Wiping Off Lubricant

Although I am only being examined for real while asleep, I have experienced both in the past. I think however it is the doctor's job to wipe the lube off, at least he should give the patient the choice.

When I'm present during my wifes exam, the doctor always wipes her while she is laying on the table. He then gets her to stand up, spread her legs and then wipes her again.He then gets her to bend over the table and he wipes her from behind.Last week I was unable to attend her appointment, and the doctor left her to do it herself..Go figure..............

Keep all the lube i can with out it running down my leg and hurry home and let my husband have the honors ..letting him clean up the extra lube that another man put down in my kitty makes me really wet..and trust me hes really horny waiting for me to clean me up after my gyno doc got me so slippery.......

Docj is my play doc and he always wipes off or uses the lube to masturbate or carry on playing with my mooie

My ex always hated the fact I went to male gynecologists. The group had four and I'd been to all of them. Every one wiped me a little and gave me some tissues to do the rest. After I was married and knew about his discomfort I never wipe any more after the doctor was done. At home I would complain about all the KY that was leaking out of me. Several times I even showed him my very slippery panties. I always wore the sexiest ones I had so if I did show them to my husband he would be even more pissed.

I've only had about five gyn exams (with four different doctors) in my life. For all but the last one, I did the wiping off myself afterwards. In fact, I was rather shocked at my last exam when the doctor wiped me off after he was finished. Even so, I did a rather more careful and complete clean-up myself in the lavatory as I was getting dressed.

At the exam before that one, with a different M.D., I was left in the exam room to get dressed after the doctor had finished, and he and the nurse made their exit. I looked all around for something meant for patients to clean up with, but saw nothing. Then I saw something that looked like moist wipes that was there for that very purpose. But as I was about to pull one out, I read the label and saw it was really a container of disinfectant wipes meant for cleaning off working surfaces! Fortunately for me, I had a packet of tissues in my bag, which was what I finally ended up using.

But still, I had to wonder how many sudden emergencies there might have been in that doctor's office due to someone mistakenly cleaning off her most delicate of areas with one of those industrial strength wipes meant for disinfecting table surfaces and whatnot. Anyway, I'm sure glad I wasn't one of them.

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Yikes!

Did you mention anything to the staff?

The next unobservant soul would appreciate it.

My doc hands me some tissues before he leaves the room. I use the paper gown / drape thingy instead though - the tissues don't really do a damn thing. The lube they use is dreadfully sticky.

I usually wipe of the lube froma dr. Appointment. The dr usually pulls out their fingers and hands me some tissues for the lube.

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Yikes!

Did you mention anything to the staff?

The next unobservant soul would appreciate it.

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Hi user,

I regret to say that, although I initially intended to later mention it to one of the office staff, it was no longer on my mind after the long post-examination talk I'd just had with the doctor.

I'm sure the absence of clean-up material in the exam room would have to have been just a temporary oversight that day, though. I think something like having tissues or moist wipes available to use is so basic that it wouldn't be long before one of the next patients brought it to their attention.

I just hope no one mistakenly used one of those Lysol medical surface cleaning wipes like I almost did!

My doctor doesnt comment or offer tissues/wipes. I use the paper drape to wipe the excess off.

Always wipe it off. it's gross feeling to leave it on, at least for me. i suppose some people might like that.

My gynecologist usually wipes off the excess of lube.

My gyno hands me a wipe, but I never use it. I like the wet slippery feeling after the exam. I hurry home, take off my wet sticky panties and masturbate. I love the run my fingers through all the slippery lube in my slit.

It's my thought that if the doctor creates a mess, that they should wipe it up, whether it be for a Gyn exam, or a rectal on a guy.

My 2 cents...

Reality is, a doc wiping off lubricant is actually a boundary violation and he/she could get into trouble for doing so.

I always wipe off the lubricant. I'm in agreement with Mashie. I don't think a real U.S. doc would do any more than a one stroke wipe to remove any lube. More rubbing than that could be cause for trouble.

I can accept your point of view; you are both bright women.

I've always been somewhat embarrassed after a rectal exam, to wipe myself in front of him. If I was not handed a towel, I just dealt with it until I got to the first restroom.

I would not want to be presumptuous, or display bad manners, even as a Play Doctor, so I would never wipe a patient after a pelvic exam. Instead I will hold the box of tissues out for the patient to take a few, and then place the box on the counter within easy reach, reminding her that they are there if she needs more.

I then leave her in privacy to get dressed. And whatever else... 😉

I may mention that I consider tissues, Kleenex as we often call it, as a Patient Only item. If I were to wipe off lubricant in an instance such as following a rectal exam, I will only use a 4X4 gauze sponge and never a tissue. I suggest that using "professional" supplies such as a gauze sponge provides some isolation from the personal nature of wiping, and by making it more procedural allows a bit of leeway in terms of what is perceived as professional or not.

Dr J is correct about if I need to wipe off the lube I would use gauze.

If I'm done and there is still lube present, I would offer the patient some tissues, gauze,

baby wipes, and have them wipe it off to avoid unnecessary contact.

Avoiding unnecessary contact also mitigates the possibility of Me facing a tort, a review board,

or government entities.

