Exam room comfort

To all our gyn patients: what are the best things a doctor can do to help you feel comfortable during an exam? Either in their manner, or in how the room is set up...

And likewise, what's the most uncomfortable exam "environment" you've been in?

The temp of the room for me the colder the less comfortable

I agree with Sub, the room has got to be temp friendly tho I do prefer it a bit on the cool side. I like the visuals.. Med charts, crinkly paper on the exam table, etc.

Needs to be warm for me as I am usually cold all the the time anyway. If I am cold I am uncomfortable and that in itself makes me nervous too.

Mashie

I to want it a bit warm. But I love the stirrups a bit cool. Make the sensation more complete. Speculum cool and fingers nice and warm. It also helps if he smiles.

Thank you everyone. What about the exam table? Do you find a lot of variation between the tables? Is there anything that can make it more comfortable?

Nice temperature, calming attitude of the doctor and nurse.

I like an exam room that is a bit on the warm side. Nice touches include a small pillow to go under my head, or at least an exam table that's sufficiently padded and some type of covering for the stirrups so that I'm not putting my feet on bare metal. Also, instruments that aren't ice cold are preferred.

The most uncomfortable exam room I've ever been in was at the student clinic at my university. First off, it was a tiny room. The exam table was hard, cold, and creaked when I simply put my foot on it. The room was so bare and had really harsh lighting. Not a comfortable exam by any means.

My wife likes the speculum warmed.

Warm and modern room. I hate when the decor is from the sixties!

OK, to redirect the question a bit, what's the most unusual or creepy thing you've seen in an exam room? I suppose that can include 60s decor.

Most girls know being asked to don an exam gown with NOTHING on underneath.

Also, A big tube of KY Jelly half squeezed in maybe with the cap off still all by itself on the counter.

An wicked looking exam light in the corner of the room that looks like it could focus right on your crotch.