Stirrups / knee rests UK

Stirrups / Knee Rests - UK :

I really want to be examined in stirrups or knee rests. In the U.K. I’ve only ever been examined in the frog leg position where I am instructed to lift my knees and let them fall to the side. I am due a smear test... Does anyone know of any clinics who use stirrups so I can be sure I will be examined in them?

Also interested in having a play exam. Am a slim attractive blonde aged 48.

New here so apologies if I haven’t posted in the right place.

Can be hard to source the correct type of gynae supports in the uk i had a german army field OR table with stirrups....wish id kept it . i am open to playing with ladies in the uk

I really want to be examined in stirrups or knee rests. In the U.K. I’ve only ever been examined in the frog leg position where I am instructed to lift my knees and let them fall to the side. I am due a smear test... Does anyone know of any clinics who use stirrups so I can be sure I will be examined in them?

Also interested in having a play exam. Am a slim attractive blonde aged 48.

New here so apologies if I haven’t posted in the right place.

You have more chance of being examined on a gynaecology couch if you book an appointment for a cervical smear at a private clinic such as BUPA.

Hi Bluebella ,

As stated the only possibility of being examined in stirrups or leg rest are from having a well woman exam done privately at a clinic such as BUPA or BMI Cavell. Besides these options a gynaecologist appointment at your local hospital may also use stirrups or leg rest , but this is not guaranteed as quite a few still use the frog leg position.

I am really interested in this also. I find the frog leg position really uncomfortable and it can detract from my enjoyment of the exam. If you have legs in stirrups it allows you to be opened up nice and wide for the doctor to examine you and you can also relax for the exam.

Welcome to Zity Biz.

I think it unlikely that you would come across stirrups/knee rests in general practice. It has been mentioned that specialist gyno hospital departments or within the private sector are the most likely to have them. You could of course search for a play doctor who has this equipment.

nice and wide for the doctor to examine you and you can also relax for the exam.

While I don't disagree at all.. I think most women would still have some difficulty relaxing.... regardless of the method by which the legs were supported.

I understand that but for me personally, I could certainly relax & enjoy it.

While I don't disagree at all.. I think most women would still have some difficulty relaxing.... regardless of the method by which the legs were supported.

You're right. However, having talked to hundreds of women and a fair share of them having had their exam in both Europe and the US, many of them say that it is easier to relax in knee stirrups than in foot stirrups because you don't have to pay attention to keeping legs open. Knee stirrups are way more restrictive, but they make it less hard to relax.

Foot stirrups have their advantages, but physical patient comfort is not one of them, and there is a reason for specialized clinics in the US using knee stirrups more and more.

N.

I recently booked a private well woman exam with smear test....still no stirrups or knee rests. If anyone knows of a specific clinic (or play doctor) who uses either foot stirrups or knee rests...please let me know as my quest continues.

Legs and feet into stirrups/rests for your examination will be a requirement every single time. Your internal exam will go much easier once you’re all nice and relaxed in the stirrups.

@Bluebella

@Holly121

I recently booked a private well woman exam with smear test....still no stirrups or knee rests. If anyone knows of a specific clinic (or play doctor) who uses either foot stirrups or knee rests...please let me know as my quest continues.

Women at my work place were offered annual private well woman examinations at a BUPA clinic in London but stirrups were not used during the smear test and internal examination. One of my close friends told me she found the speculum uncomfortable and that the BUPA nurse had told her to make her hands into fists and put them under her bottom while the speculum was being used, but she still found it uncomfortable though.

I think one of the only places, apart from hospital gynaecological outpatients depts, where you are likely to encounter knee rests or stirrups in the UK is at an NHS sexual health clinic. There have been TV shows on our Channel 4 that have shown examinations at such clinics and knee rests were commonly used...

Its a shame no one can meet up now

My girlfriend and I would love to be your Doctor and Nurse and give you a thorough examination with your legs spread wide apart in the stirrups. The backs of your knees supported and your feet in metal rests. Your ankles maybe secured into position and also above your knees. You’re totally exposed

I have had the feet stirrups,but I think that knee one would be nice to support your legs

I have had the feet stirrups,but I think that knee one would be nice to support your leg.

knee supports are comfy

I recently booked a private well woman exam with smear test....still no stirrups or knee rests. If anyone knows of a specific clinic (or play doctor) who uses either foot stirrups or knee rests...please let me know as my quest continues.

My full private medicals which have involved a smear and internal exam both Nuffield and BUPA have not involved stirrups or knee rests but the usual frog leg position (heels to bottom, soles of feet together with knees apart). Some places obviously do use at least leg rests, there is a video by the blogger Zoella where she has a smear test and obviously at a private clinic being done by a nurse where they used leg rests so no frog leg position for her. You can see the video on YouTube.

Did you have your well women exam with a well known provider or just a private doctor? I think the big providers do so many exams they use same room for male and female exams so just have a standard exam table in the room. If it was a full top to toe exam that may influence which room they use etc, maybe if you were going there just for a smear they may have used a specific gyn exam room. Was it a female doctor who did it and did you just have a smear or did you get the full internal exam etc?

Lisa

I have never in 45 years not had a gyn exam without stirrups , can't imagine doing a proper exam another way , but i am willing to bet that the Gyn's exam table has the stirrups , i would just flat out tell the doctor that you are more comfortable being examined in stirrups

Some places obviously do use at least leg rests, there is a video by the blogger Zoella where she has a smear test and obviously at a private clinic being done by a nurse where they used leg rests so no frog leg position for her. You can see the video on YouTube.

Interesting. The table had leg rests, but I have never seen them adjusted that way (nearly flat aligned with the table surface), and the girl placed her feet on them for the exam. Leg rests are usually used differently on the continent.

N.

Interesting. The table had leg rests, but I have never seen them adjusted that way (nearly flat aligned with the table surface), and the girl placed her feet on them for the exam. Leg rests are usually used differently on the continent.

N.

Can somebody post the YouTube link please....

You Tube: Live Smear Test, Q&A With The Nurses & Office Group Discussion. i believe this is the video in question.

You Tube: Live Smear Test, Q&A With The Nurses & Office Group Discussion. i believe this is the video in question.

Thank you I found that video...

They looked like leg-rests that would normally go under the knees but were being used as stirrups for the feet at the end of the bed, perhaps they are multi-purpose. I don't know where that took place but most NHS GP surgery's wouldn't have a bed as sophisticated as that, perhaps it was filmed in the gynaecological outpatients dept of a hospital. But the procedure took just 48 seconds and the nurse didn't rush...

@Bluebella

Have you considered making your own? There have been a number of posts here (and elsewhere on the Internet) - which offer ideas on making "DIY" gnyo tables and stirrups:

• Portable exam tables - https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=5708;start=30

• Stirrups - https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=93979

• Homemade stirrups - https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=29943

• Home-built stirrups for use on a bed-https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=17484

. . . this last link talks about a gallery of photos showing homemade bed-stirrups @ladydocisin. You said you're new - so you might not be able to access the full-sized images, but the images are here:

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=gallery;ox=showalbum;ax=3581