# Male Students & Ladies Observing at Gynecologist **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496 "2017-09-28T08:20:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/21 "2017-09-28T16:28:39Z")
Dude also probably didn’t get what he expected or hoped to find. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/22 "2017-09-28T16:32:55Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Dude also probably didn’t get what he expected or hoped to find. Not for a lack of looking. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/23 "2017-09-28T17:05:00Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > I’ve had a medical student present when the doctor checked my prostate, and he took a turn. Male vs. female wouldn’t have bothered me. It’s when they start asking, “Is it supposed to be like that?” that things get a little awkward. A female doctor has what I look for in a proctologist. Small hands. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/24 "2017-09-28T17:06:48Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > A female doctor has what I look for in a proctologist. Small hands. If she’s using the whole hand, she’s doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/25 "2017-09-28T18:49:55Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > But I’ve had female doctors in urology so one more probably wouldn’t make a difference. I’d probably draw the line if they wanted to take a selfie with me. What if they promise to blur out your face? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/26 "2017-09-28T18:52:12Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > What if they promise to blur out your face? What makes you think his face will be the subject of the photo? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/27 "2017-09-28T19:07:44Z")
Looks like **femmejean** is back. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/28 "2017-09-28T21:05:59Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What makes you think his face will be the subject of the photo? ☹ That’s what I meant – blur out his face and leave the rest in full glory. /joke fail ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/29 "2017-09-28T21:49:37Z")
If you don’t want a student in the room, they have to be sent out. Otherwise, how else are they supposed to learn? ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/30 "2017-09-28T22:19:45Z")
I don’t care. They have to learn somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/31 "2017-09-29T00:27:25Z")
I had a fema!e observing while the doctor checked out some bleeding of the bunghole a few years back (the doctor was female as well). She used the words “butthole” and “poop”. I probably had to clench to keep from laughing. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/32 "2017-09-29T01:11:11Z")
Happened to me as a teenager and I was mortified but didn’t have the confidence to tell the bunch of students to get the hell out of the room. Nor did the attending doctor even have the courtesy to ask me if it would be ok. I felt invaded, helpless and pathetic. ☹ Now I’m older and after four births it wouldn’t worry me at all, but I would definitely expect to be asked for my permission. Just herding a gaggle of med students in to check out my girlie bits without my OK would NOT be OK. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/33 "2017-09-29T01:34:31Z")
I’ve had female nurses put catheters up into my bladder with students watching. Them watching wasnt really what bothered me about the procedure. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/34 "2017-09-29T02:58:43Z")
I just had the only not-painful Pap smear I’ve ever had the other day, it was performed by a male doctor, and I don’t care who’s watching if it’s part of learning how to do it well. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/35 "2017-09-29T03:28:03Z")
> [@tensorr](#): > > Question for the ladies here. _smooooth_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/36 "2017-09-29T03:37:10Z")
You realize that the “audience” is also medical professionals, or will be soon enough. They’re not there for the jollies; they’re there to learn how to do the same thing the main doctor is doing. And frankly, I suspect that gynecologists end up finding themselves having a hard time getting aroused by the sight of female anatomy even outside of work. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/37 "2017-09-29T10:38:55Z")
I had an inguinal hernia repaired 20 years ago. When a loop is intestine was entrapped, it looked like someone had added a golf ball to my scrotum :eek: I had an entire class of med students get a good look at it when I saw the surgeon for a consult. ---
**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/38 "2017-09-29T16:39:59Z")
Yes, and it was a pretty uncomfortable experience. He didn’t have the whole “creep” vibe, but peeling off my skinny jeans in front of him still felt crazy uncomfortable. Not to mention my thighs were sweaty (it was a hot day in August). Ugh… ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/39 "2017-09-29T17:22:04Z")
I had an intern at my delivery, and then when I was recovering, I had another one come in on rounds - he excused himself because it turns out we grew up together. Oh! I had someone learning how to remove and replace an IUD when I went in - they ask first and it’s not a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496/40 "2017-09-29T17:41:34Z")
> [@laurieb](#): > > Yes, and it was a pretty uncomfortable experience. > > He didn’t have the whole “creep” vibe, but peeling off my skinny jeans in front of him still felt crazy uncomfortable. Not to mention my thighs were sweaty (it was a hot day in August). Ugh… Weird. My guy excuses himself while I change and knocks before coming back in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-students-ladies-observing-at-gynecologist/797496.md?page=3)