How often do you have a recto-vaginal exam?

I don’t get one enough. Wish they were mandatory for all appoints.

@Athomedoc ,

You are a man. How are you able to receive a rectovaginal exam?!?!?!?🤔🤦🏼‍♀️❗️

I get one every year at my annual gyn appointment. It's embarrassing but I always get more than a little bit wet as the Dr inserts his fingers in my most private places and prods about. All for my own good of course….

@XposeHer

Her doctor should have used a speculum to visually check her cervix and vaginal walls for any abnormalities such as discoloration and growths, and then performed the rest of the manual exam.

Is there a reason she has a male gyno?

I dislike having a male doctor, so my gyno is a female who've I've been going to for over 10 years. My previous gynos were also female. It's a lot easier to have conversations with a female doctor.

My wife only had a few rectals done, not even rectovaginal exams. I think she is going to talk to the NP about doing one when she goes in a few months.

I don’t care what evidence anyone provides to the contrary, I am convinced this is an unnecessary procedure.

My theory is a couple of horny male physicians while having a few drinks back in the day said “Wouldn’t it be delightful to finger a gal’s twat and bunghole simultaneously? Let’s put it in the manual, shall we?”

My theory is a couple of horny male physicians while having a few drinks back in the day said “Wouldn’t it be delightful to finger a gal’s twat and bunghole simultaneously? Let’s put it in the manual, shall we?”

I hope I don't remember this and burst out laughing the next time I have one done.

I have only had one once, during which I was on my left side in knee-chest position.

My next physical is in two days. Not only will this be my first with this particular nurse practitioner and this new-to-me medical office, but it is also my first since I’ve been back in New England. And, of course, I am overdue.

So I am anticipating… for several reasons….

I have only had one once, during which I was on my left side in knee-chest position.

My next physical is in two days. Not only will this be my first with this particular nurse practitioner and this new-to-me medical office, but it is also my first since I’ve been back in New England. And, of course, I am overdue.

So I am anticipating… for several reasons….

@Ladybug761 “left side knee chest position”. Hard to visualize that one!😄😄

Good luck on your upcoming exam, hope all is well and meets your expectations. 😉

Today’s appointment was very disappointing. The entire physical exam was over in fewer than 5 minutes, the only palpation was the breast exam, and the pelvic exam consisted of only a pap smear (no bimanual, no DRE). Sigh.

Not exciting for me, but every year she does a bimanual, then the vaginal-rectal, and finally a standalone rectal exam rotating her finger around and probing in all directions. This is done in the stirrups.

Today’s appointment was very disappointing. The entire physical exam was over in fewer than 5 minutes, the only palpation was the breast exam, and the pelvic exam consisted of only a pap smear (no bimanual, no DRE). Sigh.

@Ladybug761

In fact in your post two days ago you said you were going to see a nurse practitioner.

Maybe she is not trained in palpation of the abdomen coupled with a 2 fingers vaginal examination. So obviously she can't know the usefulness of rectovaginal palpation either.

Or else she doesn't dare introduce her fingers because she's not a real specialist in gynecology.

It's a shame because the bi-manual palpation of the abdomen and then rectovaginal are part of the normal course of a routine consultation examination.

Ive never received one during a physical at the doctors but sometimes my girlfriend has me lay on my back with my knees pulled up to my chest and slowly slides one finger into my ass and another into my pussy. She takes her time probing and feeling every inch of my insides. Its so embarassing but I cant get enough of it.

I dont think i would find this arousing in a real exam but in a play exam i would love to have that done to me.

I wish those who posted years ago, who have never had a recto-vaginal exam, would give us an update.

I am in my late 30s and have never had a recto-vaginal exam. I've seen 3 different gyns. In fact, I have never had a rectal exam at all.

I have only had 1 real gynec exam. Dr didn't do recto-vaginal.

But in play exam my girlfriend did alternatively- meaning every other gynec play exam had recto-vaginal.

Yes it was done in stirrups.

It was nice but not as much like just vaginal. Or next being just rectal- with me lying on my left.

No reason, just preference

Had my first now at age 35, the doctor said it was time to start doing them and rectals from now. I can't say I don't agree.

