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Subject: Re: About vaginal temp and rectal temp as adult Author: Pete [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 01:35: pm In reply to: Knut Holt 's message, "Re: About vaginal temp and rectal temp as ault" on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 04:03: am Thank you very much, Knut, for your replies. The information you provided was very helpful. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Getting back to the subject of Geratherm rectal thermometers, I think they are fine for taking vaginal temperatures. But I am not a fan of using them for rectal temperatures. They are too thick. When you use them with lubricant, they slide out of your anus. So that means you have to hold it in place. And if you prefer not to use any lubricant, they are difficult to insert. Furthermore, the oral and rectal Geratherm thermometers look identical. The rectal thermometer has an oral type bulb which I think is totally inappropriate for rectal use. I like the regular thin-stemmed rectal thermometers that were in use up until the year 2000. They are anatomically correct, insert easily in the anus, and feel comfortable in the rectum. And since they were designed specifically for insertion into the rectum, they have the correct type of bulb - round, blunt, or pear-shaped. Easy and comfortable to insert and not likely to injure the rectum. I'm glad I have several in stock. I can understand the hazards of mercury toxicity, but I wish they would start producing thin-stemmed thermometers that are mercury free. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Age and Rectal Temperature for Family Members Author: Pete [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Wednesday, January 03, 2018, 04:21: pm Hi Knut. I would be interested to know what your opinion is on taking rectal temperatures of adult family members. Is there an age when a parent should stop taking their children's rectal temperatures? Do you think it is appropriate for parents to continue to take their children's rectal temperatures through adolescence and continuing through adulthood, as long as there is no objection by either party? That is, if nudity and modesty are not issues of importance for members of the family. Also, is it more appropriate for a father and mother to take the rectal temperatures only of children of their own gender? In other words, father/sons and mother/daughters only? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Age and Rectal Temperature for Family Members Author: Bill [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, January 04, 2018, 12:15: pm I work at a free youth clinic for displaced,grade school age youngsters (5 to 10 years old) where the mercury glass thermometer is still used. The glass thermometer is still used in the vast majority of households in this rustic area. As at most homes, all 5 year old boys at the youth clinic get a rectal temperature taken with a glass rectal thermometer because unlike girls that same age too many of the have delays in intellectual maturity that render them prone to having a mishap with a glass oral thermometer placed in the mouth. With that being said, over the past decade there has been a gradual increase in the portion of boys over the age of 5 years old (few even 10 years old) where these delays have continued and these boy are also required to have a temperature taken rectally with a glass rectal thermometer. Although it is common for an boy, upon being called up to the front of the waiting room to have his temperature taken "the other way", to submit to having a glass rectal thermometer mounted in his rear end while at the same (with his mouth unoccupied) to strongly express his objections while that activity is being performed on him. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Age and Rectal Temperature for Family Members Author: Knut Holt [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 02:57: pm I think temp should be taken rectally by parents to age 13-14. This is because rectal temp is not only temperature taking, but also a little examination of the rectal region which should be done with any kid with fever. All parts of the kid should be inspected when a kid is sick with fever or other distinct sickness with general symptoms, and the rectal region is no exception. I think that a child that is old enough to take hisher temp properly should be allowed to do it self, and choose method self, of which 13-14 may be the appropriate age. But the kid should be asked if heshe feels any symptoms in the pelvic zones also after this age.s But i do not think there should be any limit of age for parents to take rectal temp if the child wishes them to do so, and it should not matter who takes the temp. The taboo about seeing or touching the intimate zones of children, even though the objective for the taboo is to hinder sexual abuse, also hinders parents to take care of the kids properly, and to put it bluntly, I am sure many kids die worldwide because of this society-forced negligence. Knut Holt http://www.mydeltapi.com [ Post a Reply to This Message ]