Comment on Public service announcement

• ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Excuse me, what?

  I’ve never been anally penetrated during a gyno visit, not a single time in many many years. If you have, that’s fucking weird, not at all normal.

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  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    My Obstetricians didn’t but the (female) internist who did my pap smears as part of my annual physical did them. Not weird at all because she was examining the whole body, not just the female bits. And she warned me, as she did about everything down there, and didn’t mess around. She also took care as she opened the speculum so I could unclench (vaginismus). Frankly much more considerate than my second OB, I broke their speculum and they blamed me rather than their technique.

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    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨56⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Oh, you weren’t joking.

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    • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ok well that’s definitely not a “usually” situation then.

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      • RadicalCandour@startrek.website ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        My gyno does this during my annual. Never thought it was unusual because it’s a part of my body that needs health checking too. Never thought about it not being common, that’s interesting that’s not more universal

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      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s apparently less common than it used to be (I’m quite old, and I also had pelvic pain which is another reason for doing a rectovaginal exam) but considering the fact that colorectal cancer is skyrocketing in young adults maybe it should make a comeback.

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  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Bimanual palpation was the standard for a long time. Still common for older docs when I was starting like 15 years ago

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  • smh@slrpnk.net ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m with you on this one.

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• BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The good ol’ one-two.

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