The doctor wipes a little then I wipe off the rest

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Do you also review the possibilities of allergic reactions as well to common substances used during your examinations?

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Definitely an angle worth considering. Ask the patient if they are allergic to latex or the ingredients used to manufacture KY. If yes than use a glycerin and paraben free lube such as astroglide.

Thanks NaughtyElf, for the wonderful compliment. Of course I always question allergies during history taking and I have never had a patient with a latex allergy. Regardless, the only latex in my exam room is sterile surgical gloves which are only used when actually required and normally not inside the patient, all other gloves are either nitrile or vinyl. Catheters and nozzles are also non-latex, usually 100% silicone, if used. As far as lubricants, I use only genuine J&J K-Y for Gyn and Muko (Source Medical) for rectal procedures, both are sterile and I have never had a patient exhibit any sensitivity to either one. AstroGlide is a consumer personal lubricant which is not sterile or bacteriostatic so although it is very slippery I wouldn't use it the exam room.

Thank you Dr J for reminding everyone that Astroglide is not a medical grade lubricant.

Most of the KY I've seen in drug Stores seem to be of this verison

http://www.amazon.com/K-Y-Personal-Lubricant-4-Ounce-Bottles/dp/B001E96MA8

instead of this

http://www.medixusa.com/product_info.php?products_id=154.

Here is a question for you I'm not sure if I should ask in the forum.

Do you have any opinions on Screw Cap versus Flip Cap versions of the lube.

I know with surgilube you have to specify the version when you order

Here's the screw cap

http://www.medexsupply.com/products/pid-155/SurgilubeLubricatingJelly425oz.htm?zmam=34602484&zmas=1&zmap=FGR-0168-0205-36&zmac=1

Good question QV. The Johnson & Johnson KY in those links is the consumer packaged version which has a plastic tube or bottle. J&J hospital packaging uses a metal tube. For the most part the metal tubes collapse during dispensing and do not allow aspirated room air into the tube. Plastic tubes will retain shape memory and unless specific steps are taken to prevent air from being drawn into the container they are more likely to suffer atmospheric contamination.

The main reason I prefer J&J KY for Gyn use is that it has the best properties for that purpose. It has a low enough viscosity to remain stable during application yet liquefies almost immediately on contact with the patient. Hospital grade KY also has the least amount of bacteriostats and preservatives of any surgical lubricant making it the least likely to cause irritation. The metal tubes do have a screw-on flip-top cap which I find rather useless as the flip-top does not dispense cleanly. I developed the technique years ago to use one hand for lube (my right hand). I unscrew the cap, dispense from the tube, and screw the cap back on before returning the tube to the tray, using just one hand, so I don't need or use the flip-top feature at all.

My preferred lubricant for rectal procedures is Muko which has long been the house brand of Ingram & Bell, a large American supplier now called Source Medical. Cost is one factor, it is only half the price of J&J KY. Another is that the bottles with a flip-top cap dispense large quantities quickly which is a definite advantage due to the amount of lubricant normally used. Muko has a much higher viscosity than KY and more "staying power" than KY in my experience. During a colonoscopy I have found that multiple applications of KY are required during intubation since it breaks down quickly, whereas Muko has a high adhesiveness and one generous application at the outset is usually all that is required. However Muko has a very strong bacteriostatic agent which is quite noticeable by the odor. Although I have used it on occasion for gyn procedures and it has not caused patient irritation, I believe it has the potential to do so in some overly sensitive patients. Muko is also packaged in metal tubes, that version is a different formulation with less bacteriostats than the bottled version.

I have used SurgiLube in the past, as well a Canadian medical supply house's own make Intro-Jel. Both seemed to initially behave much the same as KY however I found that within a few second they began to separate into water and a thick gummy residue. Both are popular however I am not partial to either of them. The worst I have ever encountered is H-R Surgical lubricant, fortunately it is not that common but I would suggest it is tap water in a tube since it breaks down within seconds.

One thing I will mention about AstroGlide is that is outright dangerous in an exam room with a tiled floor. A little goes a long way and if any is spilled the chance of a serious fall for either doctor or patient is a very real possibility.

I have talked with my wife about this and she says that they gynecologist usually hands her some tissues to wipe herself. I had the good fortune to attend a transvaginal examination with her last October and after the technician was finished she handed my wife some tissues to wipe herself. She says the only time that she remembers being wiped was several years ago when a resident participated in the exam with her regular doctor. Supposedly this was the first time with a "real" patient for the resident and her doctor asked whether my wife would object to him watching and then repeating each procedure. She actually became rather aroused during this "double examination" and at the end the resident carefully wiped all of the lubricant off of her.

I've had exams where I've been handed a tissue before the doctor leaves the room. But I've also had exams where the doctor wipes the lubricant off for me.

At the end of the exam the doctor or nurse give my some paper to wipe the lubricate. But i feel slippery inside longer.

Just about every woman i've asked this told me her doctor would wipe off most of the lubricant and then the doctor would give her a paper towel to wipe anymore that was missed.

My experience has been that most MDs will do a quick swipe, then hand over paper towels for you to finish while he goes to his office to write up his report. Usually I make a trip to the restroom to take care of any business and use a personal wipe which I always carry with me to any doctor's exam.

Michelle