Gyno while still a virgin

Lots of women say they had their first gyno exam while still a virgin. For those that have didn't it tear your hymen?

I was 13 and still a virgin. Tampon use from age 10 broke my hymen.Some girls break naturally from horse riding, gymnastics etc.

What was it like having a first gyno at 13?

I was mortified and so embarrassed.I cried the whole way through it .This exam led to regular exams over a period of 3 years.which then just added to my already curious "medfet" mind

I was 14 1\2 as I get my first gyn exam. I had been still a Virgin at this time, but my hymen had been brocken at sport. He used a small speculum for this exam.

Do you think he used a speculum because your hymen was already torn?

A speculum was needed for me for him to view my cervix.I was experiencing very heavy ,painful periods at that time .

I had a friend who was tricked into going or basically forced by her mother at a young age. Her mother was afraid she would get pregnant. She wasn't even having sex at the time. Her mother went in with her. When she was told to get undressed and she saw the stirrups out she knew. It was a family doctor who did it. Her mother told her that it would not hurt a bit. She told me that it was painful and she felt her hymen tear. But after I guess you could say her mothers plan backfired. She started having sex and forgot her pills and got pregnant. I have to state that I hear kids and women who are still virgins being told it won't hurt, it may feel a little uncomfortable is all. Each woman is different. It is true that for some it won't hurt but some it does. I did not have sex until I was 17. I didn't even use tampons until after I had sex. I tried tampons once when I was still a virgin and it hurt bad. For some a pelvic may or may not break the hymen. Not all hymens are really tight. It all depends on the woman.

My first exam was for heavy/irregular periods at age 17 and was still a virgin, but I'm pretty sure my hymen had broken from sports activities. Doctor used a speculum on my first exam and a deep bimanual

My first gyn exam was when I was 15 and a virgin. I went due to menstrual issues and my Mom deciding I needed to. In fact my first three gyn exams were done while I was still a virgin. At all three of those exams I received normal, complete pelvic exams with external, speculum, pap, bi-manual and recto-vaginal examinations. The only consideration made to my virginity during my first exam was the use of an adolescent/virginal speculum and the doctor going slow and describing what was happening at each part of the exam. At the two subsequent exams when I was still a virgin, a regular medium sized (ouch!) was used, just as it is today.

As for my hymen, I don't think it was torn by the speculum during my first exam as there was no bleeding I noticed. I think it was already stretched or broken from tampon use or sports activities.

Like so many others here I had my first exam at 15 due to heavy periods, the GP was suggesting the contraceptive pill to help and in the UK (as is often reported in this forum) back in the mid 1980's you got a full exam before getting the pill and annually to keep getting it

The appointment included a breast exam, internal and smear test, I don't believe any consideration was made for the fact I was a virgin and a normal sized metal speculum was used, I suspect that my hymen was long since broken due to abuse a few years before and a lot of ballet and dance etc, I received a further three such examinations before I lost my viginity

I was a 16 year old virgin at my first examination that took place for contraception purposes at my local family planning clinic. The speculum felt big and it was very uncomfortable but that was probably part down to me not being able to relax enough. I wasn't aware of any bleeding so I guess my hymen was left intact or perhaps it had already been stretched or broken previously.

I was quite naïve at the time so the experience was unexpected and rather embarrassing more than painful.

My first gyno exam was done when I was still a virgin too. The doctor took a look at me down there and told me that my hymen was still intact and she needed to use a pediatric speculum on me so ad not to hurt me. Since there was none in the room, she had to step outside to get a nurse to get one for her.

It was nonetheless still a very unpleasant and scary event. But looking back today, i chuckle.

Mine was at 17 before going on the pill. Full medical required too in UK then.

This is a bit off-topic, but is there a real medical reason to impose a full pelvic for the Pill? I mean, it's just about hormones and blood chemistry... Is it to force girls to take a pap smear?

I had an exam recently. Apart from being embarrassed I was also very scared for the pelvic exam. I thought if gyn inserts speculum or does bimanual it will be very painful as my hymen is intact.

But luckily she was very gentle. She specifically mentioned that she is using an adolescent speculum for me and it will not hurt. When I asked why speculum exam for me, she said I am just checking your insides. I am not taking sample for pap. For now pap is not required but she needs to use speculum for sure.

The feeling of speculum inside was very awkward, like I had to use washroom. Apart from that there was no physical difficulty but yes the whole exam was Very Embarrassing.

I specially shared this because like me many others have little knowledge that may not be correct and hence makes us scared, like I was.

I'm wondering. Some intact hymens have a big enough hole for passing the smallest kind of speculum; but others simply have a very small hole sufficient for menstruation but not even for a finger. What do they do in this case?

In my case she decided not to proceed. I felt her stretch my inner lips wide and poke around my opening but she didn't insert anything due to the presence of my hymen.

Annie: I was wondering whether a rectal exam could be substituted for a vaginal one at least for feeling internal organs (uterus etc.).

I was a virgin my first time and still received a bi-manual and pap smear.

But back then it was pretty routine I think.

Now obgyns suggest first visit at 13-15 but no pelvic is done until sexually active, 21 or if health issue.

The first visit is more a get to know the dr ask questions and answers external exam.

Certainly better way then the past of blanket rule come to the gyn and no matter what you had speculum and pelvic exam.

I know in virginal patients referred for transvaginal scan it's either done on top of tummy or transrectally.

Hey I never had one yet in very very scared and I'm a virgin what can I do to make it less scary

How old are you forgive er2019? Why are you going?

The first time I went I was a virgin too. I remember being nervous but I wasn't scared. Just relax, you will be fine. Ask the doctor to tell you before she does anything. That will help settle your nerves also.

Mashie

Were some of the virgin examined by these "two-part" speculums? And did you see a complete exam as a virgin? Bimanual, even speculums? Describe your feelings, please.

Doctor using pediatric speculum. embarrassed but necessary

@maria fetish How old were you?

I was a virgin at my first Gyno exam at 23 (not even fingering). I was told, the only difference for such patients, is that if a speculum is used, it is a small adolescent speculum.

I am 32 years old now (sexually still not active but I finger myself) so the doctor felt a need to use a different speculum since last 5 years, which feels slightly bigger inside. I think, though not at all sure, that it is medium sized that is used for me mow. It is for those girls who have not started sexual activity but masturbate using fingers or inset small things she said. For others like women after childbirth, even bigger speculum is used.

She had named all the three types but I cannot recall the name now. If anyone knows you can tell

This gyn is very straightforward in her language. She says gyn exam, masturbation is nothing to be ashamed of

As far as discomfort during the exam being a virgin is concerned, I only feel slight pressure when speculum is in. Like I want to pee.That's it. Though I also want the speculum out fast. But it's not as bad an experience as it is thought to be. And my hymen is still there. If the doctor does it properly no tear happens.

I was a virgin when had my first gynecology exam

I was still a virgin when I had my first GYNO exam.

Same here, and I also remember being nervous as hell right before the appointment, since I still wasn't quite sure what to expect and by then it really had been a while since someone had seen me "naked". I talked to my mom and friends about it and did my homework so to speak, but thinking you know what's going to happen and actually having the exam done, are two different things. But in the end it really wasn't as bad and embarrassing as I thought it would. My doctor took the time and answered all of my questions and later during the exam he explained everything step by step which really helped and before I knew it, I was done and could get dressed again.