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.

My family doctor does my pelvic exam, I don’t see a gyno. He does a recto vaginal exam at the same time.

No, he's never done that. I don't think I've even ever disrobed at my primary care physical and he's been my doctor for 15 years.

Only if needed, like constipation or things like that, but that never happened to me in my life, so......never

Never.

Always at the gyno.