“The consultation in gynecology or obstetrics is not a consultation like any other since it affects the privacy of patients. “ There are some basic rules which, despite the obvious, sometimes need to be remembered. The national college of French gynecologists and obstetricians, in a charter published Thursday, October 21, deemed it necessary to put ten principles on paper. Good practices that he encourages to display in all waiting areas with practitioners, so that every woman can read them before a consultation.
We can read that ” the clinical examination is not systematic ”, than “The woman’s oral agreement is obtained before any clinical examination »Or that “The person examined may be assisted by the accompanying person of his choice”.
The publication of this charter comes just after the questioning of a Parisian gynecologist, Emile Daraï, accused by several patients of physical, psychological and verbal violence during consultations. After several complaints, investigations were opened by the courts against this head of the gynecology-obstetrics department of the Tenon hospital, in particular for “rape by a person having authority over a minor over 15 years old”, on the 28th. September.
“Reassure women and our colleagues”
“Our goal is to restore the trust that has been broken between women and gynecologists and obstetricians, explains Doctor Joëlle Belaïsch Allart, President of the National College of French Gynecologists and Obstetricians. We want to reassure the women, and our colleagues, who for the most part already respect these rules, not written until now. “
Recall in the charter the central notions of “benevolence” and “respect”
The gynecologist, head of department at the hospital of Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine), sees in this text a response to the testimonies of women who denounce in recent years the obstetric and gynecological violence of health professionals. “In the vast majority of cases, women are satisfied with their consultations, assures Joëlle Belaïsch-Allart. But we hear these words from women; there are cases where it goes wrong, we do not deny the problems. ” Hence the importance of recalling, in this charter, the central notions of “benevolence” and of “Respect”.
Without necessarily convincing. ” How to guarantee the application of such a charter? »Asks Sonia Bisch, founder of the collective Stop to obstetric and gynecological violence, more than circumspect about the real effects of such a tool:
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