I can only imagine how uncomfortable an exam must be, so I would assume they would use lubrication to make it more bearable.
Yes they use a lubricant. Its not comfortable, its a doctors appointment and someone you don’t know is sticking things inside of you. It is also normally not painful, if it is painful that is something to discuss with your doctor.
I assume you are male, just wait until you get older and need prostate exams, then you’ll have some idea of what’s it’s like to have a doctor sticking their fingers all up in there. It’s not a direct comparison, of course, but close enough for the Internet.
not for me, I’m in America, I can’t afford a doctor.
if I have problem in there, grindr will inspect it for free
Can confirm same with colonoscopy cameras. It’s not exactly a relaxed or sensual moment - the lubricant makes it possible, but they’re pushing in ready or not. You’re definitely a little bit sore afterwards.
im knocked out for my colonoscopy. Either that or its so horrific I block all memories of it.
Drugs don’t work on me anymore (genetic hyper metabolizer of most drugs). I just watch on the monitor. It’s pretty interesting once you get over having a tube wiggled around your colon.
I have had 15-20 over the past 15 years. The worst part is the prep. 🤮
I used to work in a pharmacy, and one of the techs I worked with would always joke, to be fair, she was a real good tech, but she would say “hope everything comes out okay!” As they walked away with their giant jug of prep.
She was a queen
I have been knocked out each time. No discomfort after so it must have gone smoothly each time.
oh man I had the worst experience with it exsacerbating a hemmroid.
I love prostate exams I always get the biggest erection.
Even bigger than the doctor’s?
ill take it over. Now cough. They actually seemed to stop doing it so im guessing it was not really helping with anything but if your old enough and male you will know what im talking about.
Indeed I am male and not prepared for it haha. But we must do what we must do.
Start practicing now, and by the time the doctor does it, you’ll be a pro. Might even look forward to it!
Please do not make it weird for the doctor!
Once someone has their finger in someone else’s ass, they’ve already made it weird.
They do use lubrication. It’s very cold. The procedure isn’t comfortable at all but it’s also usually not painful (not true for all women and not true all the time for most women, the muscles sometimes have a mind of their own). Most doctors are trained to be mindful of their patients’ needs but occasionally you get someone who clearly doesn’t get it. One time I was in pain and was told flatly that that’s impossible. So it’s always scary and stressful going in, because you just never know.
I also find that they always use like three times as much lubrication as is needed, so when it’s all over you can continue to feel cold and uncomfortable and wet with it all slowly oozing out as you walk out of the clinic.
They do, it’s still excruciating, but I have problems there and it’s unrelated to the exam that’s making it painful. Most gynos are understanding. Some have been…really shitty about it though.
Damn, that sucks. I hope you have found a good doctor for you now.
Well I did but I lose my insurance at the end of the year, so. Goodbye gyno!
I assume you’re American?
I’m always confused by seeing people say they’re losing their insurance.
Does it come with your job?
In Australia we have public hospitals with a lengthy wait time but its free or you can pay for private health insurance. Doesn’t really speed much up for where i live but the premiums I pay a year get me free dental for the most part which makes it worth it. Not to mention paying for insurance brings down your annual tax by 1500 or so dollars
I’m an American and was on state insurance. But was only on state insurance due to being unemployed but the recent going ons with the country government meant a lot of us are getting kicked off that or are having to jump through a bunch of hoops to stay on.
After I’m kicked off I could maybe still go to the big city near me and get on their system but that requires driving to the big city and they still might not. And if I went to a hospital they’d have to treat me but making them not charge me, while possible, is an ordeal.
I’d love single payer system.
Fun fact: piercers also often use lubricant
I would not have guessed that. I would imagine that it would make it more difficult to hold whatever partvtheyvare piercing steady.
They use KY jelly like lubricant.
Does it make it leas uncomfortable? How uncomfortable is it to get an examination?
Depends on the woman. It doesn’t hurt me at all.
It can be frigging cold, though.
Some nice places have heated stand for tools.
The last appointment I had, they used disposable plastic. I’m kind of glad it wasn’t heated.
Yes, they do.
Edit: also a lot of people seem to be weighing in about whether or not it’s painful. Every vagina is different. It was quite painful for me despite them using the smallest speculum. I think it probably does have to do with whether or not you receive vaginal penetration regularly, cause a lot of my lesbian friends report the same issue.
Does it help if the doctor gives you a pre warning and time to relax your muscles? And that is a perspective I would not have thought about in the sense of being used to penetration, but it makes sense.
It doesn’t help. I think I’d probably qualify for a vaginismus diagnosis. Just never pursued one as it never causes problems for me—I’m not interested in being penetrated, so it only causes problems during exams.
I’ve had a hysterectomy before where they went through the vagina so it must be physically possible to insert something up there. I guess they could only do it when I was asleep so I couldn’t complain lol.
This is easily searchable. You’re a gross moron.
I wanted to hear from the experiences from different people. How the hell is this question gross?
If you are tense and emotionally uncomfortable and/or the doctor is rough or rushed or just uncaring = it can be a bad experience.
Generally speaking the speculum is not comfortable but not painful. It is there so they can use a swab to get a sample from the woman’s cervix to check for abnormal/cancer cells. Some women don’t even feel the swab and others find it painful - most feel it but don’t find it particularly painful. If they do find problematic cells they cut a little bit off the cervix for testing.
I have always had nice doctors - when I was younger I felt a little weirded out - but never uncomfortable or in any pain. Until I had a cervical biopsy- which did hurt and left me cramping for a bit. But it hurt at around the level it hurts to get stuck with a needle when you give blood. Yes, it hurt - but not severe.
It’s just much much more scary to hurt in a sensitive area then it is to hurt on, say, your arm.
It’s not gross, just inquisitive. Kinda nice to have people be curious about what things are like for others that are different from themselves.
And to answer it: yes they use lube. It’s more cold and uncomfortable than painful.
Thanks, it was really a curiosity about something I’ll never experience. I also thought I’d ask, because I think there is still too much taboo around female heath topics.
I think its impossible to get away from the uncomfortability of it, but happy to hear from several people already that it is not painful.
