[donna]

Not with their clothes off during an examination which is obviously the topic.

[BykrBayb]

I have been examined many times, with my clothes off, by my doctor, without a chaperone. It’s been many years ago, but that was standard practice. It took me a long time to get used to having a third person in the room. I’m used to that now, but I still don’t like it. I understand it has to be that way, to protect the doctor from lawsuits by whack jobs who think all men should be accused of sexual impropriety. So I tolerate it. But it’s creepy.

[eleni121]

I honestly had no idea. My physician is a female and did not realize that there are new protocols like the one you mention. Are these protocols general or specific to one state?

Is that true for male patients being examined by male doctors?

You are aware of course that female patients have and do still falsely accuse their male doctors of improper touching etc?