Diagnosis following a gynecological examination

Most of the discussions in this column are about the embarrassing nature of the gynecological examination, and the excitement it produces in some of us... But I'd like to talk about something much more medical and practical!

Ladies, have you ever been diagnosed with a problem during a gynaecological examination - especially a routine one?

It happened to me once... a few months ago. My gynecologist discovered that I have a polyp on my cervix. I had to undergo a hysteroscopy to remove it and to see the inside of the uterus.

A diagnosis from a routine exam: well I’ve had some abnormal Paps that led to a couple of culposcopys, which are never pleasant. In other occasions I had seen my gyn for abnormal bleeding which led to a endometrial biopsy and a uterine ablation, but that wasn’t ‘found’, it was my seeing the doctor due to an issue. I’ve also had PID in my 30’s from chlamydia(given to me by my ex), but that wasn’t at a routine exam either and has a whole ‘nother story that goes with it