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In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?

13.06.2025 10:47

In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?

I saw my urologist two weeks ago. She asked me if I wanted a chaperone. (I said I didn’t need one.)

I have never been offered a chaperone by a male doctor, I assume because people assume that if the doctor a...

In my experience and observation, medical practitioners will offer a chaperone when (a) the exam requires exposing the “naughty bits” and (b) the professional and patient are different sexes.

Should I have left it alone and kept quiet? I came out as gay to my adult kids last week. Age 61 married 15 years, divorced for 20. I feel so guilty for ruining their lives by living a lie.