Re: clitoral rubbing during pelvic?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:39:14 -0600 (CST)
Sounds like a very thorough exam for a specific complaint. Had it not
been this thorough, she might have thought something was missed.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sun, 29 Oct 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi,
>This may sound like an odd question but a colleague of mine is concerned
>about her most recent visit to the GYN. Recently she had been having
>pain in the area from the top of the labia, around the clitoris and down
>to the vaginal opening. The pain was present when she was touched in
>these areas by herself or her partner and sometimes with no touching at
>all. Some areas were extremely sensitive and some less so. When she
>reported this to her GYN he of course did a full pelvic exam but also
>closely examined all of the areas previously described by pressing and
>rubbing and just feeling in different spots within these areas. He told
>her that he was going to do this and warned her ahead of time. Of
>course, this was a painful examination in some spots. He told her he
>needed to see exactly where she would experience pain (she says she
>didn't realize until he did this how localized the pain was in certain
>spots and not as widespread as she had thought). However, she is
>concerned about how her clitoris was examined during this process. She
>said he pressed gently and strongly, rubbed it all around, and kind of
>rolled it within his fingers as well. It sounds like this was a part of
>the thorough examination to determine the sites of pain, but she was
>VERY uncomfortable with this, since her clitoris is obviously very
>sensitive and easily sexually stimulated. After this very long
>explanation, she basically wants to know whether this was normal? In the
>end, he did some cultures, pointed out a couple raw areas and suggested
>mild soaps for now. Thanks for any input you can give!
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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