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Vaginal examinations: women's experiences and preferences

J Broadmore, M Carr-Gregg, J D Hutton

    The New Zealand Medical Journal
    |January 22, 1986
    PubMed

    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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