Abstract

The clinical skills and biomedical ethics of vaginal examination

Author(s): Atef Markos

The sociology of vaginal examination is the subject of continuous discussions to consider the potential elements of professional co-operation and/or interpersonal conflicts. Socio-cultural changes influence, directly and indirectly, clinical skills and their interaction with biomedical ethics. Vaginal examination is a clinical skill that draws values from the reconsideration of biomedical ethics in today’s society. The doctor-patient professional relationship, autonomy, privacy and the doctor’s consciousness of beneficence and non-maleficence, respect of confidentiality and acting with fidelity and veracity, all should be proactively applied throughout every attempt of examination.