LADIES: Do you receive a rectal exam at your primary care physical, not your gyno?

Soo. How many of you receive a rectal exam at your primary care physical, not your gyno?

I never had that at all

Sometimes. Not always. My last visit my GP told me she had to do a quick one because of my age.

That just added another layer of embarrassment to the visit.

Yes, I have. Both because of pregnancy, never had a rectal at the gyno.

At least in Germany, a palpation of the anus and rectum is part of every thorough internal medical examination. This also applies to women at least from the age of 35 upwards. Regardless of whether a gynecological examination is also carried out. And if the symptoms are present, of course. I would take you to your GP (constipation), manager check-up, admission examination at the hospital and health clinic, and of course to the proctologist (hemorrhoids) independently of the gynecologist.

Depending on my complaints, my general practitioner does indeed perform it.