Exam during period

Just curious to see if there would be a medical reason to be examaned during a ladies period? I know that most real doctors do not recomend this but is there a medical reason to be?

My wife was examenaned once during her period and she said it was really messy but she really had no choice. It was that day or wait 3 months for her yearly.

There could be any number of reasons why a woman would be examined during her period; most of them having to do with some type of menstrual irregularity. Most doctors will tell you that there is no reason a woman can't be examined then except that it's messy, and that visualization of the internal structures may not be as accurate. Most doctors don't like taking a swab for a PAP smear at that time either primarily because the results are not reliable.

There was a time in my life when I had extremely painful periods (bad enough to send me to bed with a bottle of gin). My doctor saw me during my period for two months in a row to try and track down the problem. It turned out that the problem was ideopathic, and that having a baby took care of it.

It really depends on the preference of the doctor and the problem at hand, pardon the pun. If your wife was examined during her period as opposed to waiting a few months, perhaps the situation was of an emergent nature.

LD

Some procedures like the IUD insertions are also usually perfromed duting menstruation cause cervical os is more opened at that time

Examining a woman during her period is not an insurmountable problem, it all depends on the objective of this exam. Indeed it can even help the insertion of an IUD because the cervix is ​​more open.

On the other hand, even if the realization of a smear will be possible, the reading of this one will be made more random because of the presence of blood. It will be more complex to properly assess the maturation of cells.

Likewise, we will not be able to perform a colposcopy because for that it is necessary to color the uterine cervix (acetic acid and lugol) which will not be possible if it is too bloody.

Otherwise, for a routine examination, it is perfectly possible to carry out a vaginal examination.

IUD's are normally fitted during the woman's period.

Not a regular exam, but I had REALLY heavy bleeding a couple of years ago (soaking through super tampons within 30 minutes), and I had to go to the ER when I started to feel lightheaded, it was scary. I was examined a good couple of times that day while on my period. They ended up performing a D&C and prescribed something to take on my next period if it happens again, but luckily the issue never came back. I also had play exams on my period, but that was intentional, I was opened fairly bigger, and doc watched it like a movie how my cervix was passing blood.

I had one well-woman exam scheduled a few years ago that I thought was going to take place well after my period. My period ended up arriving late that month and was still occurring on the day prior to my appointment. I ended up calling my OB-GYN’s office intending to reschedule. They had very few convenient alternative appointments available and told me it would be fine to come in while I was still menstruating. That’s the only exam I’ve ever had done while on my period. I‘ve actively avoided it every other time.

I have always had very heavy cramps. I was 18 and my mom was concerned because I was not well enough to get out of bed, in pain and throwing up all day! I just wanted to take ibuprofen and wait it out with a heating pad. My mom forced me to go to the gynecologist (for the first time)

I have told this story before. Sorry for the repeat.

I made her wait in the waiting room. I wasn't happy with her for making this exam! 😕

Christmas eve 2003 was a REALLY long time ago, so I don't remember all details. The doctor gave me a breast exam (over the gown because I begged him not to uncover them from the gown!)

I don't remember a speculum exam. I remember a gloved finger going in and him feeling my ovaries.

I just remembered feeling empowered because this doctor talked to me like a gown up.

To answer the main question: when your period sucks and your mom makes you see the doctor during your period.

For regular gynecologist exams, they ask that it is scheduled away from period week!

Also, having it right before is not fun too. Pre-cramping and being in a horrible mood from pms is hell. Especially when the doctor is mean, judgemental and not helpful!

For a pap smear my wife has had to rescheduled in the past if she had her period and as cycle varied not easy to predict.

Had transvaginal ultrasounds during period as doesnt affect scan if toward end of it.

Yes once. When I tried my first IUD, it was inserted during my period. I think near the end but it has been a while. I only had the IUD in for a few month. It gave me terrible cramps during my period. I expelled it and found it in my pad while I was menstruating.

Dita

Before my hysterectomy, I started having heavy periods with large blood clots. It was easier for the doctor to see how much I was actually bleeding. During one exam, they had to put one of those large pads underneath me.

As others have said, my partner had IUD fitted during her period, I think it was day 2 or 3. I was with her during the fitting, I wouldn‘t say it was too messy (a bit of blood but also used gloves with lubricant, used speculum and instruments, etc) but it was a bit painful for her. There was spotting for a few days after and then follow up internal exams, once her period had stopped and after next cycle to check placement of IUD.

My experience echoes Dr nics experience having an iud inserted during around day 4 so flow wasn't heavy. Decades later my eldest had sane instruction when to book in for iud fitting.

I was experiencing a new pain, and had just started my period. They did a quick external and bimanual exam. If you're having an issue, you shouldn't wait, though the doc did leave it up to me if she continued with the internal.

My girlfriend, now wife, has been examined during her period several times. Once on purpose, once on accident and once because it was urgent. The first time she was having irregular bleeding so the doctor told her to call in when her period started and he would work her in. He did a full pelvic without the Pap smear in order to see what was going on. The second time she was in the stirrups with a speculum inserted in her vagina when the doctor told her she had started. He took several large cotton Q-tips and wiped the blood from her cervix before taking a Pap smear. the third time, she was suffering from an open sore on her labia and was concerned it was a serious infection so the appointment was somewhat urgent. When the gyno came in the room my wife apologetically told him she was on her period, and that she had a tampon in. He was not phased and told her not to worry about it. When he got her in the stirrups he did an external exam, including a biopsy on the lesion and then he pulled the tampon out and did a speculum exam and a bimanual. No Pap smear was done. The biopsy was clean so it all worked out, but watching him remove her tampon and semi inspect it before throwing it out was fascinating.

I know my wife's IUDs were inserted during her period, the gyn's secretary asked specifically for it when booking.

I would always want to examine a patient while she is on her period at some point