Shaving your Vulva for a Gyno Exam

My wife doesn't shave specifically for the gynecological exam, but periodically she does. So, it might happen she is shaved, slightly grown or hairy for her exams. But the best part is she always keeps the area clean and hygienic no matter how the pubic hair is.

Actually, it doesn't matters to the doctor, they have seen and examined all types of vulva.

Maybe it's an age thing but my wife wants to have her bush grown out when she goes for an exam. Her doctor might not think it normal for a women in her seventies to be shaved. Of she doesn't think it's normal for husbands to attend gyno exams either.

I actually did shave for my last smear test, I made it a little self care evening...ran a hot bath, shaved my legs and all my pubic hair, having to get myself into some interesting positions to do so! I then felt really turned on by having touched myself so much and also the knowledge that early the following morning I'd be lying naked in that doctors office. So I got my toys out and played for a bit. Using my own speculum and enema tube, experimenting with vibrators and had the most amazing orgasms. I even did a little photoshoot and uploaded the pictures to FetLife...

How about posting some on here @asdfg ?

I'm sure there are lots on here would like to see. 😃

My girlfriend shaves before her exams, she feels a bit self conscious about being seen down there and feeling clean. She does know that doctors and nurses probably see enough vulva in one day to end up forgetting what each patient has, unless it was abnormal.

I fortunately don't need that anymore. Some time ago, I opted for hair removal through laser. It was incredibly painful, and it took 7 sessions, but now I don't need to worry about it anymore.

I shave regularly so I never have much hair "down there". I make sure I shave right before my exam because I think having some stubble then would be a bit weird.

I think having some stubble then would be a bit weird.

I know, question is for the gals, and I'm chiming in - forgive.... but hoping to add some reassurance that having stubble is not weird and hopefully doctors do not and should not care about what a gal does with her bush. I remember decades ago my gal was self-conscious sporting a "landing-strip" when going for her gyno exam...

Yes, I always do - makes me feel less self conscious about being examined for some reason. Maybe I associate a lovely full bush with kinkiness as it's not the norm these days...?! Who knows! Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to go au naturale!

@Tennessee21

Who knows! Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to go au naturale!

Hi when my pubes first grew in I liked them. Other girls teased me about being hairy so I shaved and kept doing it till last winter.

I was too sore after surgery to shave so I let them grow. My husband really likes my puffy bush so I kept it.

I must say trimming is fun he does it for me.

Being fresh-shaved before sex feels great. I miss that. I find I like the look of Puffy the Beaver as much now as I did when she first sprouted. My girlfriend has a trimmed mound as well. So does my Sister. So being hairy down there is not that uncommon. From my experiences in shower rooms it is becoming a popular choice. So do not feel too shy if you go natural.

PS I like how a furry minou tickles when I'm licken

@Bad_Princess I did not expect you to call it a "minou". 😉

@Jacana

@Bad_Princess I did not expect you to call it a "minou". 😉

Wink! I am full of surprises.

I keep mine all smooth and shaved. Funniest thing happened when I was being prepped for my second C-section. One of the nurses said she’d go ahead and shave me, and another one down there said, no, someone already did. Must have been before we got to the ER. I would have laughed if I weren’t so damn miserable. It’s funny now though. 🤣

@EnchantedAmethyst,

One of the nurses said she’d go ahead and shave me, and another one down there said, no, someone already did. Must have been before we got to the ER. I would have laughed if I weren’t so damn miserable. It’s funny now though. 🤣

It’s great you do such a professional job! Glad it turned out funny

I always make sure I’m well groomed but don’t always fully shave. Doctors don’t always agree with that, so will leave just a little hair down there

Nope I do not just seems kinda pointless the only time I am going to shave there is when I have to wear my bikini even then sometimes I am like ah next time I will

I hate the way I look fully shaved but I always ensure I’m well groomed. Last time I had an iud replaced I had a lot more pubic hair than normal and didn’t think two seconds about it. Doctors do not care and I’m not trying to impress anybody.

It really is interesting to hear all of the different habits and preferences of ladies as they prepare for their annual exams. It would be interesting if there were a poll done of OB/GYN's to give an estimate of the number of vulvas they see that are shaved versus the number they see that are not. My guess is that is is about 50/50.

I think it would be bizarre IRL for a doctor to shave a patient for a gyno exam. It could be a fun activity for a play exam, though.

I think it would be bizarre IRL for a doctor to shave a patient for a gyno exam. It could be a fun activity for a play exam, though.

That is what nurses are for, should this ever be necessary.

I doubt it happens often, but surely there must be some circumstances where the pubic jungle is too dense for a doctor to be able to make certain assessments or carry out certain treatments.

@agracier In current gynecological consultation practice, it is completely unnecessary for the vulva to be shaved. The importance of what must be visualized is rather located internally.

Access to a clean surface of all hairs is essential in the office when you have to carry out a minimal surgical procedure. It is rare, but the situation arises in the event of infection of the Bartholin glands. A small incision to clean and evacuate the contents of the cyst is then necessary. If necessary, the practitioner will carefully shave the area concerned or, if the area is too swollen and painful, he will use a depilatory foam.

On the other hand, shaving is systematic by midwives before going to the delivery room because a possible episiotomy must be considered.

I've never shaved there during an exam or otherwise. I go just like I am.

I shave my wife completely every other month or so and always a few days before any exam, just in case that area is exposed. We’ve been doing this for 36 years.

I like the brazilian wax, my vulva is always shaved at my gynaecological exams.

@kaw Doctors don't always agree with what? Women shaving their vulva? Oh… has some doctor made remarks to you about this?

I have been shaving since 1997. But that os also because I don't like the hair.

Exam or not, I’m usually clean-shaven believe it or not, or at least short and well groomed.

I don‘t shave for the doctors visit. I think my gynocologist doesn’t mind. She is very friendly and if it would be necessary she would tell me. I find it much more important to take a shower before I go.

I am lucky, my hairdresser has a rooms in the back of his salon to shave or groom all private parts including the Vulvas.

I like to be nice and tidy and very clean down there and I go once a week and he does a really good job for me for the whole area including my anus.

He has a staff of eight which also administers multiple deep colon tube enemas I find all the treatments very rewarding, and my Doctor says he he really appreciates the car I take.

Gomba.

I happened to be my gynecologist's last patient of the day on the day she retired. Since I'd probably never see her again, I felt free to ask questions I might not have.

She sees patients with every kind of pubic hair, from fully denuded to stubbled to trimmed to full-grown and lush. Lots of younger women shave or trim close, and more older ones go natural, but it's not unusual for her to see an older woman who waxes or a young one who's got her full bush. She thinks nothing of it, just a personal grooming choice--although the occasional bejeweled or tattooed patient draws her attention. She doesn't like the bejeweled ones, since irritation is common.

Me, even when I try to shave so close it's bare, you (well, not you-you!) can feel the roots, kind of sandpaper-like. I don't know that I'm willing to be waxed to eliminate that. It seems not that important to me, but for those who like it, go for it.