Ladies Does your doctor do an external exam without an internal too?

Ladies, what was the last time you were given an external genital exam without an internal? Does your doctor ever do this?

I've had it happen most recently in the hospital. I was given a complete physical by a doctor and he (first time since I was very young) made me take panties off and looked between the labia quickly. It was very arousing after the fact to think about opening up for him. Have you ever felt that way about being displayed to the doctor with your privates fully exposed? How do you feel when you're laying down with your knees opened all the way?

I have during my annual physical appointment the last few years. My old primary would always have me in a gown with only my panties on and help me slide them down to my ankles and get in a frog leg position. He would poke around my outer labia then spread open my lips and fell the sides of them. I was always very embarrassed at this part because he always had a young MA (about 18 or 19) in the room with him and they would witness my whole exam.

Yes, ive had this many times where it's just a vulva check during my medical. She pulls my labia apart and first looks at my clitoris and then lifts the hood. Secondly I feel her pull my inner lips apart and she looks at my vagina. They pull it very wide so it all feels a bit out of place afterwards.

Yes I've had many physical exams with my primary care doctor where I was given a genital exam with having just my vulva examined with no internal exam. Usually undressed under the gown and it is lifted up and pulled back and I'm instructed to part my legs while laying down on the exam table. Not the full frog leg position like I used to have to do as a teen, but I do have to part my legs enough to give access. Then my doctor feels inguinal lymph nodes before moving down to check my vulva, using gloved fingers to feel my labia and separate them, opening me to visualize my urethral opening and vaginal introitus.

Our PCP gives me an external exam without an internal. For reasons known only to her, she has me in panties under a gown. After she's done with my abdominal exam, during which she slightly lowers my panties, she has me take them off. Then she checks my inguinal lymph nodes and femoral pulses - she actually auscultated them at my last physical. Then she instructs me to either get into the frog leg position or simply slide down on the table and sort of let my legs dangle over the edge and part my thighs. She puts on gloves and palpates my labia, then opens them. She retracts my clitoral hood, but doesn't touch my clitoris. Then she visually examines my urethral meatus and vaginal introitus. Then it's time for the rectal exam, which is a different story.

Whenever I’ve had an external exam, I’ve always had an internal exam except for an annual skin exam with my dermatologist. He does a thorough external exam.

These all are great posts! Thanks for sharing

Yes, when I had a cyst on my groin.

So far I haven't had that. Every genital exam involved both an external inspection in the beginning and then an internal exam. But I haven't had a genital exam at other doctors than the gyno.

Last time at my pediatrician sometime at 12/13 or so

... Then she instructs me to either get into the frog leg position or simply slide down on the table and sort of let my legs dangle over the edge and part my thighs ... Then it's time for the rectal exam, which is a different story.

Does your doctor do the rectal exam with you in the same position, or does she have you roll onto your side for that?

@BenDover The rectal is done in the Simms position, on my left side with my right knee pulled up.

Yes but external and internal! He tells me he’s going to look on the outside and he does pull the lips back and feels around! He also feels around your anus! Then the rest is done!

Only when I was young before I started having gyn exams.

My. Pediatrician did yes

My doctor examined me like this before I got internal exams. He started doing an external exam when I was pretty young, even before I started puberty. He continued to do external exams during my check ups when I was a teen.

Towards the end of my time with my pediatrician, I’d have an external exam without an internal exam. However, with my gynecologist, I now have both an external and internal every year.

I have had that happen once previously as an adult and yearly as a teen at the pediatrician. I dont recall as much from when I was young but as an adult it was such an unexpected thing and it made me feel both vulnerable and aroused all at once.

I have and do every 3 months. Almost every woman on my dad's side of the family has had vulvar or clitoral cancer. I have had a precancerous bump removed from that area a few months ag so now, every 3 months, I lay down on an exam table and my doctor examines my external genitals. One thing I secretly enjoy is when he pulls back my clitoral hood, examines the folds and I pop my own erection.

One thing I secretly enjoy is when he pulls back my clitoral hood, examines the folds and I pop my own erection.

@MissPuffyButt I like that.

I developed allergies to some chemicals in my fake nails - and guess which sensitive body part got touched veeerrry often with those fingers. I had to visit a dermatologist who was interested only in the irritated skin part.

At my annual physical my doctor will usually include this also. Laying on my back the gown gets pulled up to my belly and a drape goes across my thighs. I’m laying flat on my back

“Amanda I need to do a quick check down here please part your“

she pulls on gloves. “I’m going to touch you now”. She pushes on my pubic mound. Feels for pulses. She like rolls my labia between her fingers. It’s hard to describe.

then I get the familiar blast of cool air as she visualizes things down there. After this she pulls the gown back down and continues the exam.

“not nearly as bad as the OB is it?”

That has never happened to me. It's always a full exam or no exam down there at all. I had a normal doctor check my breasts one time but no exam of my private parts.

Up until about 16 I would get my pubes looked at and labia spread before checking my bottom (chronic constipation) but never as an adult.

Always at my pediatrician he gave a full external exam until i was about 9 or 10

@1Kassiesmith I wonder the goal(s). Checking proper development? Checking for irritations? Or maybe checking for signs of abuse?

I don't think I have ever had an external genital exam before. They maybe take a quick look before putting the speculum in, but besides that I have never experienced that.

All great stories, ladies, but I’m pretty sure I’ve examined many exteriors in much more detail.

It’s part of the annual exam. Usually there isn’t too much description of the exam by the doctor during that part. I do feel the cool breeze when I ’m spread open.

Normally, a vulvar examination (for dermal irritation, fungus, superficial lacerations, or infections) should also be followed by internal exploration, for safety and for an accurate diagnosis.

It can be limited to external exploration only, in puberty, to ensure proper development or any adhesions or phimosis.

sorry for the translation.