Obsevations in a gyne office .

I was sitting in an ob/gyne office with my partner and the doctor had an emergency . WE were sitting close enough to the reception desk we heard what people were coming in for we waited for 3 hours to see the doctor or it would have been 6 weeks tell we got in to see him again. I looked at the womans faces and how they walked in and as they left it was interesting to see their reactions. The majority were a little bit stressed before but as the left they were relaxed .It was interesting that a lot of the females were dressed as if they were going to an event . I have often thought if the exam rooms could talk what a tail they would tell ,

My GP is located at a clinic with multi-specialties in an open reception area. Right next to the waiting area for my GP is the waiting area for Obstetrics/Gynecology and the receptionist. I take note when a female approaches the ob/gyn receptionist to let them know she is there for an appointment. I like observing the woman (or women) sitting in the waiting area. Most of them look anxious and jittery as they look at their cell phone or are quickly flipping through a magazine. I always wonder what they are thinking knowing they are about to receive a gynecological exam and how much they may be dreading it or not. I often think the woman must have some mental / emotional anguish anticipating that they will have to get naked and they will have a metal speculum and the Dr’s fingers put up their pussy. When the nurse calls their name, I usually see the woman get this chagrined and forlorn look as she makes her way towards the nurse standing at the door knowing it is the beginning for her to have her breasts and vagina examined. I like to imagine what she will look like in a short time laying on the table with her feet in the stirrups with her legs spread.

So, do you think that we are the only ones who appear jittery or anxious while sitting in the reception area of a doctor's office? I think plenty of men have had their share of "emotional anguish" as well as they await the "call." Whether male or female, it is a very personal experience with a great deal of intimacy between you and your provider. I don't necessarily disagree with your suggestion but it just seemed to suggest that somehow we are more inclined to feel emotional while waiting for an exam.

I always wonder what they are thinking knowing they are about to receive a gynecological exam and how much they may be dreading it or not.

Not every woman in the waiting room that day will be getting an internal exam. Most of my gyn appointments do not involve one.

I have almost the same experience as @Aberrant_Doc. I had sinus surgery this past spring and with pre and post op dr appointments I've been there a lot, and this ENT office shares a waiting room with OB/GYN.

While I haven't paid enough attention to notice jittery or nervous women, I certainly do see them and think about what happens when they are called back or come out. There was a very pretty pregnant woman one time as well. It's not a bad waiting room if I do have to get stuck sitting there!

I really don't like going to the doctor myself although I usually talk fishing or sports with my doc and I rarely if ever get naked when I see him. I hate it so much I put off going when I was having a Cardiac event and ended up with a bypass as a result. According to some of the posts here,some ladies look on a gyno exam with great anticipation. Different strokes

Yes @Moppy!

According to some of the posts here, some ladies look on a gyno exam with great anticipation. Different strokes

You are making great advances in figuring out just how differently some ladies and some gentlemen operate in thought patterns. It's a good thing if we ladies and gentlemen can figure it out and work together on most things in life. Who knows, I might even start to appreciate the way some of you guys think sometimes!

Wow, I feel almost like Forrest Forrest Gump

I was high risk with all 5 of my pregnancies due to pregnancy induced high blood pressure, then gestational diabetes and later with pre eclampsia, each beginning sooner with each subsequent pregnancy and I kept the diabetes after my fourth child thus becoming insulin dependent.

I spent a LOT of time in my OB/Gyns waiting room. I mostly observed very pregmant women just wanting to finally give birth to older women going through menopause to young women just their for birth control or their yearly exam.

I dont recall anyone being overly anxious. I do recall many being extremely annoyed at the waiting time. On occassion there were some women in early stages of labor that were a bit excited or a little nervous.

I guess I am more of a might as well make the best of it kind of person and figure you have a choice to be miserable or just grin and bare it .

Except for my very first gyno visit I dont think Ive ever been very nervous or anxious in the waiting room , however as of recent that has changed a bit once I get into the exam room .

I love to sit in my wife's ob/gyn waiting room and study the expressions and body language of all the various women awaiting their appointments. Some are relaxed, some are pregnant, some are all dressed up in skirts and heels with fresh pedicures, and many are obviously feeling the anxiety of their impending rendezvous with the stirrups, especially the younger ones. It's also interesting to go sit in the waiting area for the blood lab after all the women have had their appointments and have undergone their yearly exams. Some are hard to read, but with many others you can tell they have the expressions and body language that says it all.

I've only been to one clinic that was specifically for obgyn. I'm never that observant of other women to notice their mood when they enter or exit the exam room. I used to always have a book or something. Now I'm always on my cell phone.

Where I go now, for primary care, there's both men and women in the waiting room. Many people just like to dress nice and get frequent pedicures. Not necessarily for the doctor.