Age Of First Recto-Vaginal Exam?

I'm in my 60's and have never had one

22 still not entirely sure why I was given one

22 still not entirely sure why I was given one

Because you're in Canada, you likely will get your yearly GYN exam from your family physician and the rectovag is included in it by the college of physicians' recommendations (at least in Ontario).

When I was 18 and pregnant with my first. Not exactly sure why he did it but he did.

I'm in my 60's and have never had one

Maybe this goes with the age of the Dr's and when they went to school? My wife has always used male Dr's and the one she first went to twenty years ago, and used for ten years, always did them on every exam. The next two Dr's she used didn't do them, (they were younger). This year she went back to the Dr. she had twenty years ago and he did a recto-vaginal just like he did two decades ago.

My wife has not received a rectovaginal exam at any of her gyn exams. She started getting examined by a gynecologist at age 15, has been to three different gynecologists and is yet to experience this.

I was 19 and it was my first gyno visit.

My first recto-vaginal exam was when I loose virginity, it was at my 19 years. I was virgin until 19 years and I was palpate only through my rectum.

21. There was this one b*tch at PP that always stuck her finger up my butt when I went in for a pill renewal. The others didn't do it.

I do not do a recto-vaginal exam routinely unless I suspect endometriosis. I routinely do a rectal exam along with a bimanual exam on my middle aged and older patients.

I was 23 and it never happened since. It was an interesting sensation!

Welcome to Zity @Sandra2018.

My ex was 20 in college, went in for kidney stone (her 2nd one) but female doc insisted on a pelvic. Since she was a virgin the doc did a R-V.

44!

Rectal exams have never been routine on the NHS in the UK. Women used to get a breast and vaginal examination before going on the pill, but nowadays it is just a smear test every 3 years and a mammogram for women over a certain age. A bowel cancer test is also offered for both men and women over a certain age, but that is done by post.

Private medicals are a different story though. At my company in London we were offered annual well man and well women medicals, the women's medicals were carried out by BUPA and they had their first rectal exam at age 38. I didn't witness one of course but I have it on very good authority...

My wife at 46 y.o !

She had her first gyn exam at 24 y.o. and ever went to the same doctor of first time....that mean 20 or more times....once a year for 20 years... He (dott. Ranghe) never done a R.V.

When the doc retired (after 20 years...), she had to change and went to a female gyno (dott Svanosio) that was first time my wife revived a R.V. examination.

That allowed to discover a fibroid...never detected before !!

I've never had one. I've had a few rectal exams, but never a recto vaginal exam.

My gf gyno gave her her first one at 19 as part of her gyno exam

I got my first recto-vaginal exam at 15, during my first gynecological examination. I've received them at most, but not all, of my well woman exams since.

I was 17 and it was at my first exam. I remember being so excited when the biannual exam was done. It was over. I had survived. Wait, why is the nurse handing the doctor another glove? Why is she putting so much lube on her middle finger?

“Mandy you are going to feel my finger in your bottom. Try to relax. “. Or something like that.

I will assure you, when you get a shock like that there is no relaxing. No matter how much lube they use.

My regular GYN has never performed one. I only had one as a play patient.

Rectal exam at a Gyno? Never had that done. Yet. But I’m going tomorrow so I’ll see if I get one.

My first one was I had was at 18.

I was 21. It was my first GYN exam. My doctor gave me a full on rectal exam as well as the recro- vaginal. I was aroused for all it a week. I had never been into any sort of rectal/ anal play before this time.

My first rectovaginal exam was at the age of 32, i.e. two months back. It was a embarrassing and painful experience for me as I am uncomfortable with my bottom being examined. My fibroids were detected because during this exam the gyn felt some issues with uterus and hence got MRI done.

I have written about it as blog post here.

I was 15 and at the gynecologist for the first time. I was mortified. She didn't warn me. It hurt and she was annoyed with me that I wasn't relaxed enough and was resisting. "I need to do this, Brayton" she said. She wasn't gentle.

My first was at age 26 when I saw a new doctor for the first time. He told me what he was going to do before doing it, but it was totally unexpected.

13. To say that it came as a total surprise is an understatement. I knew the concept of a gyno, but it never ever crossed my mind that a doctor would stick a finger in my bum.

I was 13 and it was absolutely terrifying for me back then.

Now I look back on it and I have mixed feelings. It’s one of the reasons I’m on this site.

@Tulip23, @ccm93, both of you had ... probably your first gynecologist visit? .. at 13? That's definitely earlier on the spectrum than most women, I believe.

Do either of you recall the reason for your visit? I'm curious if you just "got lucky" and had "extra thorough" doctors or if you were experiencing symptoms that would have led most gynecologists to also do the rectovaginal exam?