Would you allow your male significant other present at your gynecological exam?

1. Would you allow your male significate other to be present during your full gynecology exam?

2. Have you allowed your male significate other to be present during your full gynecology exam?

Yes I would and I have. Not every time and more for moral support than anything else so it's been to exams where they might find something. He's been to: a culposcopy, a trans-vag ultrasound, a cystoscopy, and a few regular exams.

Probably not - I honestly don’t know what sort of situation or circumstance I would want a partner to join me for a gyn exam. It’s not necessarily that the thought of it makes ME uncomfortable - at least with all the partners I’ve had in my life, it seems like an incredibly uncomfortable situation and position to put THEM in. Perhaps if it was a really critical, serious health situation… But not for any regular, run of the mill medical situation.

So no. I’ve never allowed or invited it.

I see no reason for his presence, but if there were one, I'd be fine with it. He's seen everything I've got a million times. The gynecologist's exam is nothing compared to childbirth.

For an annual visit I would prefer he not be there. But I wouldn’t use that as a rule. There are exceptions. He’s been there for some things.

For any sort of problem visit I want him to come with me.

I’m not really sure why in my mind there is a split between preventative and problem visits.

Sometimes i fantasize about bringing a stranger to come along and watch.. like a really messed up first date lol

I like the sound of that @Dr_Dread . 😃

I have I like it when he goes. It helps me calm down. It is a very private exam I do not like going there alone.

Many of my girlfriends have asked me to please come with them. When im there i try to stay in the waiting room but everyone asked me to come in the Exam room.

Annual checkup - no, that is something I’d prefer to handle on my own. If I needed a more extensive procedure than I would probably want my partner to come for support.