Sörensdotter Renita, Siwe Karin
a Centre for Gender Research , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
b Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Department of Experimental Medicine , Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.
Cult Health Sex. 2016 Nov;18(11):1295-308. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1182214. Epub 2016 Jun 2.
Gynaecologists are in a position to challenge norms about gender and sexuality in relation to female genitals. Through their work they have the opportunity to educate patients, which is why teaching medical students to perform examinations in a gender sensitive way is significant. Medical students performing their first pelvic examination often experience the examination as uncomfortable because it is a body part that is connected to sex and to something private. This paper uses medical students' interpretations of performing their first pelvic examination as a means to discuss how cultural norms for gender, sexuality and female genitals affect these examinations. Issues raised include how cultural connotations of female genitals affect the pelvic examination, how female and male students relate differently to examining female genitals and the interpretations they make in relation to themselves. Findings show that the female genitals are perceived as a special body part connected to sexuality and intimacy. Students' gender also affects the interpretations they make during pelvic examinations. Norms of gender, sexuality and female genitals need to be challenged in the teaching and performance of pelvic examination in order to demystify this experience.
妇科医生有能力挑战与女性生殖器相关的性别和性取向规范。通过他们的工作，他们有机会教育患者，这就是为什么教导医学生以对性别敏感的方式进行检查很重要。医学生在进行第一次盆腔检查时，往往会觉得这种检查不舒服，因为这是一个与性和隐私相关的身体部位。本文以医学生对其第一次盆腔检查的解读为手段，来探讨性别、性取向和女性生殖器的文化规范如何影响这些检查。提出的问题包括女性生殖器的文化内涵如何影响盆腔检查、男女学生在检查女性生殖器时的不同反应以及他们对自身的解读。研究结果表明，女性生殖器被视为与性和亲密关系相关的特殊身体部位。学生的性别也会影响他们在盆腔检查过程中的解读。在盆腔检查的教学和操作中，需要挑战性别、性取向和女性生殖器的规范，以消除这种体验的神秘感。
