Do Virgins get the ultrasound wand through the anus?

Completely out of curiosity. but how do virgins get pelvic ultrasounds? also does the doctor insert his fingers?

They would usually get either a transabdominal or transrectal ultrasound instead of transvaginal, yes.

From personal experience I can confirm at least in my case the scab was performed via " the back passage" she she termed it.

How did that go?

This is not my area of expertise, but many years ago I learned that the term virgin meant not having had sex, or more specifically, not having had genital penetration sex. The term virgin can still be used even if the person has inserted something else. The use of a tampon, diva cup, contraceptive sponge, diaphragm, vaginal suppository, douche, swab, speculum, finger, or hairbrush handle does not change the virgin status.

If the question is can the doctor reasonably fit a large ultrasound wand inside, then that is a matter of opening size, flexibility, hymen obstruction, and overall development. That is not a question of virginity, neither dependent on, nor altering the status of.

I would like to add… while I understand some cultures, religions, or people put a very high importance on this status, I personally find the checking, the verification, monitoring, proving, declassifying, and overall obsessing with virginity to be ridiculous, unnecessary, and having no significant positive impact to a person’s mental health. There are so many pieces to the puzzle of human sexuality, personal growth, and aquired experience. Giving this one thing a name, and then saying someone else took it from you, or you gave it to them, all seems like a waist of effort. Why not first orgasm? First kiss? First time leaving a wet spot? First time shaving? First involuntary erection? First damp panties? First time with a blindfold? First time you sniffed your own finger? It all feels like trying to assign points and score people based on someone else’s values. A person’s first time can still be meaningful and memorable, but should not be used to pass judgement just because of someone else’s obsession.

(Stepping down from soapbox)

If we are talking real ife - The image return quality on abdominal and pelvic ultrasound is much higher than it used to be and continues to improve so this is becoming more useful. The problem with a transvaginal / rectal in a young lady who has never had sexual activity or who has an intact hymen is going to be discomfort and anxiety. There's a lot of silliness you may read on the internet that it's no different than inserting a tampon. The transducer end of the wand is in no way the same diameter as a tampon, and you have to rotate the wand once it's inside the vagina or anus to image the structures you are targeting. So you end up creating a lot of discomfort, pain, anxiety...which in turn makes the patient pull away or flinch during the exam...which meanas that you have a useless image returned.

As far as a rectal or vaginal finger it's going to depend on what you are trying to diagnose...there is a virginal sized speculum that might be used as well. The bottom line, in a real life exam, is that the doctor needs to determine what method of examination allows the best outcome for a correct diagnosis. If you are dealing with the possibility of PCOS vs Endometriosis vs cervical polyps you take a logical sytematic approach to things.

As far as tearing the hymenal ring if present...it all depends on individual anatomy. It may or may not happen. And it may depend on the skill level of the doctor vs a random consequence in the same way that it's not out of the question for a doctor to perforate the uterus through direct negligence or simply because things happen. Malpractice insurance exists for a number of reasons including complications that a doctor creates or those that are a random risk and no fault of the person performing the procedure.

I'm not saying that doctors don't do these things without thinking through the value of ewhat they are doing.... they do al the time .... there are a lot of other very uncomfortable procedures that don't yield a lot of value or in many cases create false positive issues.

I had my first transvaginal ultrasound when I was a virgin and they did it vaginally. It was very painful and I was highly anxious but unfortunately it was necessary. I already knew I had a medical fetish at this point, so once I got over the shock I actually enjoyed it a tiny bit! I think the most memorable moment was when they angled the wand down and I could feel it pushing on my rectum, whilst also stretching my vagina wide. That, and the initial insertion, where there was definitely a sensation of something breaking. No need for two guesses on what that was...

My only transvaginal ultrasound was while a virgin I was expecting a way worse experience then it was! mildly embarrassing and that’s about it I put the ultrasound wand in myself and did not feel anymore weird then a tampon

I have had many vaginal ultrasounds, I'm here to tell you, if a girl was a virgin, she would definitely feel different after. I don't know I might of had a rough Dr, but even the sliding in of the wand was uncomfortable, shoved all the way up, than pushed to one side as they pushed down, moved to the other side heavy push down. I knew why they were doing it. Trying to get pictures of my ovaries.

I have had many vaginal ultrasounds, I'm here to tell you, if a girl was a virgin, she would definitely feel different after. I don't know I might of had a rough Dr, but even the sliding in of the wand was uncomfortable, shoved all the way up, than pushed to one side as they pushed down, moved to the other side heavy push down. I knew why they were doing it. Trying to get pictures of my ovaries.

The ovaries are on the left and right, and the transducer visualizes what is ahead of the head line with the wand.

So the wand needs to be tilted left or right to visualize the ovaries.

N.

@Lookslikebetty Sounds quite horrible especially if the girl is still tight.

@Hookajoe

There are so many pieces to the puzzle of human sexuality, personal growth, and aquired experience. Giving this one thing a name, and then saying someone else took it from you, or you gave it to them, all seems like a waist of effort. Why not first orgasm? First kiss? First time leaving a wet spot? First time shaving? First involuntary erection? First damp panties? First time with a blindfold? First time you sniffed your own finger? It all feels like trying to assign points and score people based on someone else’s values.

Real good points.

I surmise so much is made of the condition because it can be more or less easily visually checked in women, even without any instruments and because it is mentioned and regulated so often in religious texts with all kinds of nasty punishments meticulously listed. Heaven help the newly-wed bride who wasn't one.