Last year I had three… March, June and August..

and they weren’t in a medical facility 🤭❤️

YUM!

Shy😘

I have one every year when I see my gynecologist, and yes, I'm in the stirrups.

I just saw that I had written few posts back about my first gynec appointment.

And that post has a big typo. I by mistake wrote, Dr “dint do” rectovaginal.

Instead it should have been Dr did do rectovaginal.

Yes my first appointment had a rectovaginal. And today I had to see a gynec again after 2 years due to pelvic pain and this new gynec coincidentally did rectovaginal too.

Infact she did both. Very thorough exam

And yes this was in stirrips too

And at your discretion of the gynecologist, both the bimanual visit, what a complete rectal.

I have had one annually since the first time I saddled up in the stirrups.

Adenomyosis and a retroflexed uterus

Given an interest in what happens during these visits, I can share that most of my past girlfriend's did not receive a rectovaginal exam during their annual visits. The one who did, had it done while her feet were in the stirrups. Similar to other comments and not being a real Dr., it's my understanding that some Dr's will and some won't unless other risk factors are present.

@kitkat What's a "vaginal driver"? Did you mean "vaginal delivery"?

Yes that's what I meant. It was clearly a typo, but thank you.

@kitkat Oh, I did not mean to offend. I was wondering if there was some kind of implant called a "driver".

@Pecan nutjob no worries. My tone is sometimes off in text.

My wife has two gyne exams a year. I go with her as many times asI can. We were married when she was 22 and she is now 27. She took me with her when she was 19, howsever iI nwas required to sit in tghe waiting room when she went to the exam room. IO was a problem when I learned she was going to an all male four doctor Ob/Gyn group. I loved the idea of a girl getting a gyne exam except when the girl was the one i was goiung to marry. I was requried to sut in the waiting room wile I knewshe was letting a guy was enjoying my girls body. I had that for four exams. I was with her for her premarital exam. I had to sit in a chair as fgar away from the action as te little room allopwed. When he was ready for her pelvic exam i was told to bring the cghair along side the table and facing her, with my back to the action. before I sat down I watched him pull out the stirrups out from inside the hiding place. After I sat down he told her to get her self in position. Heels in the stirrups and scoot your bottom dow here to me. iI was close to her face and i heard her sayBe a good little boy. Take a deep breath. she got the full exam. All four of the men in that group do a full Recto - vaginal exam every time she went there. She said they all do every six month exam. She has a doctor in Illinois where she spends some summer months. he once gave her a proctoscope for her 18th birthday present. She was up on the table in the knee chest position for that deal.

My ex gf has shared most of her exams with me over the years. She's said rectovaginal exam at all exams. More recently I found out its been due to her retroverted uterus but she's always told me it happens at the end of every pelvic and by now she'd think it was weird if she didn't have one. She doesn't mind them after all these years and she's always been comfortable with anal. She doesn't necessarily enjoy exams in the moment but likes to rehash them shortly after, I guess she needs to decompress a bit after the experience so I asked her if she ever enjoyed one while it was happening and she thought about it and said there were a couple times when she got turned on during exams which was very surprising to her. She wasn't attracted to either of the Drs but she had a great rapport with both. One had the best bedside manner and the other was funny and always made her feel at ease. I asked her if she got wet and she said ' oh yeah! It was super embarrassing but when they went for the glove change and I knew what was coming next I couldn't help it and when the fingers went in all the way to the end of the rectal I felt like I was gushing. So I guess I enjoyed those even if I wanted to die when they were done' I asked if she thought they noticed and she said it was hard not to, but there wasn't a lot of recognition aside from, 'its normal ' and from then on the jokes included 'ok, now its time for yOur favorite part!!

It really is interesting how much the individual experiences vary. They seem to differ based on geography, age, and the habits/proclivities of the doctor. All in all, it sounds like most that do get them either really enjoy them or they do not. I would be curious as to whether females who receive them from a general practitioner, rather than a gynecologist, always have the rectal exam done in the stirrups as opposed to another position (particularly if there is no pelvic exam involved). Great topic.