What was it like in South Africa?

What were gyn exams like in South Africa, during and after Apartheid?

Very interesting question!

Why would that make a difference?

Why would that make a difference?

Maybe because for many people, their worlds were turned upside down ... maybe or maybe not, this was reflected in how exams were conducted. I have no clue how or even if correct or not, but I too think this a very interesting question and would love to hear more ...

@JimmyJohnson I can't say for sure what OP is thinking of, but some possibilities occur to me: Maybe quality and or availability of care changed after 1994 because many well educated and affluent people left ('brain drain'); maybe the healthcare system saw types of patients and types of problems that weren't commonly seen during apartheid because of segregated hospitals (I would imagine the non-white medical resources were not given equal funding etc); massive increase of violence and general unrest in society leading up to, during, and after the transition may have resulted in substantially more instances of crime and injury necessitating gynecological care. I'm curious to see where this thread goes!

I was wondering if harsh attitudes on the part of doctors with regard to modesty and the like ocurred pre 1994. I read a thread about gyn exams in Czechoslovakia pre 1990 and I was wondering if SA was similar.