Examination and periods

Ladies when you were younger going to either your pediatrician or family doctor, did you ever have a checkup or a physical while you had your period when the doctor would pull your panties down to take a look down there to make sure everything was ok? Were you embarrassed if the doctor took a look down there and saw either a maxi pad on your underwear or you wearing a tampon?? Would the doctor ask you how long you had had your period or no?

Never happened to me. One time I was scheduled for a physical when my period started. I was able to ask my mom to change the physical to another day.

Never happened to me either at the pediatrician. I had a similar experience when I was getting an exam before school and changed my appointment.

OG-GYN's have told me that there are times when a pelvic HAD to be done, period or not, but these are very rare.

I had my physical scheduled and went anyway as I had begun my period the day before. The doctor was hardly phased but deferred doing an internal exam. She did all of the rest of it including a rectal exam. I scheduled a followup for later that month.

I never went while I was on my period.

No I've never had a physical at the pediatrician or family doctor when I was having my period.

That's a great question, would love to be the Dr asking about periods.... Even better seeing a girl with a "pad on".