What is the process of basic gynecological examination?

There are many kinds of gynecological diseases in women, including some gynecological tumors, such as the well-known cervical cancer. This disease is extremely harmful and will directly endanger life safety. For this disease, if it can be treated as early as possible, it can be effectively controlled to avoid serious consequences. The only way to detect such diseases in time is to have a gynecological examination. The following introduces the detailed process of gynecological examination.

General gynecological examination process:

You need to prepare before having a gynecological examination. Women should not choose to have a gynecological examination during their menstrual period, unless they are just going for some knowledge consultation or some examinations that are not affected by menstruation. Before the examination, women must remember the end dates of their menstruation in the last three months, or at least the last month.

You can take a shower before the examination. You can take a shower or a bath, but don't rinse the vagina. Do not douche within 24 hours before a gynecological examination, especially if your vaginal discharge is increased or has an unpleasant odor. Vaginal douching can wash away the bacteria that cause the disease, making it difficult for doctors to make a correct diagnosis.

You should be careful when choosing your attire on the day of the examination. You will need to take off your clothes during the examination, including all clothing from the lower body. If you are wearing a short skirt, just pull it up during the examination.

Take your doctor's questions seriously. Doctors may ask some irrelevant questions. On the one hand, they want to ease the patient's tension, and on the other hand, they want to understand the patient's medical history and genetic history, because defects or discomfort in other organs of the body can also affect the reproductive organs, and discomfort in one part of the body can also affect that part. Afterwards, the doctor will also ask some specific questions about gynecology, such as: menstrual cycle, whether or when there is leucorrhea, etc.

What is the whole process of gynecological examination like?

After the vulvar examination and questioning, you will go to another consulting room, where you will take off your clothes for a gynecological examination. If you feel the urge to urinate at this time, don't be embarrassed, be sure to go to the bathroom first. If the bladder is full of urine, it will directly affect the gynecological examination.

After a general examination, the doctor will ask the patient to lie on the gynecological examination chair and put her feet on the footrest to reveal the deepest secrets of the patient's physiology. At this time, women should take a deep breath and relax themselves.

After carefully examining the vulva, the doctor began to examine the vaginal opening. The doctor will use his fingers to feel the Bartholin's glands, which secrete fluid that lubricates the vagina and the area around the vaginal opening. When the doctor gently touches this part of the mucosa with his fingers, he can find cysts or abscesses by their sensitivity or swelling.

Colposcopy is used to open the vagina and observe the conditions inside the vagina and the cervix. At this time, women must also relax and think about other things. The doctor is now opening the duckbill to stretch the inner walls of the vagina, which are usually stuck together, so that the inside of the vagina and the cervical opening can be clearly seen, and vaginal discharge, lesions, vaginal infection or mild inflammation can be observed with the naked eye. At this time the doctor will take the vaginal discharge and, if necessary, send it for testing.