In the US, male OB/gyn's do indeed have chaperones in the room when they 
do a vaginal exam, either a nurse or a medical assistant (someone 
trained to take blood pressure and temperature, maybe draw blood, and do 
paperwork around the office).

Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC  NYC

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