One of my friends has once transrectal ultrasound instead of transvaginal. She said that it wasn’t that bad, she expected something worse. But still transvaginal would be more comfortable even though she was a virgin.

A friend of mine get it when she was 14 during her first gynecological visit. She didn't want to, but the gynecologist told her "relax your butt" and stuck the probe all the way into her rectum. It was very painful for her, because the probe was inserted very deep and firmly pushed against the walls to scan the ovaries

I have a distinct memory of feeling my hymen tear when I leaned too hard into the chair at a family brunch. My guess is I had very little hymen tissue to begin with, as it never gave me issues or pain later on (or before that from what I can remember).

Regardless, when I was 12 I was set to be checked for PCOS via ultrasound. The only reason I didn’t get “the wand” (or the curling iron as my mom referred to it, lol) is that my mom specifically advocated and requested I not if there was an alternative. Sure enough, I drank a ton of water beforehand as instructed, and they were able to image my ovaries using an external ultrasound transducer.

As a virgin, I had pelvic exams and a transvaginal ultrasound. Whether you are or aren’t a virgin does not usually factor into the decision as to what tests and procedures they do and how they go about doing them. It’s the equivalent of questioning whether or not a virgin should use a menstrual cup or tampon.

I perform pelvic ultrasounds routinely in work, I was never taught during my ultrasound training that girls/women who had not had sexual intercourse were to undergo a trans-anal ultrasound rather than a trans-vaginal one. Maybe this occurs in the US? As far as I know, this does not happen in the UK or Italy. Both in Italy and here in the UK, girls/women who have not had sexual intercourse have trans-abdominal pelvic ultrasounds and are required to drink plenty of water as a full bladder accentuates visualisation of the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

It was before my gender reassignment surgery and I was still quite young when I had abdominal discomfort for a long time. My family doctor sent me to the gynecologist and I was then examined by a gynecologist for the first time in my life. I had never had sex with another person and never inserted sex toys or other objects vaginally at that time. Not anal either.

After the preliminary consultation, the gynecologist knew that I was a virgin. He then asked me to undress below the waist and sit in the gynecological chair.

I don't remember whether he explained to me beforehand exactly what examinations he would carry out on me. In any case, the first part of the examination with his fingers and then with the speculum was unpleasant and quite painful. I assume that my hymen was torn in the process. The doctor had previously mentioned that my hymen was still intact before he started.

The second examination was the transvaginal ultrasound examination. I had heard about this examination before because another doctor had once mentioned that he would like to do a transvaginal ultrasound examination on me, but unfortunately didn't have the equipment. When the gynecologist sat on his stool between my legs, took the big thing and inserted it into my vagina, something happened that neither I nor the doctor had expected. My vagina became moist and relaxed completely. The doctor was able to easily insert the large ultrasound wand into my vagina. I think he was just as irritated as I was that my body reacted like that.

This examination and my physical reaction to it kept me very busy for a long time. But I was never ashamed of it, even if my sexual arousal irritated me at first. I didn't know that I was gay at the time. The gynecologist was a man who belonged to the particularly masculine category, which is why I felt strongly sexually attracted to him.

I have already written and spoken to many girls when it came to the topic of rectal ultrasound. It often happens that ultrasound is performed through the anus in virgins. This is also often done with endometriosis.

It is often talked about and you hear it, especially when the topic of your first exam comes up. It was the same when my mom scheduled my first appointment, but from my personal experience back then and talking to friends and family no one ever mentioned getting the ultrasound done in that way (even as a virgin). Of course, this doesn’t mean it’s not done, but it is a more or less a rare occasion – like I said, that’s my experience and what I’ve been told.

It can be done in two ways, abdominally or rectally. The images of the abdominal route are not very clear and can cause errors in medical interpretation. Rectal is the most appropriate although it is more annoying in terms of pain, however it is clinically recommended.

These data are almost unknown to this method. It was a good question and I am also learning by reading the comments.

Trans-vaginal ultrasound can and should be done for approprite diagnosis even on virgins. In fact, it's considered inappropriate to ask about sexual history when considering TVUS, although I would consider it inappropriate NOT to ask, considering the possible diagnoses we'd be considering here.

Sometimes, i have heard a story from a girlfriend of mine.

She had just turned 18 and suffers from menstrual pain, virign.

Her gyno suggested rectal route as it was “as simple as putting a suppository”, she and her mom convinced her.

She told me the probe was quite big.. a bit smaller than two fingers and it was uncomfortable. She could feel the tenderness it in the trip back home

When she did her first transvaginal she told me the insertion pain was 0 compared to a 4/10 of the transrectal, but pain in her belly was unberable… she was pretty upset. So when she has to the undergo a gyno internal us she asks for transrectal, even now she is not virgin anymore. She has a retroverted uterus and suffered from PCos

All others vrgins girls i had simply had transvaginal

I've read in a gynecology manual that the rectal route is indicated for virgins. I suppose this depends on the practitioner and the configuration of the hymen / vagina.

I had never listened any women telling about an ultrasound through the anus, just men. The virgins got an external ultrasound, I d love to have a vaginal and retal at my checkups.

An intact hymen is NOT a measure of virginity since most hymens rupture prior to menarche. A hymen that is not ruptured at that point is actually a problem because then menstrual blood can't flow out. If someone needs a workup with TVUS, they likely also need a speculum exam which could not be done with a fully intact hymen. Please do not equate hymen with virginity. This misinformation is incredibly problematic.