When patient don’t pass urine, we insert a tube through the penis/urethra into the urinary bladder. This procedure has its risk i.e., it will increase the chance of getting an infection. So in patients who are prone for infections and who are passing urine involuntarily, we use condom catheter. Its a thick condom with a tube at its end. I hadn’t inserted a condom catheter till last week. Last week I was presented with the opportunity to insert one. Since I didn’t know the procedure, I asked one of the interns, who happened to be married female “Susan, do you know to insert a condom?”
Her face became red. “what the hell are you asking” look on her face. Then I showed her the condom catheter. “Man, I was shocked. I took it for a real condom. Any way I haven’t inserted a condom catheter yet.”
Well, I asked a post graduate and he demonstrated the procedure.
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Last Sunday, I attended a workshop on AIDS. The speaker was quite impressive. He was narrating different ways to ward off AIDS. He started discussing about the use of condom. Suddenly he took out a condom pack and asked one of the senior doctors to demonstrate the correct way to insert a condom. It was embarrassing for him. He didn’t come forward. “A doctor is not able to demonstrate the correct usage of condom to a medical crowd! How will he teach his patients about good sexual practices?”, I thought.
P.S. During olden days medicos were taught to blow the condom and check for any leak before usage. Well, one of the old professors did blow the condom when he was asked to demonstrate. Thanks for the technology, now a days condoms are electronically tested.
Her face became red. “what the hell are you asking” look on her face. Then I showed her the condom catheter. “Man, I was shocked. I took it for a real condom. Any way I haven’t inserted a condom catheter yet.”
Well, I asked a post graduate and he demonstrated the procedure.
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Last Sunday, I attended a workshop on AIDS. The speaker was quite impressive. He was narrating different ways to ward off AIDS. He started discussing about the use of condom. Suddenly he took out a condom pack and asked one of the senior doctors to demonstrate the correct way to insert a condom. It was embarrassing for him. He didn’t come forward. “A doctor is not able to demonstrate the correct usage of condom to a medical crowd! How will he teach his patients about good sexual practices?”, I thought.
P.S. During olden days medicos were taught to blow the condom and check for any leak before usage. Well, one of the old professors did blow the condom when he was asked to demonstrate. Thanks for the technology, now a days condoms are electronically tested.
6 comments:
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J, asusual a good piece of info' from you. You are right, why ppl' shud feel shy and get shocked for such queries. What if someone else asked her for medical advice.
To know and not to know is nothing but knowledge and practical experiences.
Thanks for sharing...
well condoms are easy to use these days & in Iran we have these dildo like things we use to demonstrate patients how & when they should place a condom.
What amazes me is how people are shy abt buying Condoms in the pharmacy going so low just like a whisper to ask for them!!
C'mon people!! everyone does the same thing at night ;-)
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Another good post doc, I am sitting in office and laughing away :))
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