Do gynecologists ever do Rectal exams anymore?

You can request one especially if there’s blood in your stool but mainly they do recto-vaginal exams as your standard baseline.

As one doc once told me, if there's a hole we have a tube for it.

My gyn always do rectal exam.

Following my wife's 4th degree (tear from the vagina to the rectum) they put a finger in her vagina and one in her rectum

The only time I’ve had a rectal exam was after childbirth. Even partially numb from my epidural, I could feel it and was really embarrassed.

In my friend group as they’ve approached 40 the doctor has surprised them with one. I absolutely love that they show up there having no idea this super invasive exam is about to get slightly more invasive.

An ex of mine somehow had never been to the gynecologist. She came home from her appointment and seemed disturbed, I of course asked for details and she said “I had no idea she was gonna stick a finger up my butt!”

I think in this day and age rectal exams are done at the GYN, unless they are necessary. I’ve never had one of my doctors appointment.

I have never gotten a rectal exam. Not when I was still a virgin and not nowadays, where I occasionally have anal intercourse.

My gyno does a rectal temp and rectal exam each visit.

I don’t see a gynecologist, but my GP does a rectovaginal exam when I get my pap test done. It started the year after I gave birth to my first child.

@at77 this logically makes sense to me for most modern gynos, either after birth checking for tears or over 40 checking for blood.

I do them as when ever I can and on attractive patients I take just a little mode time