The reason that the doctor touches or strokes the ladies inner thigh is there is a reflex that the touching relaxes the ladies vagina.Remember the great old fraternity-I FELTA THI-I think that it is at Yale.
I'd been examinated only by male doctors..and I'd changed them a few times, so I had a little bit of experience. At my first visit I was scary. And I had 18 y.o. and gyno had nearby 70. But he was very good... I was told him about it and we talk a lot of my health. He was very gentle and really was interested about my situation (e.g. that I planned any child and we talk about stay be healh). He was learn me how I should sitting in gyno chair. I answered in that question-yes, he adjusting my legs in chair. I had few situation when I had exam as first person (or least). So, I had a situation when doctor are touched my inner part of hips and he told that temperature of his hand are ok for me. After one gyno treatment he help me to gone down from chair. Yes, we talk when they done me exams. Sometimes are about stupid thing to be relaxing but often about health/question e.g. when are yours last pap smear sample?Last thing, about feeling..in my case I'm not be so shy, but I'm thinking about my health to be ok.
Mine shakes hands when he comes in the room. We talk briefly about test results and what’s been going on. (I’ve been a lot in the past few years for hormonal/perimenopausal issues) Then he’ll sit on the stool and tell me to slide way down. I’ve learned with this dr that he really expects my ass off the table so I just keep scooting until he says stop. Then I reach my feet for the stirrups. He may help guide a foot to the right spot but he doesn’t exactly put them in for me. A couple of times he has repositioned my foot, or adjusted the heel cup if I looked uncomfortable. A few times, during or after particularly painful procedures, he’s gently touched one or the other knee with the back of his hand and said “try to relax your legs and let them drop open more” because I instinctively started to “clam up” from the pain. If he needs more space as he’s starting he may gently touch my thighs, again with the back or side of his hand, just a touch, no pushing or forcing, and ask me to relax my legs more.Most of the time I am not really watching what he’s doing, I stare at the ceiling or close my eyes and think about happier places. The last time I went he was still talking to me about something as he got started so I was still looking at him when he put his hands together like he was praying, touched the pinkie side of his hand/fingers to my outer labia and popped his hands, and with it my labia, open to insert the speculum. Something about the action made me think of someone cracking open a subway sandwich to see what was inside which made me stifle a chuckle. Then he proceeded to pry my unwilling cervix open which was not funny at all. 😢 cue the clamming up and knee tapping!
I'm not a doctor but I did play one as a kid once. I think they are supposed to touch your inner thigh before proceeding just so you know they are coming and get you used to being touched but perhaps one or two real docs can chime in. I know they are here. I think it is in the procedure if I am not mistaken.
Her gyno touches her inner thigh right before she starts the pelvic exam letting her know she is starting the exam but not her feet or legs
My gynecologist always touches my thigh before beginning the exam. This is just a Heads Up. She does this genuinely and intentionally so as to alert me about the beginning of the exam. I think this is a good practice. Obviously nobody would like that somebody suddenly starts poking you in the most intimate area. Because at times there's a gap between the patient being positioned and the actual exam starting. Doctor maybe setting things or doing something else. Even if it is a couple of minutes. It's common happening. So this touching the thigh alerts me.