Respecting a patient’s privacy is a prerequisite for ensuring that a fundamental trust exists between patient and physician.

Dr Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Lisa Bayer: “How Should Intensity and Duration of Pain Inform Standard of Care for Pain Management in Non-Labor and Delivery OB/GYN Procedures?”

Pain during gynecologic exams and procedures is dismissed, not recognized, and undertreated by some clinicians.

Office-based gynecologic procedures are reimbursed at lower rates than similar office urology and dermatology procedures.

Nishita Pondugula and Dr Louise P. King join Ethics Talk to discuss their article, coauthored with Parmida Maghsoudlou and Dr Vardit Ravitsky: “What Does Our Tolerance of Poor Management of Patients’ Pain Have to Do With Reimbursement Inequity for Office-Based Gynecologic Procedures?”

Thoughtful, intentional action and consistent, clear communication are key in these clinical encounters.

Clinicians should consider how structural and individual forces predispose OB/GYNs to discredit patients’ testimonies.

Scott J. Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Annika J. Penzer: “Using Policy and Law to Help Reduce Endometriosis Diagnostic Delay.”

Recent publicity draws attention to pain with intrauterine device insertion.

Despite high incidence of endometriosis internationally and domestically, many patients wait a decade after symptom onset for an accurate diagnosis.