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HELP PLEASE! I’m an engineer and really want to do a medical project, what’s a piece of equipment in medicine that is painful/uncomfortable? Would love to do womens health so gyno equipment or procedures! Any comments appreciated!
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Anonymous 1w

that thing from the gyno that’s like a clamp it hurts so bad

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Anonymous 1w

There’s so many. Things from the gyno, epidurals are horse sized needles they stick in the back during labor, tampons, pads- basically most things related to periods aren’t done very well.

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Anonymous 1w

Stints that go in your face after nose surgery

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Anonymous 1w

Tenaculums are sooo painful

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Anonymous 1w

Tampons

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Anonymous 1w

Haven’t been yet, but I heard they use Medieval torture machines

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1w

Like seriously, the vagina is meant to have things put in it. So much so that women buy dildos. The widespread discomfort with gynecology is probably totally unnecessary

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1w

Honestly I think it’s depends on the gyno and how caring they are, it shouldn’t be painful to get a Pap smear. Now things like IUD insertions are a completely different story

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1w

Hey so a round plastic dildo is a little different than metal clamps

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Oh it seems people misunderstood my comment. I meant it is probably unnecessary for them to design these things in a way that is so uncomfortable.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1w

Speculums aren’t designed to be uncomfortable, they don’t have to be inserted all the way, they don’t have to be opened all the way, and if it’s metal it’s often kept in a heated drawer. Pap smears shouldn’t be uncomfortable when performed by a good doctor! Now the clamps used during iud insertion are different (these also weren’t designed to be uncomfortable, they were just designed with the incorrect assumption that the cervix has no nerve endings)

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