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Subject: Re: Is the hernia exam necessary? (Unnecessary nudity)

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Jake

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Date Posted: 20:39:39 09/07/09 Mon
In reply to: Sam 's message, "Is the hernia exam necessary? (Unnecessary nudity)" on 02:37:46 08/23/09 Sun

They're not medically necessary, especially at that age. It's just a rite of passage and a way to humiliate the boys into submitance. Nurses and their "assistants" enjoy it so it's always "required". Just a way to take advantage of their positions to get and SEE what they want.

>I don't know if this is the right place to ask this,
>but how MEDICALLY necessary is it for a teenager to
>have a hernia exam? I've heard many medical
>professionals say that it isn't nearly as necessary as
>many people think. Many have said that if a teenager
>actually gets a hernia he will definitely know it.
>
>In my experience most school sports physicals are not
>very thorough but for some reason a hernia check is
>ALWAYS given. I would like to hear from medical
>professionals how important they believe a hernia
>check is for teenagers. I'm not here to ask opinions
>on the ethics involved or whether or not they are
>psychologically damaging or whether or not the doctor
>and/or nurse are perverts or pediphyles. I only want
>to know what the medical facts are.

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Re: Is the hernia exam necessary? (Unnecessary nudity)	Tony	20:51:02 09/07/09 Mon