Talk:Speculum (medicine)

message: Currently, the article has a picture of a hello people of the internet in the background of the picture referring to Philippe Ricord and stating that he developed a speculum in 1834; however, the article does not mention Ricord anywhere else, and refers to J. Marion Sims as the developer of the vaginal speculum.  However, at that time, Sims was only 21.  A bit of elaboration on the history of the vaginal speculum would be much appreciated, as currently the image is only vaguely tied in to the article.  Also, it should be mentioned that the Sims article has an illustration of his speculum.  --LostLeviathan 2 July 2005 14:44 (UTC)
" The specula is illegal in many states, due to the fact that it causes damage to the vaginal opening."  Is this correct? It seems odd at the end of the article, not mentioned anywhere else..
This article contradicts itself near the end.
I did some copyediting, and removed the copyediting-needed template...  However, I know very close to nothing about the article's topic, so someone who does should give it a fact-check.  Bushytails 00:46, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The speculum is not illegal in the United States, and even in very conservative countries, it is perfectly legal because of its medical use.98.225.230.65 (talk) 07:50, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Currently

message: :de:Spekulum has a fast choice of different modells.--Nemissimo (talk) 22:45, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: This article is on the medical speculum but only talks about one type, would be nice to add some information on all the others like the Nasal for example. 202.137.171.119 (talk) 18:48, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other types of speculum 

message: The claim that murderer Ted Bundy used a speculum to rape a victim is presented with no source. This web site reports that Bundy was suspected, but not convicted, of such a crime: http://www.members.tripod.com/~VanessaWest/bundy.html. I.e., he cannot be said to have done it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.127.232 (talk) 15:13, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of sources/contradictory info 

message: So why's it named for the latin word for mirror?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 (talk) 01:03, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: The part in the history section about the duckbill + modern speculum being invented by Sims is completely incorrect. You can look at images of his speculum and quickly see that it is not a bivalve/duckbill design, nor similar to the speculum used in modern routine gynecological exams. 
The first duckbill/bivalve/hands-free speculum was invented by Marie Ann Boivin in 1825. Images of her design are easy to find. (Sims invented his in the 1840's and it has to be held in place with one hand.) Her design has been modified over time, but the modern speculum is bivalve and much much closer to Boivin's. 
I realize no one will probably see this, but I don't know how to do edits myself, so here's hoping. 
There is a huge section that was added all by one anonymous user and full of errors:
Revision as of 20:24, 7 March 2021
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Added more complete history of speculum use and a short cultural history 66.58.201.71 (talk) 19:28, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section incorrect