Re: ctal exam
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 7 Oct 2000 23:12:01 -0500 (CDT)
Most gyns don't check for scoliosis so I'm presuming the gyn exam was
done by your pediatrician or GP. Rectal exams are frequently done as
part of a general physicial having nothing to do with the scoliosis.
HSM
At Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Debbie wrote:
>
>I am 18 and just had my first gyn exam. After I had my breasts and
>pelvic exams. The doctor had me take my gown off and get off the exam
>table for a scoliosis exan. ( I was found to have it).
>
>Then I was told to bend over the exam table and she then inserted a
>lubricated finger all the way up my rectum.
>
>I knew from a girlfriend that patients get a rectal exam but did I get
>mine as part of the normal physical or was it due to the scoliosis. My
>girlfriend says that she lies on her side when she gets hers. She is
>heavy. I am thin if it matters.
>
>Thank you. It is nice to have a fiorum where you can ask questions
>without being embarrassed.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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