More than two fingers for vaginal exam?

Back when I was in undergrad we had an anesthesiologist come to a pre med club meeting and someone asked him about one of his most interesting experiences to which he told us a story about him one time having his whole hand and wrist in the vagina during some sort of birthing incident. Please forgive my lack of specifics as it has been a while and I do not remember the specific issue or how he as the anesthesiologist wound up in this position. I think I recall it was a small clinic or something and they had to transport the patient to a nearby location, but nonetheless he had is whole hand inside her on the gurney with the patient while they transported her. Sounds crazy, but I promise this is what he told us lol. He was also very old and retired so it may be an obsolete practice or back when some clinics had very limited treatment capabilities for such things.

It's actually not uncommon to use the whole hand during delivery when the vagina is dilated. After all the baby's head has just passed through it. This is usually done to extract the the placenta or massage the uterus when there's postpartum hemorrhage.

I've never had it happen to me but I'd be in absolute heaven if my gynecologist stuck more than 2 fingers inside of my vagina, his fingers feel extremely good inside of me, when he did my rectal exam he stuck 2 fingers up my butt and was feeling around in my butt for lumps and such, I do have to say it felt really good

My gynecologist has used 2 fingers both times I have been to see him for check ups. I am sure doctors just get used to using the 2 fingers when it is what they get taught to do. They will get used to what feels normal when they do that 2 finger exam and it would be a bit silly to use 3 fingers because that would just not be helpful to them.

I am 30 and I will just start being given rectal exams when I am 40. I am sure it would be 1 finger.

My gynecologist takes 2 fingers for the vaginal exam, never more.

One or two fingers for a vaginal exam.

It's an exam, not a date and they aren't trying to fist you.

In real life two fingers are used to examine the vagina and cervix. I have used just my index finger when examining nulliparous patients but for some reason it doesn't give the same information. This is partly true because my long finger (middle finger) seems to have developed some sort of intelligence of its own. Remember that the bimanual exam is used to evaluate the cervix and uterus not the vagina which is visible via the speculum.

So Doc, what is the purpose of the exam with the finger in the vagina and the rectum? Are you checking the thickness of the wall between the two or what?

My wife has always had two fingers for the bimanual exam, and for the rectovaginal it is always the index finger in the vagina and the middle finger in the rectum. For just a rectal exam it is one finger only.

I've never had a doctor use more than two fingers in my vagina. I've never been pregnant or had any play exams.

How does that saying go?

“One finger is medical. Two or more are magical.”

I've read of a doctor performing abusive examinations on girls admitted to some reform school in Australia. Apparently, he tried to insert 1, 2 or even 3 (which seems surprising) fingers and noted the result, apparently in the pretense of evaluating whether the girl was a virgin or used to sexual intercourse. The inmates nicknamed him "Dr Fingers".

Some of the people involved in that abuse were tried later.

I allways get examined with two fingers during the vaginal exam.

Outside of the delivery room an obgyn uses 2 fingers for a bimanual exam.

I’ve never had more than two fingers

Use the same rule when saying goodnight to the boss...two fingers

I've watched quite a few medical training videos from different countries, and none taught or suggested the use of a 3rd finger. I'm not a Dr, but given what I understand the procedure to be used for, I don't see how a 3rd finger would offer better range of motion and aid in the manipulation of the internal structures without causing the patient further or significant discomfort.

So, it looks like two fingers inserted is fairly normal, and what I'm comfortable with; however, in a recent exam, the doctor and his nurse were assisting in having me orgasm. To begin with, this was more than a normal vaginal exam. 😉Well, I probably orgasmed about 3 times in the span of 10 minutes or so, and come to find out after the fact, the doctor said he put all five 🤔 😳 Oh my. First time for everything and it very well may have been exceptional in the moment, given his cute nurse was assisting. 😁

@Shygirl17 Isn't that called fisting?!

In examining the uterine fornix, two fingers are used to better evaluate its size, even if a more accurate response is obtained with the ultrasound.

In gaming exams, in addition to the two fingers, fisting is introduced, in my opinion. 😃

No???

@Shygirl17

So, it looks like two fingers inserted is fairly normal, and what I'm comfortable with; however, in a recent exam, the doctor and his nurse were assisting in having me orgasm.

This was obviously a medfet play exam...

@patientin_Jacqui

No???

Ah, ok!

Wait... No, what?

I've never heard of more than two and I can't think of any reason for it other than some odd and unusual anatomical abnormality...

When I’ve seen exams it’s always been two fingers. Hopefully with covid-19 more or less over I can start accompanying my wife to her exams again.

As already noted for a real exam it's going to be two fingers under normal circumstances..

For a play exam you can get create some very special experiences with more than two fingers.

And in the you can't make this stuff up category -- there is a current medical board ethics violation case out in Nevada. Among numerous violations in the complaint is an instance of this doctor inserting four fingers during an internal exam, if I recall correctly it involved a pelvic floor exam. And how do we know this really happened? Because to top it off he had the patient pull out her phone and take photos. And it gets better - the interim measure taken by the medical board is to require the good "doctor fingers" to make sure he has a chaperone present when he is performing an exam until the matter is final.

I'm all for a seriously erotic pelvic exam, but this just goes to show that this stuff happens in real life no matter how much folks protest that it never happens

@Marteen

Me too. I had all of one exam after telling my wife about medfet and then I've never been allowed to go in with her after Covid. Hopefully that changes

During GYN regular exam in real clinic, I have always used 2 fingers for examination.. Only time when i have used more than 2 fingers is during immediate post-labor / party examination..

(During fetish exams, out of hospital/clinic i have played with more than 2 fingers.)

During GYN regular exam in real clinic, I have always used 2 fingers for examination..

(During fetish exams, out of hospital/clinic i have played with more than 2 fingers.)

@RealDr4Play,

This sounds so very thorough clinically and otherwise. A completely thorough examination is always important. May I book an appointment with you?

@Fawkes It would be good detailed fetish exam if you are into it.

Not into any fetish exams in regular clinics.