I applied for a job with a company and I am looking at their website. They do not have the physical exam form online. I have never had a pre-employment physical before. I do NOT want a pelvic from a doctor that I do not know.My first pelvic exam as a teen was a horrible experience but I now have my own GYN that I very comfortable with and will not go to anyone else for this.
What is included in a pre employment physical exam? Can I be required to submit to a pelvic exam/pap smear?
I dont think that they will require a pelvic. Usually it would only consist of a regular exam to ensure that you are in good physical health. Pulse, weight, listen to heart etc. Some jobs if you are working with kids can require a hepatitis ( i think thats it) test. The test that they inject a serum right under the skin and you have to go back a day or two later for them to make sure there is no reaction. Ofcourse they may also require a drug test. But im pretty sure no pelvic could be expected.
Reply:No. It is illegal to require women to have a pelvic at a pre-employment physical. If they tried to tell you that you have to have a pelvic, call your potential employer and tell them. If the employer tells you that you have to submit to a pelvic, turn the job offer down and call a lawyer.
Reply:basically it is just a chest x ray, lab test on your urine and blood sample, drug screen, and dental check. idon't think that you have to undergo paps.
Reply:Why dont you just call a medical facility to ask them? Or call the company that would be doing the exam. Then you wont have to wonder any more.
Reply:You know, I was once in those particular stirrups too and it blew me away AND made me feel violated. You may decline both the breast exam and the gyno exam, stipulating that the health of your vagina and breasts should never be called into question for a job interview (unless you are applying to be a stripper and even then it's all about the looks, not whether or not you're dying of cervical cancer...) and if they are...there's a whole world of attorney's waiting to make you one very wealthy woman. IF your breasts and vagina ARE to perform some task for the job at which you are applying, then it needs spelled out what tasks they are to perform and what the relevance of these exams in a pre-employment situation are.
Reply:its not that so dont worry they just test your heart rate and ears and basic eye testing your blood pressure and the small stuff. sometimes its your lifting abilities and how much strain your back can take.
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