Shower before GYN appt?

How concerned are the ladies about their hygeine before going to the gyn? Do you shower immediately before the appointment? Will you shower in the morning, go to the gym, work a half a day and then go to your appointment? Just curious.

My best half ALWAYS showers before going to any doctor, short time before going. I even tease her about it but she cannot do otherwise...

I always shower, shave everything, powder, and I am always very clean and fresh before my appointment. I wouldn't think of doing it other way!

Heather, West Coast USA

I always shower before a going to see muy gyn doctor, but I usually shower before seeing my pcp.

Wife always showers prior to appointment.

I shower and make sure everything is nice and fresh

Seems like common sense to make a clean appearance especially when more of you is being viewed.

Yes i try to do a shower before i go to the doctor...i will feel better..

I always shower immediately before leaving for a gyno appointment. It gives me a chance to shave any stubble off my pussy since I like to shave in the shower. I also always make sure have a little powder and cologne in the area. I douched once before a gyno appointment but the doctor told me not to in future as it could make the test less likely to show any problems.

Douching is generally a bad practice because you increase your chance of getting PID.

When I perform real exams in the ER the patient generally has not showered or bathed and you can get some interesting smells, particularly from the pelvic region. My play patients all shower before exam time.

I absolutely shower and shave right before a gyn exam. I will only make appointments for the morning so I can shower and go straight to the doctor before going to work.

Well, I wouldn't go in all sweaty and stuff. I'd be OK not showering immediately beforehand, but would try to schedule my day so that I went to the gym afterwards... The only time gym comes before gyn is in the dictionary!

When yhere are problems with the fertility, a possible way to determine if semen survives around the cervix is that one hour before the exam takes place there have to be intercourse. The woman is not allowed to shower before the exam takes place. So there you (have to) go. A rather humiliating examination. I have experienced this from nearby.

I always take shower before going to the doctor

I would never think of not showering- immediately before an exam. I wouldn't want it to be unpleasant for the doctor, and I'd want to be as "fresh" as possible.

Yes shower and shave a must

My girls doctor actually has a shower and spa on premises so that his patients can freshen up both before and after they have their cavities invaded. She loves that she can make an appointment to see the doc straight after work and does not need to worry about any offensive olfactory secretions. I guess it is similar to installing a pub in a laundromat.

I like to have a fresh brazilian and be completely clean ... shaved ... powdered and fresh.

Always , I try to be clean as much possible 😁

Definetly want to be clean and fresh as one would be before being intimate with a partner. Huge turn off of an unwashed person.

I always shower and shave before i go to the doctor. no matter what doctor it is

I shower and make sure my sides are shaved and the top is trimmed.

I shower beforehand and shave a little too. The doctor sees and smells absolutely everything.

I try to schedule my gyn appointment the first thing in the morning. I always shower before the exam.

Alwys shower and shave....for any M.D. visit.

Yes always shower and ensure I am in tip top shape. I normally shave night before but keep regularly shaved anyway leaving the landing strip

Do you schedule your appointments early to ensure that you are fresh as possible? What if you can not get any early appointment? Do you still wear your best underwear even if nobody will see it?

With my current doctor I always shower and wash my hair if it's just for a normal appointment where there will be no nakedness involved. However if I know there is going to be nakedness involved I again wash everything inside and out as best I can even if it's just with plain water or a light soapy water for my back side. And depending on how much my doctor/boyfriend will allow me to shave, then I will shave all I can, front and back.

I will tell you this though, my current doctor and I have had some pretty indepth conversations about our patients over the years who have not been quite so thoughtful in the clear department. What neither of us can figure out is, patients are coming to be examined, often these parts of their needing examined put out some pretty unpleasant odor if they are not washed on a normal basis.

What we can't figure out is if you know you are going to have some of your stinky parts being examined, then why don't you take a few minutes to clean them up a bit for exposing them to us? We just don't get it. Soap is cheap, water is too, so use it. I have actually handed my patients wash cloths with hot soapy water on them and led them into the direction of the bathroom, told them to clean themselves up, and then when they are more presentable, they could come out and we would start over. I am sure there have been a few that thought I was rude in making them do so, but no more rude than they are wanting me to examine their dirty nasty crusty crap. Whats even easier is cleaning it up at home prior to getting to the office in the first place so you don't have to embarrass your self or me, or gross people out in the waiting room who have to sit by your stinky ass. So it's a win win for everyone.

I would have thought that this question shouldn´t even have to be asked. Of course you should always wash, and then everywhere, no matter what you are expecting to happen at the doctor´s.

It´s a corollary to the old adage our parents thought us about always wearing clean underwear, since you might have an accident and be taken to a hospital.

From what Mashie recounts, not everyone takes that old-fashioned, but very useful bit of advice to heart ...