Who Provides the Equipment for the Play Exam?

I have been wondering who should provide the equipment necessary for a play exam: the Doctor or the Patient? Personally, I have some of my own equipment, such as vaginal spectulums, rectal thermometer, etc. Basically, if it is to be used in an intimate way, I want to make sure that I know the history of the object.

However, do most Doctors provide the equipment?

What do you think?

Heather, Los Angles, CA and Portland, OR, USA

I've done both, supplied my own at times, other times the partner supplied and sometimes it was a combination of the two.

For a period of time I was seeing one friend on a regular basis and I left all my stuff at her place. She kept everything well organized in portable plastic rolling storage drawers that she kept hidden away in her closet between our sessions.

Would "whoever has it" be too glib of an answer? 😃

Good point to know the history of an object. To be on the safe side then providing your own or being with someone you've know for quite awhile and using their eqpt.

It's up to my female patients. if they want their equipment be employed, i'll do.

I am the patient in exam play but i provide all the equipment.My exams are done according to scripts which I provide. The people with whom I have exam play are not experienced but are willing follow my rules. The equipment I provide includes, exam gloves, lubricant, stethoscope, exam table (portable massage table) with paper roll, four-legged step stool, sitting stool, syphgmomanometer, otoscope, spthalmoscope, reflex hammer, and white lab coat. This all fits easily in the back seat of a car.

I keep disposable specs for vaginal and anal on hand for when i give exams but i prefer they have their own enema bag or thermometer unless they are ok with probe covers

I would always provide my own play equipment when I was playing with other people. I didn't feel comfortable using equipment that wasn't mine and I had not helped clean. Safety first! Now that I am in a relationship, we share the equipment we have.

I know with my sessions I provide all equipment and allow the person to look over the equipment first if they are nervous so they can see how clean it is, Its why my fiancee is a housewife she cleans everyday to make sure of cleanliness 😃

One of my play patients had a collection of her own vaginal speculums, from a Collins to a Trelat and everything in-between. She asked me to examine her with each one in turn. She nearly came when I wiggled the Fergusson about to find her cervix, but I think the Collins was the favourite.

In most play exams though I would provide the necessary instruments. Nowadays you can get sterile packed good quality single use metal speculums from medical suppliers and I mostly tend to use those...

The person fulfilling the role of doctor has always provided the equipment in the exams I have been subjected to.

I guess I have always just assumed that stainless steel probes and scopes have been properly sterilized before play.

Real exams should always use the doctor’s equipment. Play exams fall into a different category and SAFETY should be the main concern for both the doctor and patient,

Thank God for my @AnthonyRT ; he's been very diligent and does his research. We usually have our own equipment, though we did have a real doctor who I've mentioned before, come with his own goodies which was a pleasant surprise. It was acceptable being that he's a real MD and we trusted his judgment and care to safety.

We, of course, as should everyone partaking in a play exam, take every measure to ensure safety. Since we usually host the play exam, we are the responsible party for providing the equipment used.

I provide all the equipment when carrying out an examination. However, I also ensure that the same rules for cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation of that equipment are applied as would be applied in a hospital. ‘Sterilisation’ has a very clear definition (i.e. the removal or destruction of all living microorganisms including bacterial spores). ‘Disinfection’ is a lesser status but still renders an item of equipment incapable of causing infection if used in contact with intact mucus membrane. However, the simplest and safest approach to adopt always is to sterilise if it can be sterilised.

I'd say the doc. Adds to the realism of it and also gives the element of suspense as the patient doesn't know exactly what will be used

Despite I'm a patient I own my personal equipment just for hygienic reasons, you can see it in my album.

If I trust the play Doctor and he has his own medical equipment well sanitised I can use also his instruments.

I any case the only important thing is the hygiene.