Re: Is it true?!?! Say it aint so...
Our school had a huge meeting about this the other day, which I did not attend because I am in NNP so I don't have to learn pelvics. But one of their "justifications" is that if someone has a sexual trauma in their past, they can opt out. Oh yes, that's great. One in three women over 18 has been sexually assaulted. Having to make a point of "oh, I can't do this because I've been hurt" is in nooooooo way invasive. How many women do they think are going to feel comfortable with this? I honestly believe most will just grit their teeth and do it rather than publicly discuss such a painful subject. This makes me crazy. Exposing your abusive past is just as difficult as exposing your vagina, IMO. If I were in the class, I'd *volunteer* for the pelvics, but if they told me I *had* to, I'd tell them where to go. I don't have a problem with people seeing my vagina, but if you try to tell me what to do with it, prepare to meet the anger.
The med students get models. Of course, the med students also have a fifty inch flatscreen plasma TV, leather furniture, a pool table, and a nap room in their lounge, while we have a conference table and a computer that doesn't work.
And they say the boys don't have to subject themselves to prostate exams bc there are so few of them, there would be more people practicing on them. I say lubed finger up your tuchis is a lot less uncomfortable than an untrained person with a speculum. Heck, it's less uncomfortable than a *trained* person with a speculum. Whatever.
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