Vaginal examinations: women's experiences and preferences.
A 70 item questionnaire, completed by 199 women attending the Wellington family planning clinic, sought information on the experience of their previous vaginal examination. A wide variety of experiences and preferences was found but in particular, women appreciated an explanation of the procedure, a warm speculum, and a relationship with the doctor that was sensitive to the woman's feelings during the examination.
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D001290:Attitude; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010388:Pelvis; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014621:Vagina