How old were you when you had first Rectovaginal exam?

So to all you ladies out there. I have a serious medical fetish for Gynecology! And especially the recto vaginal and rectal exam portion! How old were you when you had your first rectal exam and what did the KY feel like? Also do they spread your butt cheeks and look at your butt?

My gf has always had them beginning with her first gyno exam when she was 14. And yes, as part of it, he spreads her butt cheeks and looks at her anal opening.

I was 15

Do any women here stop putting any in their butt before an gynecologist appointment, thinking it will be stretched out and the doctor will know? Or is it better to, and see if he lingers longer than normal with your rectal exam..?

I was 16

Why do you want to know how old I was? why does it matter? i'm very curious

@Miss_Medical I think I read somebody here say rectovaginal only happens to mature or older women. Also, some women mention a rectal happens to young women who are still virgins, because of the difficulty of doing a vaginal exam. There seems to be a large variation; my impression is that people attribute to a general trend what is actually just how their gyn does it.

35.

I haven't had one yet, but I think I'm going to ask about it next time. My former primary care physician gave me a rectal exam but my gynecologist doesn't even look.

I have never had a rectovaginal exam or a rectal exam. Although it's been about 5 years since I've had a pelvic exam. I have an appointment coming up in a few week so will be curious to see if she does one.

I was 19

Never had..... and i am 34.

I was 14 living with my auntie and she was in the exam room.

@bakkersbabe

What you describe is probably an expression of the fact that many Dutch doctors have a resistance to more intimate physical examination. They are afraid of patient reactions or (unfair) allegations of transgressive behaviour. Then the route of more expensive laboratory tests or imaging diagnostics is quickly chosen. Direct physical examination is not only cheaper but can also be more reassuring for the patient. He /she experiences direct physical contact, which in itself can be reassuring. It is also an experience of exclusive attention and of dedicated care.

A friend once asked me to do a recto-vaginal examination on her a few years ago because she was also, similar to you @bakkersbabe , curious. She said that it made her more aware of how she was anatomically put together and of the scope of the extensions of the clitoris (new experiences). We also discovered scarring from incisions during childbirth that offered an explanation for the pain during sex that she occasionally had. With this knowledge, she was able to come up with variations in sex so that she no longer had to be in pain.

I was 15 when I received my first recto-vaginal and rectal exam at the end of my first gynecological examination. I have had a recto-vaginal exam at most of my pelvic exams since then, as I have a retroverted uterus.

The lube felt cool/cold and slimy.

Yes, the gynecologist will typically spread my cheeks to do a visual exam of my anus. This is more frequently done at the end of the external genital exam, but I've also experienced it just before a recto-vaginal and/or rectal exam.

@jill2doctor Is a rectal or rectovaginal exam always done for a retroverted uterus?

@Jacana the recto-vaginal exam is performed for a retroverted uterus, in conjunction with the lower abdominal palpation similar to the bimanual exam. I can't say if it is always done for a retroverted uterus. I know in my case it has been performed at the majority of my exams.

I was 17. To get on the pill.

Hi. My name is Elena.

I'm new to the site.

So, I had my first unforgettable experience of rectovaginal examination when I was 16 years old. It was embarrassing as hell. Since it was a mandatory exam from school. The local nurse at our high school (it's Ukraine for your understanding) gave me 2 days notice. There was no excitement other than. How did it happen in our time? All the girls of our class were collected and taken out of the first lesson. Naturally excused from class. Most of the boys in the class knew about this inspection and made a bit of fun of us..... Don't forget, this was in the age of the underdeveloped internet. The main information was taken from medical journals, encyclopedias or, of course, pornographic movies.

So we're all at the local health center. There's 17 or 19 girls around the office. Most of them still virgins. Our nurse explained to us back in high school that when we get into the office, we have to be honest about a very serious question. The question is simple: “Are you a virgin?” If the answer is yes, then the doctor would ask you to take off your underwear, or rather lower them below your knees and bend over as deeply as possible, relaxing your buttocks. The doctor would insert his finger into your anus. One of my girlfriends threw up during this procedure. It happens.

I had already experienced sex, so I was in for a real exam on the gynecological chair. On this monster, a monster with cold paws. To understand, although this was already independent Ukraine, it was still in its infancy. Much was left of Soviet medicine. If you are interested, the chair was called as follows: “GK-1” of 1967 production. They used to put a diaper brought from home on it. It was my turn. I answered the question honestly. I was put in the chair, I all shrunk, squeezed, scared, cold ... there's no heating in the hospital. It's deep fall in November. The doctor was a middle-aged woman. About 50 or a little older. But still of the old Soviet medical school. He gave me a lecture about unwanted pregnancies, about sexually transmitted diseases, about the fact that in her time girls my age were all like bottoms - virgins. At the same time, picking at my vagina, sticking his fingers almost up to my elbow. At least that's what it seemed like to me at the time. Hell, it's been over 20 years and I'm still wary of going to the gynecologist. It's like my first sexual experience. In the end, my parents were never informed that I lost my virginity, I was not found to have any diseases, but I was psychologically traumatized for the rest of my life.

Subsequent gynecologist examinations in private paid clinics were much more successful, but the memories of the first experience still do not leave me.

I hope someone was interested.

Thank you for reading to the end.

With respect to the forum members, Elena.

p.s. I don't know how to attach a photo to the post, I found a model of the chair on which I had to undergo the study.

I will attach it on my page. I'm sorry I don't have much experience in this.

I think 15