WHAT SHOULD WOMEN EXPECT FROM A GOOD BREAST EXAM?
Doctor Steven R. Goldstein MD, a NYC Gyn has been in private practice for over 30 years. A a past Chairman of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), New York Section, Dr Goldstein draws on his decades of experience to share some of the things women can expect from a good breast exam. See below. When I meet a patient for the first time, I meet her in my office when she is clothed, and not in the examining room when she is wearing a gown. This is a courtesy women once took for granted. Now you may have to request it. If it bothers you to meet your doctor for the first time in the examining room, dressed in a gown, say so when you make the appointment. In my opinion, the questionnaire most doctors give their patients,