Putting off a check-up because the thought of being examined feels too embarrassing: many women do exactly this, sometimes for years, even while a leak, a heavy feeling or a pain keeps bothering them. If shyness is what stands between you and an answer, you are not alone, and it is worth knowing what the visit actually involves.
Feeling embarrassed about being examined down there is common, and it is not something you have to push through alone. Doctors who look after pelvic problems hear the same worries every day. Nothing you describe, whether it is leaking, a bulge, an odour or pain with sex, is too small or too awkward to mention.
Ask whether you need to be seen
Message us with what you are experiencing and we will tell you whether an examination is worth making, and what the appointment involves.
WhatsAppLINEThe visit starts with talking, fully dressed. You explain what you notice and when, and the doctor listens before anything else happens. An examination is not decided in advance: if you are not ready, you can say so, and the conversation can still be useful on its own.
If an examination is advised, it is explained step by step before it begins. You are given a gown and privacy to change, and you can ask for it to be slowed down or stopped at any point. Depending on your concern, the doctor may look, may gently check the muscles of the pelvic floor, and may ask you to bear down, because some problems such as prolapse only show up that way. A scan may be added. Nothing is decided in the room if you would rather go home and think.
The findings are then explained in plain words: what is normal, what is not, and what the options are. For many pelvic concerns the first steps do not involve an operation at all, and when surgery is discussed, it is not done at the clinic but at Praram 9 Hospital or Vimut Hospital, only after you have understood the choices. Results differ between individuals, and no outcome is guaranteed. What an examination can reliably do is replace guessing with an answer.
See a doctor sooner, and do not wait for the embarrassment to pass, if you have bleeding after menopause or after sex, heavy bleeding, sudden severe pain, fever, a lump that is new or growing, or difficulty passing urine. Go to emergency care if the symptoms are severe or you feel faint.
If you are worried about being examined, tell us exactly that. Send a few lines on WhatsApp or LINE about what you are experiencing, including that you feel shy, and the team will reply with whether an examination is worth making and what the appointment would involve. Consultations are in Thai or English at EMSPHERE, next to BTS Phrom Phong, and you set the pace.