Gynaecological Examination | Speculum Type During Pap Smea…

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I'm curious what type of speculum your doctor uses during a pap smear or pelvic exam. Have different doctors used different types? Do you have a preference? What type of speculum do you use for play, and is that different from what would be used by your regular doctor?

By "types" I mean plastic or metal, or Graves (opens up and down) or Collins (opens side to side), or other types.

My regular (non play) docs have always used a Graves speculum, once it was plastic another time it was metal. But I got a metal Collins speculum for play time. I think I prefer metal and definitely prefer the Collins. It just feels a lot more comfortable to me.

n/a

With my examinations at the clinic, the nurse uses a plastic graves speculum, but at home I have a stainless steel graves, used to get checked a lot at home, also inserted and opened it inside myself

gynojames

Here in Australia it is almost exclusively plastic Cusco style speculums at the GP.

Years ago steel ones were more common, and I only ever saw Cusco ones used then too.

Fawkes

Open me wide, open me deep! Put the plastic away! Only hard cold metal for me! Look into me deep, don’t miss any of me, take it slow with that hard cold metal, and I will stay fully flexed open for thee.

JAM0627

I think my gynecologist has both metal and plastic graves in her office. Due to the shape of my anatomy, I have to remind her to use the one with the longer blades which happens to be metal.