In what circumstances does the doctor perform the rectovaginal examination?

In what circumstances does the doctor perform the recto vaginal examination?

I don’t know. I feel like doctors are scaling back on what they actually do anymore. All exams are short and not thorough.

Yes I agree I wonder if by indicating any problem he would have more luck

Unfortunately if you mention a problem, it’s no longer a check up, it’s a visit.

I was told way back that it was done to me because of retroverted uterus and I think where suspecting endometriosis will do it checking for nodules in the rectovaginal septum

One of my ob/gyns told me that it was just because of how my uterus is situated. She told me mine is not really retroverted but that she could feel the shape better with a finger behind it in my rectum. Lucky me! 😜

Due to a retroverted uterus it is always done on my gf. Its been so long she anticipates it but is never happy about it at the time. No explanation is needed. Her Dr just tells her he'll be doing her rectovaginal exam next and then he'll follow that with a separate DRE due to her age in her 40s.

I didn't get one during the regular gyno exams. I got it at the first pregnancy exam, but I think it was mostly because the doctor was old fachioned, it's not common on the first check up to get a full a exam. I guess I was just lucky.

In high school I had a friend that had that happen to her. We called it the shocker. It sounded ridiculous. Like what in the actual fuck? The doctor is putting a finger there and there? No they are not.

Fast Forward to my first gyn appointment- I’ve been felt up. Pried open and finger blasted. I think my day is finally over. I try to sit up. “I need to check one more thing. Not all doctors do this. But it helps me feel the back of uterus. I’m going to insert my middle finger in your bottom and you’ll feel my index finger in your vagina. Try to relax”

The nurse smiled at me.

“Oh no she’s going to give me the shocker. Just like Lesley said happened to her. “ I thought. Then I felt the disgusting feeling of being penetrated back there. Like defecating in reverse.

I told my friends after and they all shamed me. “Mandy got double penetrated by her doctor”.

On to answering the actual question-

I don’t know why some doctors do it and some don’t. I know when I was younger it seemed to happen a lot with my friends exams. Magazine articles listed it as a possibility. It was all over the internet. But now? It seems to be much more rare. Articles don’t discuss. I hate exams being less thorough as time goes on. And I feel sorry for all those bottoms not being checked.