Female anatomy still causing a blush | Letters

If a gynaecologist is embarrassed to use real terms, perhaps he or she should have chosen a different speciality, saysSusan Wolfe.WhileSusan Boydfinds the obsession with the vagina tiresomeRe your article (Most Britons cannot name all parts of the vulva, survey reveals, 30 May), I put some of the blame for this on the medical community for using infantilising euphemisms for female genitalia when addressing adult female patients.For example, four separate private gynaecologists in central London each referred to my adult menopausal uterus as my “tummy”. English women to whom I related my surprise at this replied: “The doctor’s probably just embarrassed.” If a gynaecologist is embarrassed to use real terms for a woman’s body, perhaps he or she should have chosen a different speciality.Continue reading...
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