People were outraged when the furtive practice of performing pelvic exams without consent on anesthetized women undergoing surgery came to light.  People discovered that women who were admitted to hospital for surgery were not being informed that their vaginas could be penetrated when they were unconscious by groups of medical students practicing pelvic exams.  Andre Picard from the Globe and Mail helped bring this troubling practice to the public’s attention with his piece titled Time to end pelvic exams done without consent, wherein he asks “Do you consider this okay, or an outrageous violation of your rights?”.  Picard’s article was one among many – mainstream media had a heyday.  The public’s awareness was raised, and people expressed shock mingled with disgust that the pelvic exam practice was being permitted without women’s knowledge or consent.

However, what many people may be unaware of is the fact that women experience similar…