Editing Lithotomy position (section)

==Use for pelvic examinations==
Patients have reported feeling a loss of control and increased sense of vulnerability when examined in the lithotomy position because they cannot see the area being examined. Other, equally effective positions have been suggested for examinations of conscious patients.<ref name="urlEditorials&nbsp;— July 1, 2000 - American Family Physician">{{cite web |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000701/editorials.html |title=Editorials&nbsp;— July 1, 2000 - American Family Physician |website= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16803941">{{cite journal  |vauthors=Seehusen DA, Johnson DR, Earwood JS, etal |title=Improving women's experience during speculum examinations at routine gynaecological visits: randomised clinical trial |journal=[[BMJ]] |volume=333 |issue=7560 |pages=171 |date=July 2006 |pmid=16803941 |doi=10.1136/bmj.38888.588519.55 |pmc=1513491}}</ref>{{such as?|s|date=November 2022}}