Legal Question in Health Care Law in California

Medical Misconduct

I was recently referred to an internist by my regular gynegologist. My gynecologist was performing surgery in the near future (to remove uterine tumors), but I had a persistent fever that we could not determine the source of. So he sent me to an internist, hoping that he would have some insight. When I met the doctor, he talked to me for a few minutes, making a lot of jokes. He pretty abruptly removed the paper top thing that they have you wear in the office and looked at me. He asked me to lay down, and he began examing my breasts. This exam took quite awhile, and I felt very uncomforatble. I told him that I do the exams on myself and that the gynecologist that referred me does them as well, and that my doctor had just done a full gynecological work up on me the week before, but he continued. He then asked about pain around my labia and if I was sexually active. I said no, I had not been sexually active in over 6 months, and had been tested for every STD by my gynecologist twice, and that no, I did not have any pain or discomfort around my labia. He then asked me to put my legs in the stirrups and examined my entire vagina for a very long time, spreading me apart, and touching my clitoris. Was this out of line??

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