After the exam she recommended an Ultrasound. Tell them, “when you respect my body, modesty, and dignity, as much as you would respect a woman, in the same procedure……… then and only then……will I return for services. Another way would be for ALL men to start speaking up in one voice that weâve have enough of doing this healthcareâs way. The “Practical Nurses Pledge” states that every nurse will not reveal any confidential information that may come to their knowledge in the course of their work. Yet female assistants and technologists dominate in medical positions for the intimate care of men. They further sealed off mammography by making sure no qualified male radiologist was ever trained in the art of mammography. then nurse said I’ll see why Dr. is taking so long. The only way this garbage will end is when men and boys stop being afraid to speak up and just say stop. Knew exactly how to find it, and didnât hurt the area, and leave me sore afterwards. That means gentlemen, if you really want change to happen, you MUST BE WILLING TO SPEAK UP AND STAND YOUR GROUND ALL THE TIME! I was asked if they could bring in female students because of the way the male patients never want anyone else in room. Society does not yet view men as deserving of basic dignity in medical settings, nor apparently after we’re dead either. You can keep your boxer shorts on, any loose garment or hospital gown. People that donât just hand over their dignity & respect to the healthcare profession are automatically belittled and shamed into giving it up or they are ignored by the system. When you learn cto discard male modestly completely as the sale of false goods you discover it to be during Hard Knox life lessons like these, you have the option of denouncing social boundaries and bullshit conventions for the rest of your life and saving yourself a lot of time. If someone does that to you, you get their name and you report them. Those are just a few examples of areas where change is needed to bring the American healthcare system better in tune with the people they serve. Current staff of all women tells the dept. I don’t know what happened to it but if you would like to post it again, I will be sure to approve it right away. The whole encounter left me feeling insulted, disrespected, and humiliated. Are WE going to DO something about this situation, or just keep whining about it and allow them to embarrass and humiliate US further? They donât want them going somewhere else. So the doctor without thinking of his patients needs cancels any hiring. (Works for either sex just swap genders) I’m using it to mentally prepare myself for upcoming procedures. You could have insisted the females leave. 5. His is a classic case of men not wanting to speak up out fear of seeming weak and incapable when in reality he’s not. The other thing to remember is that unlike an ostrich, the majority of our American Medical Assoc. Mat, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with you, or what you want in your exams, to help you feel more comfortable getting treatment. Whatâs really galling is that no one here is honest enough to admit that yes, they can see how this would be extremely humiliating for me. I was contrasting my experience with two different doctors; one in NYC and the other in LA. I could tell many stories of inappropriate behavior by women on the job, and often the boys were left confused and victimized. This relates to the discussion of male modesty in the medical professions, because there are places that women just don’t belong, just as males don’t belong in similar places for the modesty of women. I spoke to a lady friend about having to wait in my underwear for an unreasonable amount of time, and in that time having my vitals taken by a female aid(in nothing but my underwear).