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    Sep 28, 2008, 03:15 AM
    Child abuse from my doctor?
    This has been playing on my mind a lot I need to discuss it. At the time I didn't think about it at all. When I was 12 I got sick and I had to go for regular check ups with the doctor. He always had to pull down my trowsers to take a look at me and I've been wondering if there was a medical reason he needed to do that? I was taking steroids at the time so does that sound OK to you?
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    Sep 28, 2008, 04:06 AM

    Fill me in. Why were you taking steroids at 12? And what exactly were you being examined for?
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    Sep 28, 2008, 04:15 AM
    When I was 12 I got ulcerative colitis for no apparent reason. Steroids were part of the treatment. I was thinking because of my age and the steroids, there was a reason for him to take a look there.
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    Sep 28, 2008, 10:46 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by DMA View Post
    When I was 12 I got ulcerative colitis for no apparent reason. Steroids were part of the treatment. I was thinking because of my age and the steroids, there was a reason for him to take a look there.


    Steroids can reduce the size of the testicles. Is that what he was checking (trusting you are a male)?
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    Sep 28, 2008, 12:55 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    Steroids can reduce the size of the testicles. Is that what he was checking (trusting you are a male)?
    Yes that was probably it then. He didn't explain why at the time I only remember I didn't like it.
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    Sep 28, 2008, 01:04 PM

    Physicians don't usually examine a persons genitals without a nurse or parent in the room.

    Was that the case?
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    Sep 28, 2008, 01:07 PM

    Yes most of the time I think. But there was a curtain pulled round the bed so they couldn't really see what was going on.
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    Sep 28, 2008, 01:18 PM

    It's normal for a physician to undress a patient to give a complete physical exam. Also he could have been checking for blood in the stool or a discharge. A professional would always have a nurse present when doing any type of exam or procedure but that is voluntary, more of a malpractice insurance thing
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