Feet in stirrups..

I'm wondering what the percentages are for:

~ women who are asked to scoot down and place their feet in the stirrups, all unassisted

~ women whose doctor asks them to scoot, and then assists them in getting their feet into the stirrups

~ women who get an assist from the nurse in the room while the doctor is busy at the counter or something

~ women whose doctors don’t use stirrups at all.. but just the frog-leg position

Just a curiosity.

Doctor Geoff

My ob/gyn asks to scoot, then puts my feet in the stirrups. I don't know if he does this for everyone, I have mobility issues and arthritis in my hips, knees and one foot, so it's harder for me to do unassisted.

The nurse just stands there, doing nothing. I think she's there as a chaperone, nothing else.

My gyn would ask me to scoot down and put my feet in stirrups unassisted

Having witnessed multiple gyn exams I have seen it happen in different ways. I have seen gynecologists (and a PA) assist the patient (mostly my wife) by placing or guiding her feet into the stirrups. And I have seen other exams in which no guidance or assistance was provided. If the patient is already laying down, it can be more difficult to see the stirrups, so I have witnessed more guidance / assistance when my wife is already flat on her back.

Hi All

My wife has had various gyno exams , and we have found over the years that for a routeen exam she will be in the frog leg posion but for more detailed examination taking longer she will be in stirrups ,she has mobility problems so most of the time and nurses helps her into the stirrups.

My wife has her pap and pelvic done during her annual physical with the PA that works at our doctor's practice. Since she is already laying down for the breast and abdominal exams, for the pelvic the PA pulls out the stirrups and adjusts them into place, then instructs my wife to bend her knees up and slide down the table. Since she is laying down and can't really see the stirrups, the PA usually guides her feet into the stirrups by lightly placing her hands on the Achilles tendon part of her ankles. Then the PA pushes in the table extension and instructs my wife to scoot further down until her buttocks are just over the edge of the table. Then she is told to relax her knees as far to the sides as she can, and the pelvic begins with the snap of gloves!

Usually I am laying down on table already for laying down portion of breast exam. Dr then does abdominal palpating, then he moves to end of table and gets stirrups into place. I am then asked to scoot down and put feet into stirrups. He usually has to ask me to scoot down more and i'm never down far enough 😃

Mine has me put my feet into the stirrups and then scoot down.

Mine has me scoot down after the abdominal check. I usually bend my legs so my feet are on the table and raise my bottom up and scoot down. From there the nurse guides my feet to the stirrups. At this time the doctor slides in there and if I am not down far enough she will usually tell me and I will again raise my bottom and she will touch both sides of my hips and tell me when I am in position.

I always scoot to the bottom of the table and put my feet in the stirrups, then position myself properly. I pretty much know where I need to be, but sometimes the doctor has me re-position a little before he starts. I do it all myself, he does not help me.

I'm asked to scoot down on my own, but my doctor helps me get my feet into position in the stirrups.

I go to a group Ob/Gyn practice. The senior doctor has been my preferred doctor. He always says "Ok Sweetheart it's that time again". And he pulls out the stirrups. " Scoot down here. Heels in and toes up". Once I get myself in them he will usually spread the and me a little farther apart. Can't wait for my next visit

Once I did it on my own. The last time she tried to guide my feet although I really didn't need any assistance. But she was trying to be nice and helpful. I think they usually do try to guide you. At least in my experience.

Most of the docs I've been to touch my feet to put them in the stirrups. My toes are always french tip and freshly done before I go for the exam, the last exam.

Most of the docs I've been to touch my feet to put them in the stirrups. My toes are always french tip and freshly done before I go for the exam, the last exam.

I've always been asked to scoot. About half the time the person examining me will assist with getting my feet into the proper position.