateral position with one leg abducted, and stirrups are usually not used.

Many women are anxious about the pelvic examination because of potential pain, embarrassment, or other reasons. Alternative methods have been suggested, and it has been reported that some of them improve the examination experience for the patient. My colleagues and I recently reported that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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